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<div>=Beauty duty=<br />
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陈琳202470081606<br />
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==Abstract==<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
== Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History ==<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
== The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital ==<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
== Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation ==<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
==Terms and expressions==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
==Questions==<br />
<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
==Answers==<br />
<br />
1. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage；Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases.<br />
<br />
2. Reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control.<br />
<br />
3. Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:1）Deconstructing Toxic Narratives；2）Reconstructing the Value；3）Systemic Reformation.<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
[1]独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
[2]潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
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[3]王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
===AI Statement===<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
<br />
1. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate the passage into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
<br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some mistakes when generating the draft.<br />
<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:revising prompt as: "(divide the whole passage into smaller parts)translate these parts into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words.and: be faithful to the original text, no grammatical mistakes".<br />
<br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some misunderstandings about the original passage, for these mistakes, I manually correct.<br />
<br />
Then I give the second prompt: "refine the draft in grammar, expression, construct, and highlight the corrected parts in bold."<br />
<br />
Last, I revised the English translation based on the correction in bold.<br />
<br />
2. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate these terms in plastic surgency field into English, and write the explanations in parentheses". <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: the explanation of some terms is too simple and unnecessary, but some are too complicated.<br />
<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:I manually correct the term translation by combining the explanation and term translation.<br />
<br />
=服美役=<br />
<br />
==摘要==<br />
<br />
当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
==现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼==<br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
==影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴==<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
==解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”==<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
==术语与表达==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
==问题==<br />
<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
==答案==<br />
<br />
1. 明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。<br />
<br />
2. 父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。<br />
<br />
3. 破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：1）解构“美丽神话”；2）重构价值坐标系；3)重塑社会评价体系.<br />
<br />
==参考==<br />
<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=169010User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T16:33:46Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div>=Beauty duty=<br />
<br />
陈琳202470081606<br />
<br />
==Abstract==<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
== Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History ==<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
== The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital ==<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
== Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation ==<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
==Terms and expressions==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
==Questions==<br />
<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
<br />
==Answers==<br />
<br />
1. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage；Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases.<br />
<br />
2. Reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control.<br />
<br />
3. Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:1）Deconstructing Toxic Narratives；2）Reconstructing the Value；3）Systemic Reformation.<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
[1]独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
[2]潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
<br />
[3]王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
<br />
===AI Statement===<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
<br />
1. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate the passage into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
<br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some mistakes when generating the draft.<br />
<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:revising prompt as: "(divide the whole passage into smaller parts)translate these parts into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words.and: be faithful to the original text, no grammatical mistakes".<br />
<br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some misunderstandings about the original passage, for these mistakes, I manually correct.<br />
<br />
Then I give the second prompt: "refine the draft in grammar, expression, construct, and highlight the corrected parts in bold."<br />
<br />
Last, I revised the English translation based on the correction in bold.<br />
<br />
2. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate these terms in plastic surgency field into English, and write the explanations in parentheses". <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: the explanation of some terms is too simple and unnecessary, but some are too complicated.<br />
<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:I manually correct the term translation by combining the explanation and term translation.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=服美役=<br />
<br />
==摘要==<br />
<br />
当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
<br />
==现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼==<br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
==影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴==<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
==解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”==<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
<br />
==术语与表达==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
==问题==<br />
<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
==答案==<br />
<br />
1. 明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。<br />
<br />
2. 父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。<br />
<br />
3. 破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：1）解构“美丽神话”；2）重构价值坐标系；3)重塑社会评价体系.<br />
<br />
==参考==<br />
<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=169009User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T16:19:40Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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'''Beauty duty'''<br />
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When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
== 1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History ==<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
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== 2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital ==<br />
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The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
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== 3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation ==<br />
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Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
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Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
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When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
== Terms ==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
<br />
== Answers ==<br />
<br />
1. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage；Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases.<br />
2. Reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control.<br />
3. Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:1）Deconstructing Toxic Narratives；2）Reconstructing the Value；3）Systemic Reformation.<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
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<br />
== Statement ==<br />
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To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
<br />
1. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate the passage into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some mistakes when generating the draft.<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:revising prompt as: "(divide the whole passage into smaller parts)translate this part into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some misunderstandings about the original passage, for these mistakes, I manually correct.<br />
<br />
2. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate these terms in plastic surgency field into English, and write the explanations in parentheses". <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: the explanation of some terms is too simple and unnecessary, but some are too complicated.<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:I manually correct the term translation by combining the explanation and term translation.<br />
<br />
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服美役'''<br />
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当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
<br />
== 1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 ==<br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
== 2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴 ==<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
== 3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒” ==<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
词汇<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
问题<br />
<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
答案<br />
<br />
1. 明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。<br />
<br />
2. 父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。<br />
<br />
3. 破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：1）解构“美丽神话”；2）重构价值坐标系；3)重塑社会评价体系.<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
参考<br />
<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=169008User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T16:18:17Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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'''Beauty duty'''<br />
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When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
== 1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History ==<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
== 2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital ==<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
== 3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation ==<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
== Terms ==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
== Questions ==<br />
<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
<br />
== Answers ==<br />
<br />
1. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage；Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases.<br />
2. Reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control.<br />
3. Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:1）Deconstructing Toxic Narratives；2）Reconstructing the Value；3）Systemic Reformation.<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
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3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
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== Statement ==<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
<br />
1. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate the passage into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some mistakes when generating the draft.<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:revising prompt as: "(divide the whole passage into smaller parts)translate this part into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some misunderstandings about the original passage, for these mistakes, I manually correct.<br />
<br />
2. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate these terms in plastic surgency field into English, and write the explanations in parentheses". <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: the explanation of some terms is too simple and unnecessary, but some are too complicated.<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:I manually correct the term translation by combining the explanation and term translation.<br />
<br />
<br />
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'''----<br />
服美役'''<br />
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当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
<br />
== 1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 ==<br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
== 2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴 ==<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
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== 3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒” ==<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
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当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
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词汇<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
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问题<br />
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1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
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答案<br />
1. 明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。<br />
2. 父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。<br />
3. 破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：1）解构“美丽神话”；2）重构价值坐标系；3)重塑社会评价体系.<br />
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参考<br />
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1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
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3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=169007User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T16:11:05Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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'''Beauty duty''' <br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
== 1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History ==<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
== 2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital ==<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
== 3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation ==<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
== Terms ==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
--Questions--<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
--Answers--<br />
1. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage；Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases.<br />
2. Reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control.<br />
3. Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:1）Deconstructing Toxic Narratives；2）Reconstructing the Value；3）Systemic Reformation.<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
1. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate the passage into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some mistakes when generating the draft.<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:revising prompt as: "(divide the whole passage into smaller parts)translate this part into English, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some misunderstandings about the original passage, for these mistakes, I manually correct.<br />
<br />
2. I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate these terms in plastic surgency field into English, and write the explanations in parentheses". <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: the explanation of some terms is too simple and unnecessary, but some are too complicated.<br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures:I manually correct the term translation by combining the explanation and term translation.<br />
<br />
'''服美役''' <br />
<br />
<br />
当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
<br />
== 1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 ==<br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
== 2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴 ==<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
== 3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒” ==<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
--词汇--<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
--问题--<br />
<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
--答案--<br />
1. 明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。<br />
2. 父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。<br />
3. 破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：1）解构“美丽神话”；2）重构价值坐标系；3)重塑社会评价体系.<br />
<br />
--参考--<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=169006User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T15:47:38Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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== '''Beauty duty''' ==<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
== 1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History ==<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
== 2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital ==<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
== 3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation ==<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
--== Terms ==--<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
--Questions--<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
--Answers--<br />
1. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage；Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases.<br />
2. Reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control.<br />
3. Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:1）Deconstructing Toxic Narratives；2）Reconstructing the Value；3）Systemic Reformation.<br />
<br />
--== References ==--<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
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To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate the passage into Chinese, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some mistakes that <br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures (revising prompt as: "...." or manually correcting the following references: ... Written the following passage new: ...).<br />
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== '''服美役''' ==<br />
<br />
<br />
当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
<br />
== 1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 ==<br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
== 2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴 ==<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
== 3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒” ==<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
--词汇--<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
--问题--<br />
<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
--答案--<br />
1. 明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。<br />
2. 父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。<br />
3. 破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：1）解构“美丽神话”；2）重构价值坐标系；3)重塑社会评价体系.<br />
<br />
--参考--<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=169005User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T15:42:48Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div>When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
<br />
== 1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History ==<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
<br />
== 2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital ==<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
<br />
== 3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation ==<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
<br />
--== Terms ==--<br />
<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
--Questions--<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
--Answers--<br />
1. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage；Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases.<br />
2. Reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control.<br />
3. Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:1）Deconstructing Toxic Narratives；2）Reconstructing the Value；3）Systemic Reformation.<br />
<br />
--== References ==--<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate the passage into Chinese, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some mistakes that <br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures (revising prompt as: "...." or manually correcting the following references: ... Written the following passage new: ...).<br />
<br />
<br />
当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
<br />
== 1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 ==<br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
== 2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴 ==<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
== 3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒” ==<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
<br />
--词汇--<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
--问题--<br />
<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
--参考--<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=169001User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T15:26:50Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
'''1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼''' <br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
'''2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴'''<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
'''3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”'''<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
词汇<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
----<br />
问题<br />
<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
----<br />
参考<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
'''1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History'''<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
'''2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital'''<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
'''3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation'''<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
----<br />
Terms<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
----<br />
Questions<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
--Referencces--<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "Please translate the passage into Chinese, pay attention to the grammar,lexical, and some Chinese characteristic words." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: there are still some mistakes that <br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures (revising prompt as: "...." or manually correcting the following references: ... Written the following passage new: ...).</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=169000User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T15:22:18Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
'''1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼''' <br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
'''2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴'''<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
'''3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”'''<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
<br />
--词汇--<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
----<br />
问题<br />
<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
----<br />
参考<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
'''1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History'''<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
'''2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital'''<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
'''3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation'''<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
----<br />
Terms<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
----<br />
Questions<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
--Referencces--<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
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<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
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'''1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼''' <br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
[[File:download.jpg]]<br />
'''2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴'''<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
[[File:Example.jpg]]<br />
'''3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”'''<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
<br />
----<br />
==词汇==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
==问题==<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
==参考==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
'''1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History'''<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
'''2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital'''<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
'''3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation'''<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
==Terms==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
==Questions==<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "..." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: ... <br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures (revising prompt as: "...." or manually correcting the following references: ... Written the following passage new: ...).</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=168994User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T15:07:32Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
'''1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼''' <br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
[[File:Example.jpg]]<br />
'''2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴'''<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
[[File:Example.jpg]]<br />
'''3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”'''<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
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----<br />
==词汇==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
==问题==<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
==参考==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
'''1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History'''<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
'''2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital'''<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
'''3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation'''<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
==Terms==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
==Questions==<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "..." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: ... <br />
I have adjusted the output by the following measures (revising prompt as: "...." or manually correcting the following references: ... Written the following passage new: ...).</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=168993User:Chen Lin2025-06-18T15:02:44Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
'''1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼''' <br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
'''2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴'''<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
'''3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”'''<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
==词汇==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
==问题==<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
==参考==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
'''1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History'''<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
'''2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital'''<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
'''3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation'''<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
==Terms==<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
==Questions==<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
<br />
To help me to write my final paper, I have used the following AI chatbot:Ernie Bot，DeepSeek R1.<br />
I have prompted the chatbot with the following prompt: "..." <br />
I found the following problems with the outcome: ... <br />
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<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
词汇:<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
问题：<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
参考：<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.<br />
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When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
Terms：<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
Questions:<br />
1. What are the manifestations of “Beauty Duty” in history and in contemporary society?<br />
2. What are the reasons behind “Beauty Duty” and what are its effects?<br />
3. What can we do to change this?<br />
<br />
References:<br />
1. 独霸上海的妖怪.《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
2. 潘小多.日本女性困于“服美役”？[N].环球时报,2025-03-14(009).DOI:10.28378/n.cnki.nhqsb.2025.001386.<br />
3. 王佳馨.美丽的溢价[D].赣南师范大学,2023.DOI:10.27685/d.cnki.ggnsf.2023.000250.</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166688User:Chen Lin2025-05-21T15:54:54Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
词汇:<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
问题：<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
参考：<br />
1. 《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with ability. Legislators should criminalize appearance-based discrimination, transforming "beauty tax" from personal burden to collective social responsibility.<br />
<br />
When women no longer starve to "balance coins on collarbones" and men escape hair-loss panic, when "beauty" divorce youth, thinness, and flawlessness, humanity may finally escape capitalism's gilded cage. Authentic beauty blooms not from scalpels carving uniformity but from shattering the delusion that bodies are commodities. Life's value is measured not by filter thickness but by courage to embrace imperfection--for diversity, not dogma, ignites the soul's fire. <br />
<br />
Terms：<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
Questions:<br />
<br />
Refernces:</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166687User:Chen Lin2025-05-21T15:47:16Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
词汇:<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
问题：<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
参考：<br />
1. 《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital<br />
<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation<br />
<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with <br />
<br />
Terms：<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
Questions:<br />
<br />
Refernces:</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166686User:Chen Lin2025-05-21T15:40:38Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
Terms:<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
问题：<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
参考：<br />
1. 《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
<br />
<br />
When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
<br />
1. Weaponization of Beauty: How Power System Have Enforced Body Policing Through History<br />
<br />
Female bodies have perpetually served as battleground for power. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, food-binding --a torturous practice breaking tones to create "three-inch golden-lotus feet"--was normalized as a prerequisite for marriage, reducing women to ornamental objects under patriarchal control. Today, "beauty duty" persists in more subtle forms: Internet celebrities dissect "right-angle shoulders" and "swan necks" into quantifiable bodily measurements, while plastic surgery clinics package "facial folding degree" and "head-to-face ratio" as scientific indicators. These illusionary "personalized" standard reduce women's bodies to interchangeable, assembly-line commodities.<br />
In the modern era, this norm enforcement has become internalised as self-attack for women. When phrases like "failing to anti-age at 30 is self-neglect" or"curves equate to moral failure" as "inspirational declarations," women self-enlist in this manufactured war, pursuing extremes like liver-damaging whitening injections or estrogen-abuse-induced breast diseases. This "voluntary self-harm" echoes Foucault’s critique: "The pinnacle of discipline is making the oppressed their own jailers."<br />
<br />
2. The Closed-Loop Industry Chain:A Feast for Capital<br />
The "beauty duty" fuels a lucrative ecosystem predicted on shame. Capital creates a narrative circle of "flaw identification-monetized solutions", fragmenting women's bodies into endlessly "flexible" defects--from philtrum-shorting surgeries to suffocating waist trainers rebranded as "empowerment tools". Even women's clothes, with shallow pockets that can barely hold a phone, encourages women to lose weight. More alarmingly, it is exserting its impact on minors, with children's clothing stores promoting "waist-clinching princess dresses" and child beauty influencers hawking "coquettish-toned lipsticks". This accelerated aesthetic colonization of youth strips future generations of bodily autonomy before puberty.<br />
<br />
3. Reclamation: from Objectification to Embodied Liberation<br />
Breaking free requires multidimensional rebellion:<br />
<br />
Deconstructing Toxic Narratives: Reject the myth of bodies as upgradable software. When a celebrity's bare-faced photo is mocked as "aunt-like", we should not fail to see tat wrinkles are badges of lived experience and dark circles are testaments to resilience. Advanced beauty lies in rejecting algorithmic perfection.<br />
Reconstructing the Value: Liberate "self-actualization" from the shackles of appearance anxiety. Celebrate achievements untainted by physique--the scientists' breakthrough, the athletes' endurance, and the artists' imagination.<br />
Systemic Reformation:Corporations must replace "looks-first" hiring biases with <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Questions:<br />
<br />
Refernces:</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166646User:Chen Lin2025-05-20T03:09:31Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 现象：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
2. 影响：产业链闭环，资本的盛宴<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
3. 解决方法：突围之路——从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事。<br />
重塑社会评价体系：企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
Terms:<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰waist trainer<br />
<br />
<br />
问题：<br />
1. 历史上以及当代社会中，“服美役”的表现有哪些？<br />
2. “服美役”背后的原因是什么，造成了什么样的影响？<br />
3. 我们应该怎么做才能改变这种现象？<br />
<br />
参考：<br />
1. 《超短发、不化妆，中国女性为什么拒绝“服美役”？》<br />
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When "A4 waist" and "chopstick legs" flood social media as the mandated benchmark of beauty, and when plastic surgery advertisements present "becoming beautiful" as a life-altering necessity, people are gradually realizing that this oppressive "beauty war" has long made countless individuals to capitalist exploitation and patriarchal norms.<br />
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1. <br />
Questions:<br />
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Refernces:</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166645User:Chen Lin2025-05-20T02:24:18Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 规训的武器：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
2. 产业链闭环：资本的盛宴<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
3. 突围之路：从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
''重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。''<br />
重塑社会评价体系：媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事；企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
Terms:<br />
<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
美白针skin-whitening injections<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
束腰corset<br />
暴汗服sweat-inducing clothing<br />
代餐奶昔meal replacement shake <br />
<br />
<br />
问题：<br />
参考：<br />
<br />
<br />
Questions:<br />
<br />
Refernces:</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166644User:Chen Lin2025-05-20T02:22:20Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 规训的武器：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
2. 产业链闭环：资本的盛宴<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
3. 突围之路：从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
''重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。''<br />
重塑社会评价体系：媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事；企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
Words:<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针skin-whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸head-to-face ratio/small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰corset<br />
<br />
暴汗服sweat-inducing clothing<br />
<br />
代餐奶昔meal replacement shake <br />
<br />
<br />
问题：<br />
参考：<br />
<br />
<br />
Questions:<br />
<br />
Refernces:</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166643User:Chen Lin2025-05-20T02:20:48Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 规训的武器：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
2. 产业链闭环：资本的盛宴<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，女装尺码越做越小，逼着女性不得不“减重”；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口红”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
3. 突围之路：从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
''重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。''<br />
重塑社会评价体系：媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事；企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
<br />
当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
<br />
Words:<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
<br />
美白针skin-whitening injections<br />
<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
<br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
<br />
头包脸small face with a large head appearance<br />
<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
<br />
束腰corset<br />
<br />
暴汗服sweat-inducing clothing<br />
<br />
代餐奶昔meal replacement shake <br />
<br />
Questions:<br />
<br />
Refernces:</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166617User:Chen Lin2025-05-11T11:59:04Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
<hr />
<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“筷子腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
1. 规训的武器：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼 <br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将“直角肩”“天鹅颈”解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
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当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
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2. 产业链闭环：资本的盛宴<br />
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“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，这样女性才会购买各式各样的包包；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口号”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
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3. 突围之路：从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”<br />
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破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
''重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。''<br />
重塑社会评价体系：媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事；企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
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当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。<br />
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Words:<br />
A4腰 A4 waist (referring to a waistline as thin as an A4-sized paper)<br />
筷子腿chopstick-like legs<br />
缠足foot binding<br />
美白针skin-whitening injections<br />
直角肩 square shoulders <br />
天鹅颈swan neck<br />
面部折叠度facial folding degree<br />
头包脸small face with a large head appearance<br />
眼综合comprehensive eye surgery<br />
人中缩短术philtrum shortening surgery <br />
束腰corset<br />
暴汗服sweat-inducing clothing<br />
代餐奶昔meal replacement shake <br />
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Questions:<br />
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Refernces:</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166616User:Chen Lin2025-05-11T11:36:59Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“漫画腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
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'''一、规训的武器：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼'''<br />
<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将”直角肩“”天鹅颈“解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
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当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
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'''二、产业链闭环：资本的盛宴'''<br />
<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，这样女性才会购买各式各样的包包；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口号”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
'''三、突围之路：从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”'''<br />
<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
1. 解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
2. 重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。<br />
3. 重塑社会评价体系：媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事；企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
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当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166615User:Chen Lin2025-05-11T11:35:50Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“漫画腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
'''一、规训的武器：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼'''<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将”直角肩“”天鹅颈“解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
<br />
当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
<br />
'''二、产业链闭环：资本的盛宴'''<br />
“服美役”的背后，是一条以焦虑为燃料、以消费重点的完整产业链。资本通过制造“缺陷——解决方案”的叙事闭环，将女性身体切割成无数待修复的“漏洞”，从“眼综合”到“人中缩短术”，医美机构将面部每个器官都变成可升级的“硬件”；束腰、暴汗服、代餐奶昔等产品，将“自律”异化为对身体的自虐式惩罚；女装口袋浅，甚至放不下一部手机，这样女性才会购买各式各样的包包；更值得警惕的是，资本正将“服美役”的触角伸向未成年群体，童装店推出“收腰公主裙”，儿童美妆博主用稚嫩的声音推销“斩男色口号”，这种“审美早熟”的背后，是资本对下一代身体规训权的提前收割。<br />
<br />
'''三、突围之路：从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”'''<br />
破除”服美役“魔咒，需要个体与社会共同完成三重觉醒：<br />
1. 解构“美丽神话”：女性应拒绝将身体作为“可升级硬件”，撕下“颜值即正义”的虚伪标签。当某女星公开素颜照被讥讽“像大妈”，我们更应该看到：皱纹是生命的勋章，黑眼圈是奋斗的勋章，拒绝被滤镜绑架的勇气，才是真正的“高级美”。<br />
2. 重构价值坐标系：将“自我实现”从外貌焦虑中解放出来。<br />
3. 重塑社会评价体系：媒体应减少对“冻龄女神”“逆生长”的病态追捧，转而报道女科学家、女工匠、女运动员的奋斗故事；企业应摒弃“颜值优先”的招聘潜规则，建立以能力为导向的评价体系；法律需对“容貌羞辱”设定明确处罚标准，让“服美役”从“个人选择”变为社会共同抵制的问题。<br />
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当女性不再为“锁骨放硬币”而绝食到晕厥，当男性不再为“少年感”而焦虑脱发，当全社会不再将“美”等同于“年轻”“瘦弱”“无瑕”，我们才能真正走出“服美役”的牢笼。真正的美丽革命，不再是用医美刀雕刻千篇一律的“完美”，而是用思想解放的利剑，斩断将身体物化为商品、将灵魂矮化为容器的锁链。毕竟，生命的价值从不在滤镜的厚度里，而在直面真实、拥抱多元的勇气中。</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=User:Chen_Lin&diff=166614User:Chen Lin2025-05-11T09:16:03Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div>当社交媒体上铺天盖地的“A4腰”，“漫画腿”成为标准答案，当整容广告将“变美”薄装成人生逆袭的通关通关密码，人们逐渐意识到：这场以“美”为名的战争，早已让无数人沦为资本与规训的囚徒。<br />
<br />
'''一、规训的武器：从古到今，权力如何制造“美”的牢笼'''<br />
历史上，女性身体始终是权力规训的试验场。明清时期女性缠足，用布条将足骨生生折断，以三寸金莲换取婚嫁资本，这种“以痛为美”的扭曲，实则是父权制将女性物化为男性的物品。而当代“服美役”则是以更隐蔽的方式延续这一逻辑：网红博主将”直角肩“”天鹅颈“解剖为可量化的身体数据，医美机构将“面部折叠度”“头包脸”包装成科学指标，看似“个性化”的审美标准，实则是将女性身体切割成可批量复制的标准化零件。<br />
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当代，这种规训已内化为女性的自我攻击。当社交媒体将“30岁不抗衰就是偷懒”“微胖是自律的失败”等话语包装成“励志宣言”，女性主动将身体投入“颜值竞赛”：有人为追求“冷白皮”过度注射美白针导致肝功能受损，有人为打造“少女感”长期服用雌性激素引发乳腺病变。这种“自愿受难”的荒诞性，恰如福柯所言：“规训的终极形态，是让被规训者成为自己的狱卒”。<br />
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'''二、产业链闭环：资本的盛宴'''<br />
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'''三、突围之路：从“自我客体化”到“主体性觉醒”'''</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025&diff=166476Chin Lang Cult Fin Exam Spring 20252025-05-05T08:50:29Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div>Final Exam Paper Titles<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Liu_Chao#Final_Paper 簪花 Zang Flowers ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Tao_Yao 拔罐 Cupping Therapy ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Zeng_Zhi 手串文化 Bead Bracelet Culture ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Zhang_Jiaxin 哪吒 Cultural Implications of Nezha ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Li_Ting2 湘西赶尸 The Corpse of Xiangxi Technique ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Liao_Zuoyun 湘菜 Hunan Cuisine ok (please check if not yet in the text book)<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Liu_Qi 劝酒文化 Drinking Persuasion Culture ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Zhang_Huifang 蔡伦与造纸术 Cai Lun invents the paper making ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Cheng_Sixiang 月饼 Mooncake ok, but check if not yet in the text book<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Miao_Yunlong 女书 Women's Script Nvshu ok, but check if not yet in the text book<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Huang_Yixuan2 傩戏 Nuo Opera ok, but check if not yet in the textbook<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Li_Mei 《易经》与阴阳八卦 ''The Book of Changes''and Yin-Yang ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Liao_Dan 剪纸 Paper-cutting no, this is already in the text book<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Zheng_Jinlian 陈皮 Dried Orange Peel ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Lu_Jiahui 中国古代幻术 Ancient Chinese Art of Illusions ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Du_Yuan 点茶 Tea Whisking ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Liu_Ying 盲盒经济 Blind Box Economy ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Qin_Yi 八仙文化 The Culture of the Eight Immortals no, this is already in the text book<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Cao_Yuan 蒙古族舞蹈 Mongolian Ethnic Dance ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Zhang_Mai 汝瓷 Ru porcelain ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Luo_Yan 针灸 Acupuncture no, I think this is already in the text book, if not, it is ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Xu_Yangyang 打铁花 Striking Iron Flower ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Liu_Peini 灯芯糕 The Wick Cakes ok<br />
#https://bou.de/u/wiki/User:Song_Xin 剑门关 Jianmen Pass ok, but please only explain the culture, not landscape or material objects<br />
#Cao Chunyang 胖东来 Pangdonglai Supermarket in a fourth-tier city<br />
#Jin Yichen 吴越文化 Wuyue Culture<br />
#Ye Sitong 温州话 Wenzhou Dialect<br />
#Xiao Luyu 封神演义 Chinese classical novel The Investiture of the Gods<br />
#Zhang Qi 福建线面 Fujian Thin Noddles<br />
#Zheng Kaiwu 工夫茶 Kanghu tea<br />
#Luo Jingyan 油纸伞 Oil-paper Umbrellas<br />
#Luo Sicheng 惊鸿舞 Flying Wild Goose Dance<br />
#Liu Jianan 禅文化 Zen Culture （Chan Culture）<br />
#Chen Lin 服美役 beauty duty</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=File:Clay_Sculpture.pptx&diff=166475File:Clay Sculpture.pptx2025-05-05T08:37:41Z<p>Chen Lin: </p>
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<div></div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chinese_Language_and_Culture,_Spring_2025&diff=166474Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 20252025-05-05T08:26:13Z<p>Chen Lin: /* HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations */</p>
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<div>Welcome to our course website [[Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025]]!<br />
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=Session 1 Fri Feb 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Organizational issues=<br />
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==What we learn in this class==<br />
*We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective. <br />
*We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.<br />
*We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.<br />
*We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.<br />
*We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.<br />
*We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).<br />
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==Students' contribution==<br />
*Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class. <br />
*Every student selects a topic, prepares 2 ppt presentations of 15 min. (one without AI, one with AI, and please indicate references and an AI statement at the end of the presentation) and a mentimeter.com quiz for everybody to take live in class with results shown after all will have answered. The topics and contents of the sessions are determined by the selection of the students.<br />
*For the final exam, you write another chapter of the textbook in both Chinese and English, with "Terms and Expressions", References, Questions and Answers, Statement regarding AI<br />
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==Textbook==<br />
You will receive the textbook for our class. We need a volunteer who integrates the last 92 new chapters into the word file. After tha, you will receive an updated version of the textbook. There are more than 200 topics of our textbook. Here you find all topics in the order of the book and with the names of the students who will translate the chapters into Chinese. Please select two topics by writing your name behind it and by setting it in '''bold'''. These topics will be presented in the form of a powerpoint presentation.<br />
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==Agreement on use of classroom time==<br />
Should we read the texts in class or should the students read the text ahead of class (especially learning the terms and expressions) and come to class prepared? How should we use our classroom time? (presentations, quizzes, discussions, exercise to translate adhoc an unknown text from the same area)<br />
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==Homework for every session==<br />
Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook (if you have not much time, you can read it in Chinese), learn the vocabulary and make yourself familiar with the questions asked under the text.<br />
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==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Homework for Session 2==<br />
Please register on the Wiki and wait for the teacher to approve. You can click on http://bit.ly/WIKIREG, then input two times your pinyin name for username and real name in the way "Wang Jianguo", type in some info about yourself and submit the form with accepting the terms and conditions as well as typing in the captcha password "wikicaptcha". More detailed instructions for registration you find in the powerpoint presentation which you can download from here ("Teacher presentation"). <br />
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Please select one of the following chapters of our textbook by writing your name behind the topic to give a 20 minute presentation on plus a MikeCRM quiz: The first three presenters will have to present next week!<br />
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1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17<br />
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2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22<br />
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3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31<br />
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4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40<br />
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5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49<br />
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6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63<br />
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7. Animals: Panda 71 <br />
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8. Architecture 78<br />
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9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89<br />
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10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102<br />
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11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113<br />
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12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124<br />
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13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131<br />
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14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145 <br />
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15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154<br />
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16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163<br />
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17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170<br />
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18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178<br />
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19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188<br />
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20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197<br />
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21. Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai)<br />
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22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209<br />
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23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218<br />
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24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223<br />
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25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230<br />
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26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236<br />
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27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246 (Tang Yan)<br />
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28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252<br />
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29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262<br />
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30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276<br />
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31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283<br />
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32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291<br />
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33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301 <br />
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34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309 <br />
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35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324<br />
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36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332<br />
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37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339 <br />
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38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350<br />
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39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361<br />
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40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371<br />
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41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386<br />
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42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395<br />
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43. Facial Make-up 406<br />
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44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413<br />
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45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431<br />
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46. Fine Arts: Painting 440<br />
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47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445<br />
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48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452<br />
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49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459<br />
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50. Games: Go 围棋 462（Zhao Qi）<br />
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51. Games: Kite Flying 468<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）<br />
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53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505<br />
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54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）<br />
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56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526<br />
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57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535<br />
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58. History: Carl and Cixi 548<br />
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59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552<br />
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60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561<br />
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61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573<br />
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62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585<br />
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63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593<br />
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64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606（Qin Yi)<br />
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65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621<br />
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66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635<br />
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67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642<br />
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68. Language: Chinese Language 649<br />
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69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660<br />
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70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669<br />
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71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681<br />
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72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688<br />
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73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699<br />
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74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706<br />
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75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748<br />
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78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765<br />
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79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773 <br />
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80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780<br />
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81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786<br />
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82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794<br />
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83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823<br />
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84. Literature: Modern Literature 832<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841（Miao Yunlong）<br />
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86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848<br />
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87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859<br />
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88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865<br />
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89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868<br />
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90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873<br />
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91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885<br />
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92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890<br />
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93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900 <br />
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94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907<br />
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95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912<br />
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96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917<br />
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97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924<br />
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98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934<br />
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99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941<br />
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100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952<br />
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101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang)<br />
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102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975<br />
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103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986<br />
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104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996<br />
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105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005<br />
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106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018<br />
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107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）<br />
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108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035<br />
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109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043<br />
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110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050 (Dai shiru)<br />
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111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055<br />
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112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064<br />
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113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076<br />
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114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087<br />
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115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093<br />
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116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099<br />
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117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106<br />
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118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119<br />
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119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129<br />
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120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141<br />
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121. Religion: Buddhism 1155<br />
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122. Religion: Daoism 1170<br />
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123. Religion: Christianity 1175<br />
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124. Religion: Islam 1181<br />
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125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185<br />
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126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191 (Yang Yue2)<br />
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127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217<br />
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128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226<br />
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129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235<br />
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130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257<br />
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131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272 (Fei Xinyu)<br />
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132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277<br />
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133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283(Wang Huaixing)<br />
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134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291<br />
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135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296<br />
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136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300<br />
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137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308<br />
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138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317 (Wu Jiating)<br />
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139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325<br />
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140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332<br />
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141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340<br />
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142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348<br />
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143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363 <br />
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144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369<br />
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145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373 <br />
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146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386（Zhang Huifang）<br />
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147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400<br />
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148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409<br />
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149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418<br />
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150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423<br />
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151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436<br />
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152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450<br />
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153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456 (Zheng Kaiwu)<br />
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154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473<br />
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155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480(Liu Peini)<br />
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156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491(Xiao Zixin)<br />
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157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang)<br />
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158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508<br />
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159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514<br />
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160. Traditional Festivals 1518……<br />
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161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525<br />
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162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538<br />
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163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544<br />
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164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550<br />
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165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558 (She Xiao)<br />
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166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569<br />
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167. History: Wang Shouren 1573 Lv Jiahao<br />
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168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582<br />
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169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 （Chen Sisi)<br />
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170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601 <br />
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171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611<br />
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172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623<br />
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173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631<br />
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174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644 （Liu Pei）<br />
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175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655<br />
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176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664 <br />
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177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676<br />
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178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685<br />
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179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694 (Liu Yunxi)<br />
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180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701<br />
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181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）<br />
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182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719 (Fu Sihui)<br />
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183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727 （Wang Xinyu）<br />
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184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740<br />
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185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752 （Chu Hanqi）<br />
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186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759<br />
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187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767<br />
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188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783(Du JIangping)<br />
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189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790<br />
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190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798<br />
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191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）<br />
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192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818<br />
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193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)<br />
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194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845<br />
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195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)<br />
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196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)<br />
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197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845 <br />
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198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845<br />
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199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845<br />
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200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845 <br />
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201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845 <br />
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202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)<br />
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203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)<br />
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204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）<br />
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205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845 <br />
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206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845<br />
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207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845(Lu Wei)<br />
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208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845 (Yang Jing)<br />
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209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845 （Li Ting2）<br />
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210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845<br />
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211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845<br />
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212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845 (Huang Yixuan2)<br />
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213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845 (Zhang Zixi)<br />
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214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845<br />
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215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845 (Tao Yao)<br />
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216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845 (Ye Sitong)<br />
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217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845 （Yang Jiahong2)<br />
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218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845(Gao Xiaoqing)<br />
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219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845 （Dong Jiating）<br />
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221. Zhongyuan festival 1845 （Ou Huang）<br />
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222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845<br />
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223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845 （Lu Jiahui）<br />
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224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845 (Liao Dan)<br />
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225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845 (Shen Shuai)<br />
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226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845<br />
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227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845 (He Yunfeng)<br />
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228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845<br />
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229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845 (Xiao Luyu)<br />
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230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845 (Zhang Meiling)<br />
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231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845 (Wang Yuxin)<br />
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232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845 （Li Yuan2）<br />
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233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845 (Cao Yuan)<br />
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234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845 （Jin Yichen）<br />
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235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845 (Chen Anqi)<br />
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236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845 (Xu Xinwen)<br />
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237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845 （Li Zihan2）<br />
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238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845（Liu Chang）<br />
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239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845 (Song Xin)<br />
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240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845 (Chen Lin)<br />
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241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845<br />
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242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845 (Gong Wei)<br />
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243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845 <br />
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244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845(Xiao Yikang)<br />
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245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845(Li Linyao) <br />
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246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845（Du Yuan）<br />
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247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845 （Liu Qi）<br />
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248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845 （Yu Jingfang）<br />
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249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845<br />
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250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845<br />
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251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )<br />
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252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845（Liu Shutian）<br />
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253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845（Chen Ting）<br />
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254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845（Zhang Qi）<br />
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255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845（Zhao Yashi）<br />
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256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845 (Zhou Le)<br />
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257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845<br />
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258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845<br />
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259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845 (Zhou Tianyi)<br />
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260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao) <br />
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261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845<br />
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262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) (Li Jiayi) 1845 <br />
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263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845 (Zuo Fang)<br />
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264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845<br />
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265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845(Liu Jianan)<br />
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267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845 (Yan Jidong)<br />
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268. Table Manners 1845（Luo Yan）<br />
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269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845<br />
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270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845 （Jiang Xinyue)<br />
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271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845 （Shao Keyuan）<br />
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272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845 (Zeng Zhi）<br />
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273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845(Luo Sicheng)<br />
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274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845 <br />
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275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845 （Zeng Xiaohui）<br />
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276. Nail art（美甲） 1845 （Luo Jiaxin）<br />
277. Mirror (镜子) 1845 (Cheng Sixiang) <br />
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278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845(Yan Xiang)<br />
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279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）<br />
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280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845 (Guo Cili)<br />
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281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845（Dai Yexun）<br />
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282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845 (Chen Zhen)<br />
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283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845 （Zheng Jinlian）<br />
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=Session 02 Fri Feb 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Topics for today==<br />
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)<br />
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You need to copy all the topics for the whole semester to the sessions NOW. If you do not do it sufficiently in advance, how can the fellow students prepare the texts?<br />
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Please remember that you have to indicate the 10 topics for Friday on the course website under "Session 2" with the topic name, student name, powerpoint uploaded (max size 10 MB), all presentations will be each on 1 topic only and cannot exceed 5 minutes. They have to be interactive and helpful from the perspective of an interpreter or translator who needs to prepare his/her work on this topic.<br />
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27. Chinese Calligraphy (Tang Yan) [[Media:Chinese_Calligraphy.pptx]]<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）[[Media:Mahjong-Jiang_Ziqiang.pptx]]<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）[[Media:The Summer Palace - Li Mei.pptx]]<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao) [[Media:Duan_Binyao_-76Su_Shi_and_Delegation_Literature.pptx]]<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Miao Yunlong)[[Media:Qian_Zhongshu_Miao_Yunlong.pptx]]<br />
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Tea Latte Art (Xiang Jianning)<br />
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Topic 7<br />
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Topic 8<br />
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Topic 9<br />
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Topic 10<br />
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=Session 03 Fri Mar 07 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Presentations==<br />
1. Topic 21: Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai) [[Media:Tea_Spring_2025.pptx]] 86<br />
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2. Topic 64: Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606 (Qin Yi) [[Media:Mount_Tai_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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3. Topic 101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang) [[Media:Lucky_Money_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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4. Topic 107:National Symbols: Culture of the National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）[[Media:Culture_of_the_National_Flag_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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5. Topic 155:Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480 (Liu Peini) [[Media:Wuhan_Breakfast_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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6. Topic 157:Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang) [[Media:Hot_Pot_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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7. Topic 126: China's four new inventions 1191(Yang Yue2).) [[Media:China's_Four_Great_New_Inventions_Spring_2025.pdf]]<br />
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==Notes on presentations==<br />
Most students did not do their homework. 素质 in Chinese and international culture. Taking over responsibility. Being independent. Making sure that things run. Taking care of others. Not to do the homework in time (displaying the 13 presentations of each session) has disadvantages also for the other students, who cannot prepare.<br />
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1. 14:43-49 Only Chinese tradition explained, not Indian, Egyptian etc. "Black tea" (in English all "hong cha" is called "black tea"), British tea culture (add milk)<br />
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2. 14:55-15:00 Personal origin: Shandong, personal experience: climbed Mount Tai 4 times, Sacrificial Culture, Culture of Literati, Folk Belief: God of Mount Tai, Blue Rosy Cloud Fairy; Spiritual Symbolism<br />
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3. 15:04-15:10 Legend, Tradition and Contrast, Significance; Sui Monster ya sui qian; contrast in the West: Giving money as a present is considered not as good as a present itself, giving money in an envelope has the bad taste of bribing (transparency.org); in China you can even go to the temple and pray for money<br />
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4. 15:29-15:34 historical details of design, red meaning “stop” internationally, “achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” (maybe a newer concept than the flag?), connection with earlier historical flags and other flags like of the communist movement, North Korea, ancient Soviet Union <br />
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5. 15:41-15:46 dialect terms (don’t use pinyin), analogy, breakfast is one of the most resilient cultural elements a person sticks to, guozao, 热干面, missing: characteristics like that it needs to be prepared quickly because the tradition of the dock workers<br />
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6. 15:56-16:01 hot pot history originated in China (?), regional differences within China 87<br />
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7. 16:02-16:06 4 new inventions - not explained that these inventions were invented in other countries. 86<br />
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==Student grades: 平时成绩/签到==<br />
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75/103 students, 24级 MA翻译, class representative: Zhang Jiaxin<br />
# Jin Yichen <br />
# lu jiahui <br />
# li yuan<br />
# cao yuan<br />
# xiao luyu<br />
# zhang jiaxin +5<br />
# ye sitong<br />
# zhao yashi<br />
# jiang xinyue<br />
# yan xiang<br />
# fei xinyu <br />
# zhang qi<br />
# dai shiru<br />
# zhang zixi<br />
# zheng kaiwu<br />
# cai yichun<br />
# yang jing<br />
# liao dan<br />
# luo yan<br />
# qin yi<br />
# shao keyuan<br />
# cao chunyang<br />
# xu yangyang<br />
# liao zuoyun<br />
# cheng sixiang<br />
# du jiangping<br />
# liu qi<br />
# miao yunlong<br />
# huang qiaoqiao<br />
# chen lin<br />
# duan binyao<br />
# li ting<br />
# zeng zhi<br />
# xing xueqing<br />
# luo jingyan<br />
# liu shutian<br />
# gao xiaoqing<br />
# chen zhen<br />
# luo guoqiang -1-1<br />
# she xiao <br />
# he yunfeng <br />
# liu ying<br />
# du yuan <br />
# li jiayi <br />
# tao yao <br />
# xu xinwen <br />
# ou huang <br />
# liu peini<br />
# jiang ziqiang<br />
# zhang huifang<br />
# liu chao<br />
# liu yunxi <br />
# luo jiaxin<br />
# li mei<br />
# zeng xiaohui<br />
# huang yixuan<br />
# chen anqi<br />
# chen ting<br />
# zhang mai<br />
# yuan xiaolin -1-1<br />
# li mingfeng<br />
# dai yexun-1<br />
# yang pei -1<br />
# tang yan<br />
# xiang jianning-1<br />
# liu chang -1<br />
# wang yuxin<br />
# lv jiahao-1<br />
# dong jiating<br />
# lu wei<br />
# yang yue<br />
# guo cili<br />
# shen shuai<br />
# Ouyang yihong<br />
# li zihan -1<br />
# zuo fang<br />
# fu sihui<br />
# xiao zixin -1<br />
# zhou tianyi -1<br />
# qi zhiyang -1<br />
# liu pei <br />
# gong wei<br />
# chen sisi<br />
# huang sinan<br />
# xiao yikang<br />
# yu jingfang<br />
# luo sicheng<br />
# yang jiahong<br />
# yan jidong<br />
# xiao yawen<br />
# geng hongmei<br />
# zhou le<br />
# qiu ping<br />
# wang huaixing<br />
# wang xinyu<br />
# chu hanqi<br />
# wu jiating<br />
# zhang meiling<br />
# liu jianan<br />
# song xin<br />
# zhao qi<br />
# zheng jinlian<br />
# li linyao<br />
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=Session 04 Fri Mar 14 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 260：Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty(Liu Chao)[[Media:260 The Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 146: Traditional crafts: Xiang embroidery 1386(Zhang Huifang) [[Media:Hunan_embroidery_spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 153:Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456 (Zheng Kaiwu)[[Media:Media Eight Major Cuisines of China.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 233: Traditional Chinese Pigments (Cao Yuan)[[Media:Traditional Chinese Pigments.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 182: Chinese Economy: rich businessmen (Fu Sihui) [[Media:Rich_Businessmen_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 156: Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick p. 1491 (Xiao Zixin) [[Media:Tanghulu_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 138: Social: Round Table Culture 1317 (Wu Jiating) [[Media:Round_Table_Culture_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 174: Jiaozi (Liu Pei) [[Media:Dumplings_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#133.Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing)<br />
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=Session 05 Fri Mar 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 50: Games: Go 围棋 462（Zhao Qi） [[Media:Weiqi_Go_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 110:Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050 (Dai shiru)[[Media:Opera Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 131: Silk and porcelain: Silk (Fei Xinyu) [[Media:Silk_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 224: Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜）(Liao Dan) [[Media:Jiangxi_Cuisine_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 169: Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 (Chen Sisi) ） [[Media:Luosifen_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 167: History: Wang Shouren 1573 （Lv Jiahao)[[Media:History_Wang_Shouren_.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 183: Jiangxi Gan Opera （Wang Xinyu） [[Media:Jiangxi Gan opera.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 165: Worship: Chinese Incense Culture (She Xiao) [[Media:Chinese Incense Culture.pptx]]<br />
#133.Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing) [Media: Silk and Porcelain]<br />
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=Session 06 Fri Mar 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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#Topic 188:Mobile Games 手游 1783 （Du Jiangping）<br />
#Topic 191:Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）<br />
#Topic 193:Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)<br />
#Topic 195:Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)[[Media: Cuju.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 202:The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)[[Media: The Legend of Zhen Huan.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 203:Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)[[Media: Chinese Horror Movies.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 185:Opera: Huangmei opera 1752 （Chu Hanqi）<br />
#Topic 181:Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）<br />
#Topic 196:The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)<br />
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=HOLIDAY Session 07 Fri Apr 04 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
清明节4月4日——4月6日<br />
=Session 08 Fri Apr 11 14:30-16:10 Zhishan Bldg. room 303 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 133:Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing）<br />
#Topic 179:Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love（Liu Yunxi）[[Media:Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love .pptx]]<br />
#Topic 181:Animals：Golden Monkey(Xiao Yawen)<br />
#Topic 196:The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)<br />
#Topic 204:Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）<br />
#Topic 220:Rice cake 年糕 (Dong Jiating)<br />
#Topic 208:Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao(Yang Jing)<br />
#Topic 209:Tofu meatball with nia blood(Li Ting2)[[Media:Pig_Blood_Balls.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 212:Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845 (Huang Yixuan2) [[Media:Training classes .pptx]]<br />
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=Session 09 Fri Apr 18 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 213: Chinese Dreamcore (Zhang Zixi)<br />
#Topic 215: Live-streaming e-commerce (Tao Yao)[[Media:Live-Streaming E-Commerce.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 216: The Story of Ming Lan (Ye Sitong)[[Media:The Story of Minglan.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 218: Guangdong Herbal tea (Gao Xiaoqing)<br />
#Topic 219: Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） (Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
#Topic 207: Shan Dong Cuisine (Lu Wei)<br />
#Topic 221: Zhongyuan Festival (Ou Huang)[[Media:The Zhongyuan Festival.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 223: The Return of the Pearl Princess (Lu Jiahui)[[Media:The Return of the Pearl Princess.pptx]]<br />
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=Session 10 Fri Apr 25 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 217: Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art（茶百戏）(Yang Jiahong)<br />
#Topic 225: Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛）(Shen Shuai)<br />
#Topic 227: Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845 (He Yunfeng)[[Media:Chinese_Bossy_Fictions_and_Microdramas.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 229: Jingdezhen Porcelain(Xiao Luyu)[[Media:Jingdezhen Porcelain.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 230: Gayageum（伽倻琴）(Zhang Meiling)<br />
#Topic 231: The plague and couplet in Chinese garden(Wang Yuxin)<br />
#Topic 232: Sun Wukong(Li Yuan)<br />
#Topic 234: Dragon Lantern Dance(Jin Yichen)[[Media:Jin Yichen Dragon Lantern Dance.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 235: Bamboo Weaving(Chen Anqi)<br />
#Topic 236: Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World(Xu Xinwen)<br />
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==Please enroll in ai platform==<br />
Please enroll (register) in the platform https://dcg.de/ai/<br />
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=HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
劳动节5月1日——5月5日<br />
=Session 12 Fri May 09 14:30-16:<br />
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#Topic 237: Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan)(Li Zihan)<br />
#Topic 238: Three Famous Chinese Mountains(Liu Chang)<br />
#Topic 239: Female emperor-Wu Zetian(女皇武则天)(Song Xin) [[Media:Wu Zetian.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 240: Clay sculpture (泥塑）(Chen Lin)[[Media:Clay Sculpture.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 242: Hunan Rice Noodles(Gong Wei)[[Media:Hunan Rice Noodles.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 244: Chinese Popular Memes(中国网络流行热梗）(Xiao Yikang)[[Media:Chinese popular Memes.pptx]] <br />
#Topic 245: Douzhi (豆汁)(Li Linyao)<br />
#Topic 246: New Year Wood-block Paintings(Du Yuan)<br />
#Topic 247: Carved lacquer（雕漆）(Liu Qi)<br />
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=Session 13 Fri May 16 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 248: Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山）(Yu Jingfang)<br />
#Topic 251: Rice noodle roll (Li Mingfeng)<br />
#Topic 252: Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine (Liu Shutian)<br />
#Topic 253: Yuelu Mountain (Chen Ting)<br />
#Topic 254: Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye (Zhang Qi)<br />
#Topic 255: Chinese-style sun protection (Zhao Yashi)<br />
#Topic 256: Danmu（弹幕）(Zhou Le)<br />
#Topic 259: Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua (Zhou Tianyi)<br />
#Topic 261: The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (Cai Yichun)<br />
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=Session 14 Fri May 23 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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=Session 15 Fri May 30 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
279. Huo Qubing （霍去病） Luo Jingyan<br />
端午节5月31日——6月2日<br />
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=Session 16 Fri Jun 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Final Exam=<br />
Please write your paper here: [[Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025]]</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chinese_Language_and_Culture,_Spring_2025&diff=166473Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 20252025-05-05T08:25:40Z<p>Chen Lin: /* HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations */</p>
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<div>Welcome to our course website [[Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025]]!<br />
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=Session 1 Fri Feb 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Organizational issues=<br />
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==What we learn in this class==<br />
*We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective. <br />
*We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.<br />
*We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.<br />
*We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.<br />
*We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.<br />
*We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).<br />
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==Students' contribution==<br />
*Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class. <br />
*Every student selects a topic, prepares 2 ppt presentations of 15 min. (one without AI, one with AI, and please indicate references and an AI statement at the end of the presentation) and a mentimeter.com quiz for everybody to take live in class with results shown after all will have answered. The topics and contents of the sessions are determined by the selection of the students.<br />
*For the final exam, you write another chapter of the textbook in both Chinese and English, with "Terms and Expressions", References, Questions and Answers, Statement regarding AI<br />
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==Textbook==<br />
You will receive the textbook for our class. We need a volunteer who integrates the last 92 new chapters into the word file. After tha, you will receive an updated version of the textbook. There are more than 200 topics of our textbook. Here you find all topics in the order of the book and with the names of the students who will translate the chapters into Chinese. Please select two topics by writing your name behind it and by setting it in '''bold'''. These topics will be presented in the form of a powerpoint presentation.<br />
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==Agreement on use of classroom time==<br />
Should we read the texts in class or should the students read the text ahead of class (especially learning the terms and expressions) and come to class prepared? How should we use our classroom time? (presentations, quizzes, discussions, exercise to translate adhoc an unknown text from the same area)<br />
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==Homework for every session==<br />
Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook (if you have not much time, you can read it in Chinese), learn the vocabulary and make yourself familiar with the questions asked under the text.<br />
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==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Homework for Session 2==<br />
Please register on the Wiki and wait for the teacher to approve. You can click on http://bit.ly/WIKIREG, then input two times your pinyin name for username and real name in the way "Wang Jianguo", type in some info about yourself and submit the form with accepting the terms and conditions as well as typing in the captcha password "wikicaptcha". More detailed instructions for registration you find in the powerpoint presentation which you can download from here ("Teacher presentation"). <br />
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Please select one of the following chapters of our textbook by writing your name behind the topic to give a 20 minute presentation on plus a MikeCRM quiz: The first three presenters will have to present next week!<br />
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1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17<br />
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2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22<br />
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3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31<br />
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4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40<br />
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5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49<br />
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6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63<br />
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7. Animals: Panda 71 <br />
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8. Architecture 78<br />
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9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89<br />
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10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102<br />
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11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113<br />
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12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124<br />
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13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131<br />
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14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145 <br />
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15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154<br />
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16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163<br />
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17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170<br />
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18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178<br />
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19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188<br />
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20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197<br />
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21. Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai)<br />
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22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209<br />
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23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218<br />
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24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223<br />
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25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230<br />
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26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236<br />
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27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246 (Tang Yan)<br />
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28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252<br />
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29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262<br />
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30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276<br />
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31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283<br />
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32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291<br />
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33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301 <br />
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34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309 <br />
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35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324<br />
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36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332<br />
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37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339 <br />
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38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350<br />
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39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361<br />
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40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371<br />
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41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386<br />
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42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395<br />
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43. Facial Make-up 406<br />
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44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413<br />
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45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431<br />
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46. Fine Arts: Painting 440<br />
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47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445<br />
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48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452<br />
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49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459<br />
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50. Games: Go 围棋 462（Zhao Qi）<br />
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51. Games: Kite Flying 468<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）<br />
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53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505<br />
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54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）<br />
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56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526<br />
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57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535<br />
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58. History: Carl and Cixi 548<br />
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59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552<br />
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60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561<br />
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61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573<br />
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62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585<br />
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63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593<br />
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64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606（Qin Yi)<br />
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65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621<br />
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66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635<br />
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67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642<br />
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68. Language: Chinese Language 649<br />
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69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660<br />
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70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669<br />
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71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681<br />
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72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688<br />
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73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699<br />
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74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706<br />
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75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748<br />
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78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765<br />
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79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773 <br />
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80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780<br />
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81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786<br />
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82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794<br />
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83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823<br />
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84. Literature: Modern Literature 832<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841（Miao Yunlong）<br />
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86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848<br />
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87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859<br />
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88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865<br />
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89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868<br />
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90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873<br />
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91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885<br />
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92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890<br />
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93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900 <br />
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94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907<br />
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95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912<br />
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96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917<br />
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97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924<br />
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98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934<br />
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99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941<br />
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100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952<br />
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101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang)<br />
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102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975<br />
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103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986<br />
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104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996<br />
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105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005<br />
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106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018<br />
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107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）<br />
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108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035<br />
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109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043<br />
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110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050 (Dai shiru)<br />
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111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055<br />
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112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064<br />
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113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076<br />
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114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087<br />
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115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093<br />
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116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099<br />
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117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106<br />
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118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119<br />
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119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129<br />
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120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141<br />
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121. Religion: Buddhism 1155<br />
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122. Religion: Daoism 1170<br />
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123. Religion: Christianity 1175<br />
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124. Religion: Islam 1181<br />
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125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185<br />
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126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191 (Yang Yue2)<br />
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127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217<br />
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128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226<br />
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129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235<br />
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130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257<br />
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131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272 (Fei Xinyu)<br />
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132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277<br />
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133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283(Wang Huaixing)<br />
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134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291<br />
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135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296<br />
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136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300<br />
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137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308<br />
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138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317 (Wu Jiating)<br />
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139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325<br />
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140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332<br />
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141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340<br />
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142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348<br />
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143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363 <br />
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144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369<br />
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145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373 <br />
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146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386（Zhang Huifang）<br />
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147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400<br />
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148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409<br />
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149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418<br />
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150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423<br />
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151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436<br />
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152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450<br />
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153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456 (Zheng Kaiwu)<br />
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154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473<br />
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155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480(Liu Peini)<br />
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156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491(Xiao Zixin)<br />
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157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang)<br />
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158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508<br />
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159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514<br />
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160. Traditional Festivals 1518……<br />
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161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525<br />
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162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538<br />
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163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544<br />
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164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550<br />
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165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558 (She Xiao)<br />
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166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569<br />
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167. History: Wang Shouren 1573 Lv Jiahao<br />
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168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582<br />
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169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 （Chen Sisi)<br />
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170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601 <br />
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171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611<br />
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172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623<br />
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173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631<br />
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174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644 （Liu Pei）<br />
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175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655<br />
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176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664 <br />
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177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676<br />
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178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685<br />
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179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694 (Liu Yunxi)<br />
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180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701<br />
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181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）<br />
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182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719 (Fu Sihui)<br />
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183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727 （Wang Xinyu）<br />
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184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740<br />
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185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752 （Chu Hanqi）<br />
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186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759<br />
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187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767<br />
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188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783(Du JIangping)<br />
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189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790<br />
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190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798<br />
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191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）<br />
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192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818<br />
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193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)<br />
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194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845<br />
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195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)<br />
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196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)<br />
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197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845 <br />
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198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845<br />
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199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845<br />
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200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845 <br />
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201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845 <br />
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202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)<br />
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203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)<br />
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204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）<br />
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205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845 <br />
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206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845<br />
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207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845(Lu Wei)<br />
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208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845 (Yang Jing)<br />
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209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845 （Li Ting2）<br />
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210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845<br />
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211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845<br />
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212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845 (Huang Yixuan2)<br />
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213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845 (Zhang Zixi)<br />
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214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845<br />
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215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845 (Tao Yao)<br />
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216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845 (Ye Sitong)<br />
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217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845 （Yang Jiahong2)<br />
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218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845(Gao Xiaoqing)<br />
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219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845 （Dong Jiating）<br />
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221. Zhongyuan festival 1845 （Ou Huang）<br />
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222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845<br />
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223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845 （Lu Jiahui）<br />
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224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845 (Liao Dan)<br />
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225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845 (Shen Shuai)<br />
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226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845<br />
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227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845 (He Yunfeng)<br />
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228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845<br />
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229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845 (Xiao Luyu)<br />
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230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845 (Zhang Meiling)<br />
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231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845 (Wang Yuxin)<br />
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232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845 （Li Yuan2）<br />
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233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845 (Cao Yuan)<br />
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234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845 （Jin Yichen）<br />
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235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845 (Chen Anqi)<br />
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236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845 (Xu Xinwen)<br />
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237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845 （Li Zihan2）<br />
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238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845（Liu Chang）<br />
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239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845 (Song Xin)<br />
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240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845 (Chen Lin)<br />
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241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845<br />
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242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845 (Gong Wei)<br />
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243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845 <br />
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244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845(Xiao Yikang)<br />
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245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845(Li Linyao) <br />
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246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845（Du Yuan）<br />
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247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845 （Liu Qi）<br />
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248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845 （Yu Jingfang）<br />
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249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845<br />
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250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845<br />
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251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )<br />
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252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845（Liu Shutian）<br />
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253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845（Chen Ting）<br />
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254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845（Zhang Qi）<br />
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255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845（Zhao Yashi）<br />
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256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845 (Zhou Le)<br />
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257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845<br />
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258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845<br />
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259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845 (Zhou Tianyi)<br />
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260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao) <br />
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261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845<br />
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262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) (Li Jiayi) 1845 <br />
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263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845 (Zuo Fang)<br />
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264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845<br />
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265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845(Liu Jianan)<br />
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267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845 (Yan Jidong)<br />
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268. Table Manners 1845（Luo Yan）<br />
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269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845<br />
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270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845 （Jiang Xinyue)<br />
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271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845 （Shao Keyuan）<br />
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272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845 (Zeng Zhi）<br />
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273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845(Luo Sicheng)<br />
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274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845 <br />
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275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845 （Zeng Xiaohui）<br />
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276. Nail art（美甲） 1845 （Luo Jiaxin）<br />
277. Mirror (镜子) 1845 (Cheng Sixiang) <br />
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278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845(Yan Xiang)<br />
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279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）<br />
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280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845 (Guo Cili)<br />
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281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845（Dai Yexun）<br />
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282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845 (Chen Zhen)<br />
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283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845 （Zheng Jinlian）<br />
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=Session 02 Fri Feb 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Topics for today==<br />
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)<br />
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You need to copy all the topics for the whole semester to the sessions NOW. If you do not do it sufficiently in advance, how can the fellow students prepare the texts?<br />
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Please remember that you have to indicate the 10 topics for Friday on the course website under "Session 2" with the topic name, student name, powerpoint uploaded (max size 10 MB), all presentations will be each on 1 topic only and cannot exceed 5 minutes. They have to be interactive and helpful from the perspective of an interpreter or translator who needs to prepare his/her work on this topic.<br />
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27. Chinese Calligraphy (Tang Yan) [[Media:Chinese_Calligraphy.pptx]]<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）[[Media:Mahjong-Jiang_Ziqiang.pptx]]<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）[[Media:The Summer Palace - Li Mei.pptx]]<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao) [[Media:Duan_Binyao_-76Su_Shi_and_Delegation_Literature.pptx]]<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Miao Yunlong)[[Media:Qian_Zhongshu_Miao_Yunlong.pptx]]<br />
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Tea Latte Art (Xiang Jianning)<br />
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Topic 7<br />
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Topic 8<br />
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Topic 9<br />
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=Session 03 Fri Mar 07 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Presentations==<br />
1. Topic 21: Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai) [[Media:Tea_Spring_2025.pptx]] 86<br />
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2. Topic 64: Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606 (Qin Yi) [[Media:Mount_Tai_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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3. Topic 101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang) [[Media:Lucky_Money_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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4. Topic 107:National Symbols: Culture of the National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）[[Media:Culture_of_the_National_Flag_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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5. Topic 155:Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480 (Liu Peini) [[Media:Wuhan_Breakfast_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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6. Topic 157:Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang) [[Media:Hot_Pot_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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7. Topic 126: China's four new inventions 1191(Yang Yue2).) [[Media:China's_Four_Great_New_Inventions_Spring_2025.pdf]]<br />
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==Notes on presentations==<br />
Most students did not do their homework. 素质 in Chinese and international culture. Taking over responsibility. Being independent. Making sure that things run. Taking care of others. Not to do the homework in time (displaying the 13 presentations of each session) has disadvantages also for the other students, who cannot prepare.<br />
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1. 14:43-49 Only Chinese tradition explained, not Indian, Egyptian etc. "Black tea" (in English all "hong cha" is called "black tea"), British tea culture (add milk)<br />
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2. 14:55-15:00 Personal origin: Shandong, personal experience: climbed Mount Tai 4 times, Sacrificial Culture, Culture of Literati, Folk Belief: God of Mount Tai, Blue Rosy Cloud Fairy; Spiritual Symbolism<br />
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3. 15:04-15:10 Legend, Tradition and Contrast, Significance; Sui Monster ya sui qian; contrast in the West: Giving money as a present is considered not as good as a present itself, giving money in an envelope has the bad taste of bribing (transparency.org); in China you can even go to the temple and pray for money<br />
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4. 15:29-15:34 historical details of design, red meaning “stop” internationally, “achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” (maybe a newer concept than the flag?), connection with earlier historical flags and other flags like of the communist movement, North Korea, ancient Soviet Union <br />
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5. 15:41-15:46 dialect terms (don’t use pinyin), analogy, breakfast is one of the most resilient cultural elements a person sticks to, guozao, 热干面, missing: characteristics like that it needs to be prepared quickly because the tradition of the dock workers<br />
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6. 15:56-16:01 hot pot history originated in China (?), regional differences within China 87<br />
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7. 16:02-16:06 4 new inventions - not explained that these inventions were invented in other countries. 86<br />
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==Student grades: 平时成绩/签到==<br />
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75/103 students, 24级 MA翻译, class representative: Zhang Jiaxin<br />
# Jin Yichen <br />
# lu jiahui <br />
# li yuan<br />
# cao yuan<br />
# xiao luyu<br />
# zhang jiaxin +5<br />
# ye sitong<br />
# zhao yashi<br />
# jiang xinyue<br />
# yan xiang<br />
# fei xinyu <br />
# zhang qi<br />
# dai shiru<br />
# zhang zixi<br />
# zheng kaiwu<br />
# cai yichun<br />
# yang jing<br />
# liao dan<br />
# luo yan<br />
# qin yi<br />
# shao keyuan<br />
# cao chunyang<br />
# xu yangyang<br />
# liao zuoyun<br />
# cheng sixiang<br />
# du jiangping<br />
# liu qi<br />
# miao yunlong<br />
# huang qiaoqiao<br />
# chen lin<br />
# duan binyao<br />
# li ting<br />
# zeng zhi<br />
# xing xueqing<br />
# luo jingyan<br />
# liu shutian<br />
# gao xiaoqing<br />
# chen zhen<br />
# luo guoqiang -1-1<br />
# she xiao <br />
# he yunfeng <br />
# liu ying<br />
# du yuan <br />
# li jiayi <br />
# tao yao <br />
# xu xinwen <br />
# ou huang <br />
# liu peini<br />
# jiang ziqiang<br />
# zhang huifang<br />
# liu chao<br />
# liu yunxi <br />
# luo jiaxin<br />
# li mei<br />
# zeng xiaohui<br />
# huang yixuan<br />
# chen anqi<br />
# chen ting<br />
# zhang mai<br />
# yuan xiaolin -1-1<br />
# li mingfeng<br />
# dai yexun-1<br />
# yang pei -1<br />
# tang yan<br />
# xiang jianning-1<br />
# liu chang -1<br />
# wang yuxin<br />
# lv jiahao-1<br />
# dong jiating<br />
# lu wei<br />
# yang yue<br />
# guo cili<br />
# shen shuai<br />
# Ouyang yihong<br />
# li zihan -1<br />
# zuo fang<br />
# fu sihui<br />
# xiao zixin -1<br />
# zhou tianyi -1<br />
# qi zhiyang -1<br />
# liu pei <br />
# gong wei<br />
# chen sisi<br />
# huang sinan<br />
# xiao yikang<br />
# yu jingfang<br />
# luo sicheng<br />
# yang jiahong<br />
# yan jidong<br />
# xiao yawen<br />
# geng hongmei<br />
# zhou le<br />
# qiu ping<br />
# wang huaixing<br />
# wang xinyu<br />
# chu hanqi<br />
# wu jiating<br />
# zhang meiling<br />
# liu jianan<br />
# song xin<br />
# zhao qi<br />
# zheng jinlian<br />
# li linyao<br />
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=Session 04 Fri Mar 14 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 260：Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty(Liu Chao)[[Media:260 The Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 146: Traditional crafts: Xiang embroidery 1386(Zhang Huifang) [[Media:Hunan_embroidery_spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 153:Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456 (Zheng Kaiwu)[[Media:Media Eight Major Cuisines of China.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 233: Traditional Chinese Pigments (Cao Yuan)[[Media:Traditional Chinese Pigments.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 182: Chinese Economy: rich businessmen (Fu Sihui) [[Media:Rich_Businessmen_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 156: Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick p. 1491 (Xiao Zixin) [[Media:Tanghulu_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 138: Social: Round Table Culture 1317 (Wu Jiating) [[Media:Round_Table_Culture_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 174: Jiaozi (Liu Pei) [[Media:Dumplings_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#133.Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing)<br />
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=Session 05 Fri Mar 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 50: Games: Go 围棋 462（Zhao Qi） [[Media:Weiqi_Go_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 110:Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050 (Dai shiru)[[Media:Opera Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 131: Silk and porcelain: Silk (Fei Xinyu) [[Media:Silk_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 224: Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜）(Liao Dan) [[Media:Jiangxi_Cuisine_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 169: Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 (Chen Sisi) ） [[Media:Luosifen_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 167: History: Wang Shouren 1573 （Lv Jiahao)[[Media:History_Wang_Shouren_.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 183: Jiangxi Gan Opera （Wang Xinyu） [[Media:Jiangxi Gan opera.pptx]]<br />
# Topic 165: Worship: Chinese Incense Culture (She Xiao) [[Media:Chinese Incense Culture.pptx]]<br />
#133.Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing) [Media: Silk and Porcelain]<br />
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=Session 06 Fri Mar 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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#Topic 188:Mobile Games 手游 1783 （Du Jiangping）<br />
#Topic 191:Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）<br />
#Topic 193:Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)<br />
#Topic 195:Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)[[Media: Cuju.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 202:The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)[[Media: The Legend of Zhen Huan.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 203:Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)[[Media: Chinese Horror Movies.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 185:Opera: Huangmei opera 1752 （Chu Hanqi）<br />
#Topic 181:Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）<br />
#Topic 196:The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)<br />
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=HOLIDAY Session 07 Fri Apr 04 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
清明节4月4日——4月6日<br />
=Session 08 Fri Apr 11 14:30-16:10 Zhishan Bldg. room 303 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 133:Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing）<br />
#Topic 179:Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love（Liu Yunxi）[[Media:Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love .pptx]]<br />
#Topic 181:Animals：Golden Monkey(Xiao Yawen)<br />
#Topic 196:The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)<br />
#Topic 204:Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）<br />
#Topic 220:Rice cake 年糕 (Dong Jiating)<br />
#Topic 208:Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao(Yang Jing)<br />
#Topic 209:Tofu meatball with nia blood(Li Ting2)[[Media:Pig_Blood_Balls.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 212:Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845 (Huang Yixuan2) [[Media:Training classes .pptx]]<br />
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=Session 09 Fri Apr 18 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 213: Chinese Dreamcore (Zhang Zixi)<br />
#Topic 215: Live-streaming e-commerce (Tao Yao)[[Media:Live-Streaming E-Commerce.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 216: The Story of Ming Lan (Ye Sitong)[[Media:The Story of Minglan.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 218: Guangdong Herbal tea (Gao Xiaoqing)<br />
#Topic 219: Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） (Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
#Topic 207: Shan Dong Cuisine (Lu Wei)<br />
#Topic 221: Zhongyuan Festival (Ou Huang)[[Media:The Zhongyuan Festival.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 223: The Return of the Pearl Princess (Lu Jiahui)[[Media:The Return of the Pearl Princess.pptx]]<br />
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=Session 10 Fri Apr 25 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 217: Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art（茶百戏）(Yang Jiahong)<br />
#Topic 225: Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛）(Shen Shuai)<br />
#Topic 227: Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845 (He Yunfeng)[[Media:Chinese_Bossy_Fictions_and_Microdramas.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 229: Jingdezhen Porcelain(Xiao Luyu)[[Media:Jingdezhen Porcelain.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 230: Gayageum（伽倻琴）(Zhang Meiling)<br />
#Topic 231: The plague and couplet in Chinese garden(Wang Yuxin)<br />
#Topic 232: Sun Wukong(Li Yuan)<br />
#Topic 234: Dragon Lantern Dance(Jin Yichen)[[Media:Jin Yichen Dragon Lantern Dance.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 235: Bamboo Weaving(Chen Anqi)<br />
#Topic 236: Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World(Xu Xinwen)<br />
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==Please enroll in ai platform==<br />
Please enroll (register) in the platform https://dcg.de/ai/<br />
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=HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
劳动节5月1日——5月5日<br />
=Session 12 Fri May 09 14:30-16:<br />
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#Topic 237: Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan)(Li Zihan)<br />
#Topic 238: Three Famous Chinese Mountains(Liu Chang)<br />
#Topic 239: Female emperor-Wu Zetian(女皇武则天)(Song Xin) [[Media:Wu Zetian.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 240: Clay sculpture (泥塑）(Chen Lin)[[[Media:Clay Sculpture.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 242: Hunan Rice Noodles(Gong Wei)[[Media:Hunan Rice Noodles.pptx]]<br />
#Topic 244: Chinese Popular Memes(中国网络流行热梗）(Xiao Yikang)[[Media:Chinese popular Memes.pptx]] <br />
#Topic 245: Douzhi (豆汁)(Li Linyao)<br />
#Topic 246: New Year Wood-block Paintings(Du Yuan)<br />
#Topic 247: Carved lacquer（雕漆）(Liu Qi)<br />
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=Session 13 Fri May 16 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
#Topic 248: Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山）(Yu Jingfang)<br />
#Topic 251: Rice noodle roll (Li Mingfeng)<br />
#Topic 252: Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine (Liu Shutian)<br />
#Topic 253: Yuelu Mountain (Chen Ting)<br />
#Topic 254: Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye (Zhang Qi)<br />
#Topic 255: Chinese-style sun protection (Zhao Yashi)<br />
#Topic 256: Danmu（弹幕）(Zhou Le)<br />
#Topic 259: Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua (Zhou Tianyi)<br />
#Topic 261: The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (Cai Yichun)<br />
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=Session 14 Fri May 23 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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=Session 15 Fri May 30 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
279. Huo Qubing （霍去病） Luo Jingyan<br />
端午节5月31日——6月2日<br />
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=Session 16 Fri Jun 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Final Exam=<br />
Please write your paper here: [[Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025]]</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chinese_Language_and_Culture,_Spring_2025&diff=165622Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 20252025-03-07T07:25:27Z<p>Chen Lin: /* Session 10 Fri Apr 25 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations */</p>
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<div>Welcome to our course website [[Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025]]!<br />
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=Session 1 Fri Feb 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Organizational issues=<br />
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==What we learn in this class==<br />
*We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective. <br />
*We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.<br />
*We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.<br />
*We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.<br />
*We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.<br />
*We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).<br />
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==Students' contribution==<br />
*Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class. <br />
*Every student selects a topic, prepares 2 ppt presentations of 15 min. (one without AI, one with AI, and please indicate references and an AI statement at the end of the presentation) and a mentimeter.com quiz for everybody to take live in class with results shown after all will have answered. The topics and contents of the sessions are determined by the selection of the students.<br />
*For the final exam, you write another chapter of the textbook in both Chinese and English, with "Terms and Expressions", References, Questions and Answers, Statement regarding AI<br />
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==Textbook==<br />
You will receive the textbook for our class. We need a volunteer who integrates the last 92 new chapters into the word file. After tha, you will receive an updated version of the textbook. There are more than 200 topics of our textbook. Here you find all topics in the order of the book and with the names of the students who will translate the chapters into Chinese. Please select two topics by writing your name behind it and by setting it in '''bold'''. These topics will be presented in the form of a powerpoint presentation.<br />
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==Agreement on use of classroom time==<br />
Should we read the texts in class or should the students read the text ahead of class (especially learning the terms and expressions) and come to class prepared? How should we use our classroom time? (presentations, quizzes, discussions, exercise to translate adhoc an unknown text from the same area)<br />
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==Homework for every session==<br />
Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook (if you have not much time, you can read it in Chinese), learn the vocabulary and make yourself familiar with the questions asked under the text.<br />
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==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Homework for Session 2==<br />
Please register on the Wiki and wait for the teacher to approve. You can click on http://bit.ly/WIKIREG, then input two times your pinyin name for username and real name in the way "Wang Jianguo", type in some info about yourself and submit the form with accepting the terms and conditions as well as typing in the captcha password "wikicaptcha". More detailed instructions for registration you find in the powerpoint presentation which you can download from here ("Teacher presentation"). <br />
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Please select one of the following chapters of our textbook by writing your name behind the topic to give a 20 minute presentation on plus a MikeCRM quiz: The first three presenters will have to present next week!<br />
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1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17<br />
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2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22<br />
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3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31<br />
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4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40<br />
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5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49<br />
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6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63<br />
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7. Animals: Panda 71 <br />
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8. Architecture 78<br />
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9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89<br />
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10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102<br />
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11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113<br />
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12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124<br />
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13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131<br />
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14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145 <br />
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15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154<br />
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16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163<br />
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17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170<br />
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18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178<br />
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19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188<br />
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20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197<br />
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21. Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai)<br />
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22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209<br />
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23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218<br />
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24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223<br />
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25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230<br />
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26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236<br />
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27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246 (Tang Yan)<br />
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28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252<br />
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29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262<br />
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30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276<br />
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31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283<br />
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32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291<br />
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33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301 <br />
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34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309 <br />
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35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324<br />
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36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332<br />
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37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339 <br />
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38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350<br />
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39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361<br />
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40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371<br />
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41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386<br />
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42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395<br />
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43. Facial Make-up 406<br />
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44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413<br />
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45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431<br />
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46. Fine Arts: Painting 440<br />
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47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445<br />
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48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452<br />
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49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459<br />
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50. Games: Go 围棋 462<br />
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51. Games: Kite Flying 468<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）<br />
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53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505<br />
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54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）<br />
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56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526<br />
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57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535<br />
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58. History: Carl and Cixi 548<br />
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59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552<br />
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60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561<br />
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61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573<br />
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62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585<br />
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63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593<br />
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64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606（Qin Yi)<br />
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65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621<br />
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66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635<br />
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67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642<br />
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68. Language: Chinese Language 649<br />
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69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660<br />
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70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669<br />
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71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681<br />
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72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688<br />
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73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699<br />
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74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706<br />
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75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748<br />
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78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765<br />
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79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773 <br />
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80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780<br />
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81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786<br />
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82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794<br />
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83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823<br />
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84. Literature: Modern Literature 832<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841（Miao Yunlong）<br />
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86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848<br />
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87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859<br />
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88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865<br />
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89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868<br />
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90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873<br />
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91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885<br />
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92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890<br />
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93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900 <br />
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94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907<br />
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95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912<br />
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96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917<br />
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97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924<br />
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98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934<br />
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99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941<br />
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100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952<br />
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101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang)<br />
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102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975<br />
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103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986<br />
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104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996<br />
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105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005<br />
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106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018<br />
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107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）<br />
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108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035<br />
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109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043<br />
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110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050<br />
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111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055<br />
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112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064<br />
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113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076<br />
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114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087<br />
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115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093<br />
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116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099<br />
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117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106<br />
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118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119<br />
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119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129<br />
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120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141<br />
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121. Religion: Buddhism 1155<br />
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122. Religion: Daoism 1170<br />
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123. Religion: Christianity 1175<br />
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124. Religion: Islam 1181<br />
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125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185<br />
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126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191 (Yang Yue2)<br />
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127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217<br />
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128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226<br />
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129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235<br />
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130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257<br />
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131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272 <br />
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132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277<br />
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133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283(Wang Huaixing)<br />
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134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291<br />
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135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296<br />
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136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300<br />
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137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308<br />
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138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317<br />
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139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325<br />
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140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332<br />
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141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340<br />
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142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348<br />
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143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363 kkk<br />
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144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369<br />
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145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373 <br />
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146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386（Zhang Huifang）<br />
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147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400<br />
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148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409<br />
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149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418<br />
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150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423<br />
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151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436<br />
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152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450<br />
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153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456<br />
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154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473<br />
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155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480(Liu Peini)<br />
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156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491(Xiao Zixin)<br />
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157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang)<br />
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158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508<br />
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159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514<br />
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160. Traditional Festivals 1518……<br />
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161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525<br />
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162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538<br />
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163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544<br />
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164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550<br />
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165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558<br />
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166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569<br />
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167. History: Wang Shouren 1573 Lv Jiahao<br />
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168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582<br />
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169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 <br />
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170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601 <br />
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171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611<br />
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172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623<br />
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173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631<br />
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174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644 （Liu Pei）<br />
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175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655<br />
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176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664 <br />
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177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676<br />
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178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685<br />
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179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694 <br />
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180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701<br />
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181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）<br />
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182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719 (Fu Sihui)<br />
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183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727<br />
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184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740<br />
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185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752<br />
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186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759<br />
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187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767<br />
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188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783<br />
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189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790.(Chen Sisi)<br />
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190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798<br />
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191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）<br />
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192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818<br />
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193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)<br />
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194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845<br />
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195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)<br />
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196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)<br />
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197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845 <br />
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198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845<br />
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199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845<br />
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200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845 <br />
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201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845 <br />
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202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)<br />
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203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)<br />
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204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）<br />
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205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845 <br />
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206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845<br />
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207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845(Lu Wei)<br />
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208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845 <br />
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209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845 （Li Ting2）<br />
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210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845<br />
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211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845<br />
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212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845 (Huang Yixuan)<br />
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213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845 (Zhang Zixi)<br />
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214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845<br />
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215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845 (Tao Yao)<br />
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216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845 (Ye Sitong)<br />
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217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845 （Yang Jiahong2)<br />
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218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845(Gao Xiaoqing)<br />
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219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845 （Dong Jiating）<br />
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221. Zhongyuan festival 1845 （Ou Huang）<br />
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222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845<br />
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223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845 （Lu Jiahui）<br />
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224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845 (Liao Dan)<br />
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225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845 (Shen Shuai)<br />
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226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845<br />
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227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845 (He Yunfeng)<br />
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228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845<br />
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229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845 (Xiao Luyu)<br />
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230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845 (Zhang Meiling)<br />
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231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845<br />
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232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845 （Li Yuan2）<br />
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233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845 (Cao Yuan)<br />
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234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845 （Jin Yichen）<br />
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235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845 (Chen Anqi)<br />
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236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845 (Xu Xinwen)<br />
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237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845 （Li Zihan2）<br />
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238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845（Liu Chang）<br />
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239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845 (Song Xin)<br />
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240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845 (Chen Lin)<br />
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241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845<br />
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242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845 (Gong Wei)<br />
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243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845 <br />
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244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845(Xiao Yikang)<br />
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245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845(Li Linyao) <br />
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246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845（Du Yuan）<br />
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247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845 （Liu Qi）<br />
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248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845 （Yu Jingfang）<br />
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249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845<br />
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250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845<br />
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251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )<br />
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252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845（Liu Shutian）<br />
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253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845（Chen Ting）<br />
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254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845（Zhang Qi）<br />
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255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845（Zhao Yashi）<br />
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256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845 (Zhou Le)<br />
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257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845<br />
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258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845（Yang Jing)<br />
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259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845 (Zhou Tianyi)<br />
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260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao) <br />
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261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845<br />
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262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) (Li Jiayi) 1845 <br />
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263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845 (Zuo Fang)<br />
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264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845<br />
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265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845(Liu Jianan)<br />
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267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845 (Yan Jidong)<br />
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268. Table Manners 1845（Luo Yan）<br />
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269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845<br />
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270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845 （Jiang Xinyue)<br />
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271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845<br />
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272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845 (Cheng Sixiang)<br />
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273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845(Luo Sicheng)<br />
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274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845 （Zeng Zhi）<br />
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275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845 （Zeng Xiaohui）<br />
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276. Nail art（美甲） 1845 （Luo Jiaxin）<br />
277. Mirror (镜子) 1845 (Cheng Sixiang) <br />
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278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845(Yan Xiang)<br />
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279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）<br />
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280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845 (Guo Cili)<br />
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281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845（Dai Yexun）<br />
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282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845 (Chen Zhen)<br />
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283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845 （Zheng Jinlian）<br />
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=Session 02 Fri Feb 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Topics for today==<br />
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)<br />
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You need to copy all the topics for the whole semester to the sessions NOW. If you do not do it sufficiently in advance, how can the fellow students prepare the texts?<br />
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Please remember that you have to indicate the 10 topics for Friday on the course website under "Session 2" with the topic name, student name, powerpoint uploaded (max size 10 MB), all presentations will be each on 1 topic only and cannot exceed 5 minutes. They have to be interactive and helpful from the perspective of an interpreter or translator who needs to prepare his/her work on this topic.<br />
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27. Chinese Calligraphy (Tang Yan)<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）[[Media:Mahjong-Jiang_Ziqiang.pptx]]<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）[[Media:The Summer Palace - Li Mei.pptx]]<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao) [[Media:Duan_Binyao_-76Su_Shi_and_Delegation_Literature.pptx]]<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Miao Yunlong)[[Media:Qian_Zhongshu_Miao_Yunlong.pptx]]<br />
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Tea Latte Art (Xiang Jianning)<br />
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Topic 7<br />
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Topic 8<br />
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Topic 9<br />
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Topic 10<br />
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=Session 03 Fri Mar 07 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Presentations==<br />
1. Topic 21: Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai) [[Media:Tea_Spring_2025.pptx]] 86<br />
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2. Topic 64: Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606 (Qin Yi) [[Media:Mount_Tai_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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3. Topic 101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang) [[Media:Lucky_Money_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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4. Topic 107:National Symbols: Culture of the National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）[[Media:Culture_of_the_National_Flag_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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5. Topic 155:Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480 (Liu Peini) [[Media:Wuhan_Breakfast_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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6. Topic 157:Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang) [[Media:Hotpot_Spring_2025.pptx]<br />
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7. Topic 146: Traditional crafts: Xiang embroidery 1386(Zhang Huifang) [[Media:Hunan_embroidery_Spring<br />
<_2025.pptx]]<br />
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8. Topic 126: China's four new inventions 1191(Yang Yue2).) [[Media:Four_new_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Notes on presentations==<br />
Most students did not do their homework. 素质 in Chinese and international culture. Taking over responsibility. Being independent. Making sure that things run. Taking care of others. Not to do the homework in time (displaying the 13 presentations of each session) has disadvantages also for the other students, who cannot prepare.<br />
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1. 14:43-49 Only Chinese tradition explained, not Indian, Egyptian etc. "Black tea" (in English all "hong cha" is called "black tea"), British tea culture (add milk)<br />
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2. 14:55-15:00 Personal origin: Shandong, personal experience: climbed Mount Tai 4 times, Sacrificial Culture, Culture of Literati, Folk Belief: God of Mount Tai, Blue Rosy Cloud Fairy; Spiritual Symbolism<br />
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3. 15:04-15:10 Legend, Tradition and Contrast, Significance; Sui Monster ya sui qian; contrast in the West: Giving money as a present is considered not as good as a present itself, giving money in an envelope has the bad taste of bribing; in China you can even go to the temple and pray for money<br />
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==Student grades: 平时成绩/签到==<br />
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=Session 04 Fri Mar 14 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 05 Fri Mar 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 06 Fri Mar 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=HOLIDAY Session 07 Fri Apr 04 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
清明节4月4日——4月6日<br />
=Session 08 Fri Apr 11 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 09 Fri Apr 18 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
260.Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty(Liu Chao)<br />
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=Session 10 Fri Apr 25 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
242. Hunan Rice Noodles (湖南米粉） 1845 (Gong Wei)<br />
167. History: Wang Shouren 1573 (Lv Jiahao)<br />
240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845 (Chen Lin)<br />
219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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=HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
劳动节5月1日——5月5日<br />
=Session 12 Fri May 09 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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=Session 13 Fri May 16 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联）Wang Yuxin<br />
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=Session 14 Fri May 23 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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=Session 15 Fri May 30 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
端午节5月31日——6月2日<br />
=Session 16 Fri Jun 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Final Exam=<br />
Please write your paper here: [[Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025]]</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chinese_Language_and_Culture,_Spring_2025&diff=165621Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 20252025-03-07T07:24:25Z<p>Chen Lin: /* Session 10 Fri Apr 25 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations */</p>
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<div>Welcome to our course website [[Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025]]!<br />
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=Session 1 Fri Feb 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Organizational issues=<br />
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==What we learn in this class==<br />
*We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective. <br />
*We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.<br />
*We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.<br />
*We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.<br />
*We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.<br />
*We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).<br />
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==Students' contribution==<br />
*Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class. <br />
*Every student selects a topic, prepares 2 ppt presentations of 15 min. (one without AI, one with AI, and please indicate references and an AI statement at the end of the presentation) and a mentimeter.com quiz for everybody to take live in class with results shown after all will have answered. The topics and contents of the sessions are determined by the selection of the students.<br />
*For the final exam, you write another chapter of the textbook in both Chinese and English, with "Terms and Expressions", References, Questions and Answers, Statement regarding AI<br />
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==Textbook==<br />
You will receive the textbook for our class. We need a volunteer who integrates the last 92 new chapters into the word file. After tha, you will receive an updated version of the textbook. There are more than 200 topics of our textbook. Here you find all topics in the order of the book and with the names of the students who will translate the chapters into Chinese. Please select two topics by writing your name behind it and by setting it in '''bold'''. These topics will be presented in the form of a powerpoint presentation.<br />
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==Agreement on use of classroom time==<br />
Should we read the texts in class or should the students read the text ahead of class (especially learning the terms and expressions) and come to class prepared? How should we use our classroom time? (presentations, quizzes, discussions, exercise to translate adhoc an unknown text from the same area)<br />
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==Homework for every session==<br />
Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook (if you have not much time, you can read it in Chinese), learn the vocabulary and make yourself familiar with the questions asked under the text.<br />
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==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Homework for Session 2==<br />
Please register on the Wiki and wait for the teacher to approve. You can click on http://bit.ly/WIKIREG, then input two times your pinyin name for username and real name in the way "Wang Jianguo", type in some info about yourself and submit the form with accepting the terms and conditions as well as typing in the captcha password "wikicaptcha". More detailed instructions for registration you find in the powerpoint presentation which you can download from here ("Teacher presentation"). <br />
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Please select one of the following chapters of our textbook by writing your name behind the topic to give a 20 minute presentation on plus a MikeCRM quiz: The first three presenters will have to present next week!<br />
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1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17<br />
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2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22<br />
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3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31<br />
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4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40<br />
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5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49<br />
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6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63<br />
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7. Animals: Panda 71 <br />
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8. Architecture 78<br />
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9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89<br />
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10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102<br />
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11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113<br />
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12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124<br />
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13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131<br />
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14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145 <br />
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15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154<br />
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16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163<br />
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17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170<br />
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18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178<br />
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19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188<br />
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20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197<br />
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21. Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai)<br />
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22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209<br />
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23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218<br />
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24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223<br />
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25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230<br />
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26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236<br />
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27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246 (Tang Yan)<br />
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28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252<br />
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29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262<br />
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30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276<br />
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31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283<br />
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32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291<br />
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33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301 <br />
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34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309 <br />
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35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324<br />
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36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332<br />
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37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339 <br />
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38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350<br />
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39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361<br />
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40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371<br />
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41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386<br />
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42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395<br />
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43. Facial Make-up 406<br />
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44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413<br />
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45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431<br />
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46. Fine Arts: Painting 440<br />
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47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445<br />
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48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452<br />
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49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459<br />
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50. Games: Go 围棋 462<br />
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51. Games: Kite Flying 468<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）<br />
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53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505<br />
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54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）<br />
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56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526<br />
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57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535<br />
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58. History: Carl and Cixi 548<br />
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59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552<br />
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60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561<br />
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61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573<br />
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62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585<br />
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63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593<br />
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64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606（Qin Yi)<br />
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65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621<br />
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66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635<br />
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67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642<br />
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68. Language: Chinese Language 649<br />
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69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660<br />
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70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669<br />
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71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681<br />
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72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688<br />
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73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699<br />
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74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706<br />
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75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748<br />
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78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765<br />
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79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773 <br />
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80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780<br />
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81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786<br />
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82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794<br />
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83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823<br />
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84. Literature: Modern Literature 832<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841（Miao Yunlong）<br />
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86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848<br />
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87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859<br />
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88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865<br />
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89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868<br />
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90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873<br />
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91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885<br />
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92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890<br />
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93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900 <br />
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94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907<br />
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95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912<br />
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96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917<br />
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97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924<br />
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98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934<br />
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99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941<br />
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100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952<br />
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101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang)<br />
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102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975<br />
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103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986<br />
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104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996<br />
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105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005<br />
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106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018<br />
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107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）<br />
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108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035<br />
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109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043<br />
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110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050<br />
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111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055<br />
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112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064<br />
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113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076<br />
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114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087<br />
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115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093<br />
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116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099<br />
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117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106<br />
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118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119<br />
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119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129<br />
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120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141<br />
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121. Religion: Buddhism 1155<br />
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122. Religion: Daoism 1170<br />
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123. Religion: Christianity 1175<br />
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124. Religion: Islam 1181<br />
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125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185<br />
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126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191 (Yang Yue2)<br />
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127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217<br />
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128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226<br />
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129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235<br />
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130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257<br />
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131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272 <br />
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132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277<br />
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133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283(Wang Huaixing)<br />
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134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291<br />
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135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296<br />
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136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300<br />
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137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308<br />
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138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317<br />
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139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325<br />
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140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332<br />
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141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340<br />
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142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348<br />
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143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363 kkk<br />
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144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369<br />
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145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373 <br />
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146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386（Zhang Huifang）<br />
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147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400<br />
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148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409<br />
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149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418<br />
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150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423<br />
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151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436<br />
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152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450<br />
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153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456<br />
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154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473<br />
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155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480(Liu Peini)<br />
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156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491(Xiao Zixin)<br />
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157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang)<br />
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158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508<br />
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159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514<br />
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160. Traditional Festivals 1518……<br />
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161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525<br />
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162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538<br />
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163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544<br />
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164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550<br />
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165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558<br />
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166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569<br />
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167. History: Wang Shouren 1573 Lv Jiahao<br />
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168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582<br />
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169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 <br />
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170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601 <br />
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171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611<br />
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172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623<br />
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173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631<br />
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174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644 （Liu Pei）<br />
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175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655<br />
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176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664 <br />
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177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676<br />
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178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685<br />
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179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694 <br />
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180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701<br />
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181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）<br />
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182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719 (Fu Sihui)<br />
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183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727<br />
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184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740<br />
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185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752<br />
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186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759<br />
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187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767<br />
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188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783<br />
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189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790.(Chen Sisi)<br />
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190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798<br />
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191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）<br />
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192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818<br />
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193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)<br />
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194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845<br />
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195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)<br />
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196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)<br />
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197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845 <br />
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198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845<br />
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199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845<br />
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200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845 <br />
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201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845 <br />
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202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)<br />
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203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)<br />
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204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）<br />
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205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845 <br />
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206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845<br />
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207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845(Lu Wei)<br />
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208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845 <br />
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209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845 （Li Ting2）<br />
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210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845<br />
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211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845<br />
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212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845 (Huang Yixuan)<br />
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213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845 (Zhang Zixi)<br />
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214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845<br />
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215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845 (Tao Yao)<br />
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216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845 (Ye Sitong)<br />
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217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845 （Yang Jiahong2)<br />
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218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845(Gao Xiaoqing)<br />
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219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845 （Dong Jiating）<br />
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221. Zhongyuan festival 1845 （Ou Huang）<br />
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222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845<br />
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223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845 （Lu Jiahui）<br />
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224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845 (Liao Dan)<br />
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225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845 (Shen Shuai)<br />
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226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845<br />
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227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845 (He Yunfeng)<br />
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228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845<br />
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229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845 (Xiao Luyu)<br />
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230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845 (Zhang Meiling)<br />
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231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845<br />
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232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845 （Li Yuan2）<br />
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233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845 (Cao Yuan)<br />
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234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845 （Jin Yichen）<br />
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235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845 (Chen Anqi)<br />
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236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845 (Xu Xinwen)<br />
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237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845 （Li Zihan2）<br />
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238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845（Liu Chang）<br />
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239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845 (Song Xin)<br />
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240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845 (Chen Lin)<br />
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241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845<br />
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242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845 (Gong Wei)<br />
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243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845 <br />
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244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845(Xiao Yikang)<br />
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245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845(Li Linyao) <br />
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246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845（Du Yuan）<br />
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247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845 （Liu Qi）<br />
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248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845 （Yu Jingfang）<br />
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249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845<br />
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250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845<br />
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251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )<br />
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252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845（Liu Shutian）<br />
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253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845（Chen Ting）<br />
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254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845（Zhang Qi）<br />
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255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845（Zhao Yashi）<br />
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256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845 (Zhou Le)<br />
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257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845<br />
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258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845（Yang Jing)<br />
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259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845 (Zhou Tianyi)<br />
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260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao) <br />
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261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845<br />
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262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) (Li Jiayi) 1845 <br />
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263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845 (Zuo Fang)<br />
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264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845<br />
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265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845(Liu Jianan)<br />
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267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845 (Yan Jidong)<br />
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268. Table Manners 1845（Luo Yan）<br />
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269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845<br />
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270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845 （Jiang Xinyue)<br />
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271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845<br />
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272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845 (Cheng Sixiang)<br />
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273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845(Luo Sicheng)<br />
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274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845 （Zeng Zhi）<br />
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275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845 （Zeng Xiaohui）<br />
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276. Nail art（美甲） 1845 （Luo Jiaxin）<br />
277. Mirror (镜子) 1845 (Cheng Sixiang) <br />
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278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845(Yan Xiang)<br />
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279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）<br />
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280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845 (Guo Cili)<br />
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281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845（Dai Yexun）<br />
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282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845 (Chen Zhen)<br />
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283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845 （Zheng Jinlian）<br />
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=Session 02 Fri Feb 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Topics for today==<br />
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)<br />
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You need to copy all the topics for the whole semester to the sessions NOW. If you do not do it sufficiently in advance, how can the fellow students prepare the texts?<br />
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Please remember that you have to indicate the 10 topics for Friday on the course website under "Session 2" with the topic name, student name, powerpoint uploaded (max size 10 MB), all presentations will be each on 1 topic only and cannot exceed 5 minutes. They have to be interactive and helpful from the perspective of an interpreter or translator who needs to prepare his/her work on this topic.<br />
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27. Chinese Calligraphy (Tang Yan)<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）[[Media:Mahjong-Jiang_Ziqiang.pptx]]<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）[[Media:The Summer Palace - Li Mei.pptx]]<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao) [[Media:Duan_Binyao_-76Su_Shi_and_Delegation_Literature.pptx]]<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Miao Yunlong)[[Media:Qian_Zhongshu_Miao_Yunlong.pptx]]<br />
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Tea Latte Art (Xiang Jianning)<br />
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Topic 8<br />
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=Session 03 Fri Mar 07 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Presentations==<br />
1. Topic 21: Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai) [[Media:Tea_Spring_2025.pptx]] 86<br />
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2. Topic 64: Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606 (Qin Yi) [[Media:Mount_Tai_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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3. Topic 101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang) [[Media:Lucky_Money_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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4. Topic 107:National Symbols: Culture of the National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）[[Media:Culture_of_the_National_Flag_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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5. Topic 155:Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480 (Liu Peini) [[Media:Wuhan_Breakfast_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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6. Topic 157:Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang) [[Media:Hotpot_Spring_2025.pptx]<br />
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7. Topic 146: Traditional crafts: Xiang embroidery 1386(Zhang Huifang) [[Media:Hunan_embroidery_Spring<br />
<_2025.pptx]]<br />
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8. Topic 126: China's four new inventions 1191(Yang Yue2).) [[Media:Four_new_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Notes on presentations==<br />
Most students did not do their homework. 素质 in Chinese and international culture. Taking over responsibility. Being independent. Making sure that things run. Taking care of others. Not to do the homework in time (displaying the 13 presentations of each session) has disadvantages also for the other students, who cannot prepare.<br />
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1. 14:43-49 Only Chinese tradition explained, not Indian, Egyptian etc. "Black tea" (in English all "hong cha" is called "black tea"), British tea culture (add milk)<br />
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2. 14:55-15:00 Personal origin: Shandong, personal experience: climbed Mount Tai 4 times, Sacrificial Culture, Culture of Literati, Folk Belief: God of Mount Tai, Blue Rosy Cloud Fairy; Spiritual Symbolism<br />
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3. 15:04-15:10 Legend, Tradition and Contrast, Significance; Sui Monster ya sui qian; contrast in the West: Giving money as a present is considered not as good as a present itself, giving money in an envelope has the bad taste of bribing; in China you can even go to the temple and pray for money<br />
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==Student grades: 平时成绩/签到==<br />
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=Session 04 Fri Mar 14 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 05 Fri Mar 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 06 Fri Mar 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=HOLIDAY Session 07 Fri Apr 04 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
清明节4月4日——4月6日<br />
=Session 08 Fri Apr 11 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 09 Fri Apr 18 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
260.Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty(Liu Chao)<br />
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=Session 10 Fri Apr 25 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
242. Hunan Rice Noodles (湖南米粉） 1845 (Gong Wei)<br />
167. History: Wang Shouren 1573 (Lv Jiahao)<br />
240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845 (Chen Lin)<br />
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=HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
劳动节5月1日——5月5日<br />
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=Session 13 Fri May 16 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联）Wang Yuxin<br />
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=Session 14 Fri May 23 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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=Session 15 Fri May 30 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
端午节5月31日——6月2日<br />
=Session 16 Fri Jun 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Final Exam=<br />
Please write your paper here: [[Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025]]</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chinese_Language_and_Culture,_Spring_2025&diff=165410Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 20252025-02-26T16:30:32Z<p>Chen Lin: /* Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture */</p>
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<div>--[[User:Miao Yunlong|Miao Yunlong]] ([[User talk:Miao Yunlong|talk]]) 13:12, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[[Media:Example.ogg]]Welcome to our course website [[Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025]]!<br />
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=Session 1 Fri Feb 21 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Organizational issues=<br />
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==What we learn in this class==<br />
*We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective. <br />
*We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.<br />
*We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.<br />
*We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.<br />
*We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.<br />
*We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).<br />
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==Students' contribution==<br />
*Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class. <br />
*Every student selects a topic, prepares 2 ppt presentations of 15 min. (one without AI, one with AI, and please indicate references and an AI statement at the end of the presentation) and a mentimeter.com quiz for everybody to take live in class with results shown after all will have answered. The topics and contents of the sessions are determined by the selection of the students.<br />
*For the final exam, you write another chapter of the textbook in both Chinese and English, with "Terms and Expressions", References, Questions and Answers, Statement regarding AI<br />
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==Textbook==<br />
You will receive the textbook for our class. We need a volunteer who integrates the last 92 new chapters into the word file. After tha, you will receive an updated version of the textbook. There are more than 200 topics of our textbook. Here you find all topics in the order of the book and with the names of the students who will translate the chapters into Chinese. Please select two topics by writing your name behind it and by setting it in '''bold'''. These topics will be presented in the form of a powerpoint presentation.<br />
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==Agreement on use of classroom time==<br />
Should we read the texts in class or should the students read the text ahead of class (especially learning the terms and expressions) and come to class prepared? How should we use our classroom time? (presentations, quizzes, discussions, exercise to translate adhoc an unknown text from the same area)<br />
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==Homework for every session==<br />
Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook (if you have not much time, you can read it in Chinese), learn the vocabulary and make yourself familiar with the questions asked under the text.<br />
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==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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[[File:Example.jpg]]==Homework for Session 2==<br />
Please register on the Wiki and wait for the teacher to approve. You can click on http://bit.ly/WIKIREG, then input two times your pinyin name for username and real name in the way "Wang Jianguo", type in some info about yourself and submit the form with accepting the terms and conditions as well as typing in the captcha password "wikicaptcha". More detailed instructions for registration you find in the powerpoint presentation which you can download from here ("Teacher presentation"). <br />
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Please select one of the following chapters of our textbook by writing your name behind the topic to give a 20 minute presentation on plus a MikeCRM quiz: The first three presenters will have to present next week!<br />
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1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17<br />
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2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22<br />
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3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31<br />
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4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40<br />
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5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49<br />
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6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63<br />
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7. Animals: Panda 71 （Liu Yunxi）<br />
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8. Architecture 78<br />
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9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89<br />
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10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102<br />
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11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113<br />
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12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124<br />
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13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131<br />
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14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145 <br />
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15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154<br />
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16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163<br />
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17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170<br />
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18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178<br />
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19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188<br />
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20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197<br />
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21. Beverages: Tea 203<br />
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22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209<br />
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23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218<br />
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24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223<br />
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25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230<br />
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26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236<br />
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27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246<br />
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28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252<br />
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29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262<br />
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30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276<br />
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31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283<br />
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32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291<br />
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33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301 <br />
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34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309<br />
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35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324<br />
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36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332<br />
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37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350<br />
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39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361<br />
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40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371<br />
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41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386<br />
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42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395<br />
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43. Facial Make-up 406<br />
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44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413<br />
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45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431<br />
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46. Fine Arts: Painting 440<br />
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47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445<br />
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48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452<br />
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49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459<br />
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50. Games: Go 围棋 462<br />
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51. Games: Kite Flying 468<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）<br />
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53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505<br />
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54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）<br />
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56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526<br />
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57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535<br />
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58. History: Carl and Cixi 548<br />
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59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552<br />
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60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561<br />
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61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573<br />
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62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585<br />
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63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593<br />
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64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606<br />
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65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621<br />
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66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635<br />
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67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642<br />
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68. Language: Chinese Language 649<br />
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69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660<br />
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70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669<br />
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71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681<br />
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72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688<br />
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73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699<br />
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74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706<br />
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75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748<br />
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78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765<br />
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79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780<br />
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81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786<br />
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82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794<br />
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83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823<br />
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84. Literature: Modern Literature 832<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841（Miao Yunlong）<br />
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86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848<br />
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87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859<br />
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88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865<br />
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89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868<br />
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90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873<br />
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91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885<br />
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92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890<br />
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93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900<br />
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94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907<br />
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95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912<br />
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96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917<br />
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97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924<br />
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98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934<br />
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99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941<br />
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100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952<br />
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101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962<br />
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102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975<br />
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103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986<br />
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104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996<br />
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105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005<br />
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106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018<br />
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107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026<br />
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108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035<br />
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109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043<br />
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110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050<br />
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111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055<br />
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112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064<br />
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113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076<br />
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114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087<br />
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115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093<br />
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116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099<br />
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117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106<br />
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118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119<br />
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119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129<br />
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120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141<br />
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121. Religion: Buddhism 1155<br />
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122. Religion: Daoism 1170<br />
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123. Religion: Christianity 1175<br />
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124. Religion: Islam 1181<br />
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125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185<br />
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126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191<br />
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127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217<br />
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128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226<br />
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129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235<br />
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130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257<br />
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131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272 <br />
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132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277 （Dai Shiru）<br />
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133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283<br />
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134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291<br />
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135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296<br />
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136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300<br />
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137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308<br />
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138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317 (Li Jiayi)<br />
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139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325<br />
140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332<br />
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141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340<br />
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142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348<br />
143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363<br />
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144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369<br />
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145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373 (Song Xin)<br />
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146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386（Zhang Huifang）<br />
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147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400<br />
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148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409<br />
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149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418<br />
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150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423<br />
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151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436<br />
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152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450 (Li Jiayi)<br />
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153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456(Liu peini)<br />
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154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473<br />
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155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480<br />
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156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491(Zhang Huifang)<br />
157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Zheng Kaiwu)<br />
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158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508<br />
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159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514<br />
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160. Traditional Festivals 1518……<br />
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161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525<br />
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162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538<br />
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163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544<br />
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164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550<br />
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165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558<br />
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166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569<br />
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167. History: Wang Shouren 1573<br />
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168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582<br />
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169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 （Zeng Zhi）<br />
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170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601 （Luo Jiaxin）<br />
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171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611<br />
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172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623<br />
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173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631<br />
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174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644<br />
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175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655<br />
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176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664 (Tao Yao)<br />
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177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676<br />
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178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685<br />
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179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694 （Jin Yichen）<br />
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180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701（Liu Shutian）<br />
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181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712<br />
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182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719<br />
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183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727<br />
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184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740<br />
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185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752<br />
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186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759<br />
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187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767（Gao Xiaoqing）<br />
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188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783<br />
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189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790<br />
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190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798<br />
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191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807<br />
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192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818<br />
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193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825<br />
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194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845<br />
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195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845<br />
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196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845<br />
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197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845<br />
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198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845<br />
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199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845<br />
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200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845<br />
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201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845 (Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)<br />
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204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845<br />
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205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845<br />
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206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845<br />
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207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845<br />
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208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845 <br />
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209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845 （Li Ting2）<br />
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210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845<br />
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211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845<br />
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212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845<br />
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213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845 (Zhang Zixi)<br />
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214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845<br />
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215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845 (Tao Yao)<br />
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216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845 (Ye Sitong)<br />
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217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845 (Tao Yao)<br />
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218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845(Gao Xiaoqing)<br />
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219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845(Li Linyao)<br />
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221. Zhongyuan festival 1845 （Ou Huang）<br />
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222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845<br />
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223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845 （Lu Jiahui）<br />
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224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845 (Liao Dan)<br />
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225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845 (Chen Zhen)<br />
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226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845<br />
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227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845 (He Yunfeng)<br />
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228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845<br />
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229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845 (Xiao Luyu)<br />
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230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845 (Zhang Meiling)<br />
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231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845<br />
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232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845<br />
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233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845 (Cao Yuan)<br />
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234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845<br />
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235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845<br />
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236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845 (Xu Xinwen)<br />
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237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845<br />
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238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845<br />
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239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845 (Song Xin)<br />
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240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845 (Chen Lin)<br />
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241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845<br />
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242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845 （Ou Huang）<br />
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243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845 (Yang Jing)<br />
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244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845(Xiao Yikang)<br />
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245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845 (Chen Zhen)<br />
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246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845<br />
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247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845<br />
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248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845<br />
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249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845<br />
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250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845<br />
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251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )<br />
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252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845（Liu Shutian）<br />
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253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845<br />
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254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845（Zhang Qi）<br />
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255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845<br />
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256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845 (Zhou Le)<br />
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257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845<br />
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258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845<br />
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259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845<br />
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260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao) <br />
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261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845<br />
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262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) 1845 （Ou Huang）<br />
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263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845<br />
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264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845<br />
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265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845(Liu Jianan)<br />
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267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845 (Yan Jidong)<br />
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268. Table Manners 1845（Luo Yan）<br />
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269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845<br />
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270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845 （Jiang Xinyue)<br />
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271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845<br />
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272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845<br />
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273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845(Luo Sicheng)<br />
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274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845 （Zeng Zhi）<br />
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275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845 （Zeng Xiaohui）<br />
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276. Nail art（美甲） 1845 （Luo Jiaxin）<br />
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277. Mirror (镜子) 1845<br />
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278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845<br />
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279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）<br />
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280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845<br />
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281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845<br />
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282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845 (Chen Zhen)<br />
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283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845 （Zheng Jinlian）<br />
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=Session 02 Fri Feb 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Topics for today==<br />
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)<br />
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You need to copy all the topics for the whole semester to the sessions NOW. If you do not do it sufficiently in advance, how can the fellow students prepare the texts?<br />
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Please remember that you have to indicate the 10 topics for Friday on the course website under "Session 2" with the topic name, student name, powerpoint uploaded (max size 10 MB), all presentations will be each on 1 topic only and cannot exceed 5 minutes. They have to be interactive and helpful from the perspective of an interpreter or translator who needs to prepare his/her work on this topic.<br />
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=Session 03 Fri Mar 07 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 04 Fri Mar 14 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 05 Fri Mar 21 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 06 Fri Mar 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=HOLIDAY Session 07 Fri Apr 04 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
清明节4月4日——4月6日<br />
=Session 08 Fri Apr 11 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 09 Fri Apr 18 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 10 Fri Apr 25 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
劳动节5月1日——5月5日<br />
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=Session 13 Fri May 16 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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=Session 15 Fri May 30 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
端午节5月31日——6月2日<br />
=Session 16 Fri Jun 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Final Exam=<br />
Please write your paper here: [[Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025]]</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chinese_Language_and_Culture,_Spring_2025&diff=165233Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 20252025-02-22T03:26:25Z<p>Chen Lin: /* Homework for Session 2 */</p>
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<div>Welcome to our course website [[Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025]]!<br />
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=Session 1 Fri Feb 21 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Organizational issues=<br />
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==What we learn in this class==<br />
*We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective. <br />
*We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.<br />
*We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.<br />
*We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.<br />
*We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.<br />
*We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).<br />
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==Students' contribution==<br />
*Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class. <br />
*Every student selects a topic, prepares 2 ppt presentations of 15 min. (one without AI, one with AI, and please indicate references and an AI statement at the end of the presentation) and a mentimeter.com quiz for everybody to take live in class with results shown after all will have answered. The topics and contents of the sessions are determined by the selection of the students.<br />
*For the final exam, you write another chapter of the textbook in both Chinese and English, with "Terms and Expressions", References, Questions and Answers, Statement regarding AI<br />
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==Textbook==<br />
You will receive the textbook for our class. We need a volunteer who integrates the last 92 new chapters into the word file. After tha, you will receive an updated version of the textbook. There are more than 200 topics of our textbook. Here you find all topics in the order of the book and with the names of the students who will translate the chapters into Chinese. Please select two topics by writing your name behind it and by setting it in '''bold'''. These topics will be presented in the form of a powerpoint presentation.<br />
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==Agreement on use of classroom time==<br />
Should we read the texts in class or should the students read the text ahead of class (especially learning the terms and expressions) and come to class prepared? How should we use our classroom time? (presentations, quizzes, discussions, exercise to translate adhoc an unknown text from the same area)<br />
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==Homework for every session==<br />
Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook (if you have not much time, you can read it in Chinese), learn the vocabulary and make yourself familiar with the questions asked under the text.<br />
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==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Homework for Session 2==<br />
Please register on the Wiki and wait for the teacher to approve. You can click on http://bit.ly/WIKIREG, then input two times your pinyin name for username and real name in the way "Wang Jianguo", type in some info about yourself and submit the form with accepting the terms and conditions as well as typing in the captcha password "wikicaptcha". More detailed instructions for registration you find in the powerpoint presentation which you can download from here ("Teacher presentation"). <br />
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Please select one of the following chapters of our textbook by writing your name behind the topic to give a 20 minute presentation on plus a MikeCRM quiz: The first three presenters will have to present next week!<br />
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1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17<br />
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2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22<br />
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3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31<br />
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4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40<br />
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5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49<br />
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6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63<br />
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7. Animals: Panda 71<br />
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8. Architecture 78<br />
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9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89<br />
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10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102<br />
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11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113<br />
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12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124<br />
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13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131<br />
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14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145<br />
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15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154<br />
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16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163<br />
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17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170<br />
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18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178<br />
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19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188<br />
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20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197<br />
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21. Beverages: Tea 203<br />
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22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209<br />
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23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218<br />
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24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223<br />
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25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230<br />
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26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236<br />
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27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246<br />
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28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252<br />
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29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262<br />
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30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276<br />
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31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283<br />
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32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291<br />
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33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301<br />
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34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309<br />
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35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324<br />
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36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332<br />
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37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350<br />
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39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361<br />
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40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371<br />
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41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386<br />
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42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395<br />
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43. Facial Make-up 406<br />
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44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413<br />
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45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431<br />
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46. Fine Arts: Painting 440<br />
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47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445<br />
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48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452<br />
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49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459<br />
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50. Games: Go 围棋 462<br />
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51. Games: Kite Flying 468<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476<br />
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53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505<br />
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54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519<br />
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56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526<br />
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57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535<br />
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58. History: Carl and Cixi 548<br />
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59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552<br />
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60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561<br />
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61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573<br />
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62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585<br />
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63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593<br />
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64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606<br />
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65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621<br />
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66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635<br />
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67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642<br />
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68. Language: Chinese Language 649<br />
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69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660<br />
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70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669<br />
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71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681<br />
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72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688<br />
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73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699<br />
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74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706<br />
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75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748<br />
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78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765<br />
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79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773 (Duan Binyao)<br />
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80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780<br />
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81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786<br />
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82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794<br />
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83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823<br />
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84. Literature: Modern Literature 832<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841<br />
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86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848<br />
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87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859<br />
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88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865<br />
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89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868<br />
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90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873<br />
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91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885<br />
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92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890<br />
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93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900<br />
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94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907<br />
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95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912<br />
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96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917<br />
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97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924<br />
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98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934<br />
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99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941<br />
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100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952<br />
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101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962<br />
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102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975<br />
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103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986<br />
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104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996<br />
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105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005<br />
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106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018<br />
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107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026<br />
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108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035<br />
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109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043<br />
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110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050<br />
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111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055<br />
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112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064<br />
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113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076<br />
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114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087<br />
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115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093<br />
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116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099<br />
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117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106<br />
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118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119<br />
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119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129<br />
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120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141<br />
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121. Religion: Buddhism 1155<br />
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122. Religion: Daoism 1170<br />
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123. Religion: Christianity 1175<br />
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124. Religion: Islam 1181<br />
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125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185<br />
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126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191<br />
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127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217<br />
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128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226<br />
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129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235<br />
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130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257<br />
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131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272<br />
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132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277<br />
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133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283<br />
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134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291<br />
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135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296<br />
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136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300<br />
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137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308<br />
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138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317<br />
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139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325<br />
140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332<br />
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141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340<br />
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142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348<br />
143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363<br />
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144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369<br />
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145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373<br />
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146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386<br />
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147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400<br />
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148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409<br />
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149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418<br />
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150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423（Chen Lin）<br />
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151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436<br />
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152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450<br />
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153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456<br />
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154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473<br />
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155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480<br />
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156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491<br />
157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501<br />
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158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508<br />
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159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514<br />
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160. Traditional Festivals 1518<br />
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161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525<br />
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162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538<br />
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163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544<br />
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164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550<br />
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165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558<br />
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166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569<br />
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167. History: Wang Shouren 1573<br />
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168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582<br />
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169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 （Zeng Zhi）<br />
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170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601<br />
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171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611<br />
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172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623<br />
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173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631<br />
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174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644<br />
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175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655<br />
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176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664<br />
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177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676<br />
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178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685<br />
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179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694<br />
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180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701<br />
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181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712<br />
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182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719<br />
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183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727<br />
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184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740<br />
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185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752<br />
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186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759<br />
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187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767<br />
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188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783<br />
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189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790<br />
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190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798<br />
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191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807<br />
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192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818<br />
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193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825<br />
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194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845<br />
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195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845<br />
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196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845<br />
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197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845<br />
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198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845<br />
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199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845<br />
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200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845<br />
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201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845 (Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845<br />
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204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845<br />
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205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845<br />
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206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845<br />
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207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845<br />
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208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845<br />
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209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845<br />
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210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845<br />
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211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845<br />
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212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845<br />
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213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845<br />
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214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845<br />
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215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845<br />
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216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845<br />
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217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845<br />
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218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845<br />
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219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845<br />
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221. Zhongyuan festival 1845<br />
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222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845<br />
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223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845<br />
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224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845<br />
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225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845<br />
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226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845<br />
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227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845<br />
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228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845<br />
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229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845<br />
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230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845<br />
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231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845<br />
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232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845<br />
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233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845<br />
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234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845<br />
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235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845<br />
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236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845<br />
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237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845<br />
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238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845<br />
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239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845<br />
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240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845<br />
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241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845<br />
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242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845<br />
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243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845<br />
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244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845<br />
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245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845<br />
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246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845<br />
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247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845<br />
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248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845<br />
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249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845<br />
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250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845<br />
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251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )<br />
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252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845<br />
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253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845<br />
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254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845<br />
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255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845<br />
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256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845<br />
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257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845<br />
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258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845<br />
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259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845<br />
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260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao) （ZengZhi可删）<br />
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261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845<br />
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262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) 1845<br />
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263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845<br />
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264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845<br />
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265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845<br />
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267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845<br />
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268. Table Manners 1845<br />
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269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845<br />
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270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845<br />
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271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845<br />
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272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845<br />
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273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845<br />
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274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845 （Zeng Zhi）<br />
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275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845<br />
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276. Nail art（美甲） 1845<br />
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277. Mirror (镜子) 1845<br />
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278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845<br />
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279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）<br />
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280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845<br />
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281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845<br />
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282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845<br />
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283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845<br />
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=Session 02 Fri Feb 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Topics for today==<br />
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)<br />
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端午节5月31日——6月2日<br />
=Session 16 Fri Jun 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Final Exam=<br />
Please write your paper here: [[Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025]]</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chinese_Language_and_Culture,_Spring_2025&diff=165230Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 20252025-02-21T17:18:54Z<p>Chen Lin: /* Homework for Session 2 */</p>
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<div>Welcome to our course website [[Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025]]!<br />
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=Session 1 Fri Feb 21 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Organizational issues=<br />
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==What we learn in this class==<br />
*We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective. <br />
*We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.<br />
*We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.<br />
*We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.<br />
*We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.<br />
*We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).<br />
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==Students' contribution==<br />
*Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class. <br />
*Every student selects a topic, prepares 2 ppt presentations of 15 min. (one without AI, one with AI, and please indicate references and an AI statement at the end of the presentation) and a mentimeter.com quiz for everybody to take live in class with results shown after all will have answered. The topics and contents of the sessions are determined by the selection of the students.<br />
*For the final exam, you write another chapter of the textbook in both Chinese and English, with "Terms and Expressions", References, Questions and Answers, Statement regarding AI<br />
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==Textbook==<br />
You will receive the textbook for our class. We need a volunteer who integrates the last 92 new chapters into the word file. After tha, you will receive an updated version of the textbook. There are more than 200 topics of our textbook. Here you find all topics in the order of the book and with the names of the students who will translate the chapters into Chinese. Please select two topics by writing your name behind it and by setting it in '''bold'''. These topics will be presented in the form of a powerpoint presentation.<br />
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==Agreement on use of classroom time==<br />
Should we read the texts in class or should the students read the text ahead of class (especially learning the terms and expressions) and come to class prepared? How should we use our classroom time? (presentations, quizzes, discussions, exercise to translate adhoc an unknown text from the same area)<br />
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==Homework for every session==<br />
Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook (if you have not much time, you can read it in Chinese), learn the vocabulary and make yourself familiar with the questions asked under the text.<br />
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==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Homework for Session 2==<br />
Please register on the Wiki and wait for the teacher to approve. You can click on http://bit.ly/WIKIREG, then input two times your pinyin name for username and real name in the way "Wang Jianguo", type in some info about yourself and submit the form with accepting the terms and conditions as well as typing in the captcha password "wikicaptcha". More detailed instructions for registration you find in the powerpoint presentation which you can download from here ("Teacher presentation"). <br />
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Please select one of the following chapters of our textbook by writing your name behind the topic to give a 20 minute presentation on plus a MikeCRM quiz: The first three presenters will have to present next week!<br />
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1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17<br />
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2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22<br />
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3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31<br />
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4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40<br />
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5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49<br />
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6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63<br />
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7. Animals: Panda 71<br />
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8. Architecture 78<br />
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9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89<br />
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10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102<br />
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11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113<br />
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12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124<br />
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13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131<br />
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14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145<br />
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15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154<br />
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16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163<br />
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17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170<br />
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18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178<br />
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19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188<br />
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20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197<br />
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21. Beverages: Tea 203<br />
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22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209<br />
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23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218<br />
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24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223<br />
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25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230<br />
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26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236<br />
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27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246<br />
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28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252<br />
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29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262<br />
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30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276<br />
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31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283<br />
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32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291<br />
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33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301<br />
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34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309<br />
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35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324<br />
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36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332<br />
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37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339<br />
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38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350<br />
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39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361<br />
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40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371<br />
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41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386<br />
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42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395<br />
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43. Facial Make-up 406<br />
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44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413<br />
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45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431<br />
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46. Fine Arts: Painting 440<br />
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47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445<br />
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48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452<br />
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49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459<br />
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50. Games: Go 围棋 462<br />
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51. Games: Kite Flying 468<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476<br />
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53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505<br />
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54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519<br />
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56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526<br />
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57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535<br />
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58. History: Carl and Cixi 548<br />
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59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552<br />
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60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561<br />
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61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573<br />
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62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585<br />
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63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593<br />
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64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606<br />
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65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621<br />
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66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635<br />
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67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642<br />
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68. Language: Chinese Language 649<br />
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69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660<br />
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70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669<br />
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71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681<br />
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72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688<br />
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73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699<br />
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74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706<br />
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75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725<br />
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77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748<br />
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78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765<br />
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79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773<br />
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80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780<br />
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81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786<br />
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82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794<br />
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83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823<br />
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84. Literature: Modern Literature 832<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841<br />
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86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848<br />
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87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859<br />
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88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865<br />
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89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868<br />
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90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873<br />
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91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885<br />
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92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890<br />
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93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900<br />
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94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907<br />
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95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912<br />
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96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917<br />
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97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924<br />
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98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934<br />
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99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941<br />
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100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952<br />
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101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962<br />
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102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975<br />
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103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986<br />
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104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996<br />
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105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005<br />
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106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018<br />
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107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026<br />
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108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035<br />
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109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043<br />
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110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050<br />
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111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055<br />
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112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064<br />
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113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076<br />
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114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087<br />
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115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093<br />
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116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099<br />
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117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106<br />
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118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119<br />
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119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129<br />
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120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141<br />
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121. Religion: Buddhism 1155<br />
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122. Religion: Daoism 1170<br />
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123. Religion: Christianity 1175<br />
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124. Religion: Islam 1181<br />
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125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185<br />
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126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191<br />
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127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217<br />
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128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226<br />
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129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235<br />
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130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257<br />
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131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272<br />
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132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277<br />
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133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283<br />
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134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291<br />
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135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296<br />
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136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300<br />
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137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308<br />
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138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317<br />
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139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325<br />
140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332<br />
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141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340<br />
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142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348<br />
143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363<br />
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144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369<br />
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145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373<br />
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146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386<br />
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147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400<br />
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148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409<br />
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149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418<br />
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150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423（Chen Lin）<br />
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151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436<br />
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152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450<br />
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153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456<br />
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154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473<br />
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155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480<br />
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156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491<br />
157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501<br />
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158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508<br />
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159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514<br />
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160. Traditional Festivals 1518<br />
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161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525<br />
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162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538<br />
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163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544<br />
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164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550<br />
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165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558<br />
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166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569<br />
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167. History: Wang Shouren 1573<br />
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168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582<br />
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169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593<br />
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170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601<br />
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171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611<br />
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172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623<br />
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173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631<br />
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174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644<br />
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175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655<br />
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176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664<br />
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177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676<br />
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178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685<br />
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179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694<br />
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180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701<br />
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181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712<br />
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182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719<br />
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183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727<br />
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184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740<br />
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185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752<br />
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186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759<br />
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187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767<br />
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188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783<br />
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189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790<br />
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190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798<br />
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191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807<br />
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192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818<br />
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193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825<br />
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194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845<br />
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195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845<br />
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196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845<br />
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197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845<br />
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198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845<br />
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199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845<br />
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200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845<br />
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201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845 (Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845<br />
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204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845<br />
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205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845<br />
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206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845<br />
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207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845<br />
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208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845<br />
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209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845<br />
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210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845<br />
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211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845<br />
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212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845<br />
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213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845<br />
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214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845<br />
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215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845<br />
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216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845<br />
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217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845<br />
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218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845<br />
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219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845<br />
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221. Zhongyuan festival 1845<br />
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222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845<br />
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223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845<br />
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224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845<br />
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225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845<br />
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226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845<br />
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227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845<br />
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228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845<br />
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229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845<br />
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230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845<br />
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231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845<br />
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232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845<br />
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233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845<br />
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234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845<br />
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235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845<br />
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236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845<br />
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237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845<br />
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238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845<br />
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239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845<br />
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240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845<br />
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241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845（Chen Lin）<br />
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242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845<br />
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243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845<br />
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244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845<br />
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245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845<br />
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246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845<br />
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247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845<br />
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248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845<br />
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249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845<br />
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250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845<br />
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251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )<br />
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252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845<br />
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253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845<br />
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254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845<br />
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255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845<br />
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256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845<br />
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257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845<br />
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258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845<br />
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259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845<br />
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260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao) （ZengZhi可删）<br />
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261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845<br />
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262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) 1845<br />
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263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845<br />
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264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845<br />
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265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845<br />
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267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845<br />
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268. Table Manners 1845<br />
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269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845<br />
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270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845<br />
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271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845<br />
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272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845<br />
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273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845<br />
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274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845 （Zeng Zhi）<br />
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275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845<br />
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276. Nail art（美甲） 1845<br />
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277. Mirror (镜子) 1845<br />
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278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845<br />
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279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）<br />
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280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845<br />
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281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845<br />
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282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845<br />
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283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845<br />
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=Session 02 Fri Feb 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Topics for today==<br />
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)<br />
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清明节4月4日——4月6日<br />
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劳动节5月1日——5月5日<br />
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=Session 15 Fri May 30 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
端午节5月31日——6月2日<br />
=Session 16 Fri Jun 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Final Exam=<br />
Please write your paper here: [[Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025]]</div>Chen Linhttps://bou.de/u/index.php?title=Chinese_Language_and_Culture,_Spring_2025&diff=165228Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 20252025-02-21T17:14:55Z<p>Chen Lin: /* Homework for Session 2 */</p>
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<div>Welcome to our course website [[Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025]]!<br />
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=Session 1 Fri Feb 21 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Organizational issues=<br />
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==What we learn in this class==<br />
*We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective. <br />
*We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.<br />
*We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.<br />
*We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.<br />
*We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.<br />
*We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.<br />
*We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).<br />
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==Students' contribution==<br />
*Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class. <br />
*Every student selects a topic, prepares 2 ppt presentations of 15 min. (one without AI, one with AI, and please indicate references and an AI statement at the end of the presentation) and a mentimeter.com quiz for everybody to take live in class with results shown after all will have answered. The topics and contents of the sessions are determined by the selection of the students.<br />
*For the final exam, you write another chapter of the textbook in both Chinese and English, with "Terms and Expressions", References, Questions and Answers, Statement regarding AI<br />
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==Textbook==<br />
You will receive the textbook for our class. We need a volunteer who integrates the last 92 new chapters into the word file. After tha, you will receive an updated version of the textbook. There are more than 200 topics of our textbook. Here you find all topics in the order of the book and with the names of the students who will translate the chapters into Chinese. Please select two topics by writing your name behind it and by setting it in '''bold'''. These topics will be presented in the form of a powerpoint presentation.<br />
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==Agreement on use of classroom time==<br />
Should we read the texts in class or should the students read the text ahead of class (especially learning the terms and expressions) and come to class prepared? How should we use our classroom time? (presentations, quizzes, discussions, exercise to translate adhoc an unknown text from the same area)<br />
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==Homework for every session==<br />
Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook (if you have not much time, you can read it in Chinese), learn the vocabulary and make yourself familiar with the questions asked under the text.<br />
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==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Homework for Session 2==<br />
Please register on the Wiki and wait for the teacher to approve. You can click on http://bit.ly/WIKIREG, then input two times your pinyin name for username and real name in the way "Wang Jianguo", type in some info about yourself and submit the form with accepting the terms and conditions as well as typing in the captcha password "wikicaptcha". More detailed instructions for registration you find in the powerpoint presentation which you can download from here ("Teacher presentation"). <br />
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Please select one of the following chapters of our textbook by writing your name behind the topic to give a 20 minute presentation on plus a MikeCRM quiz: The first three presenters will have to present next week!<br />
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1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17<br />
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2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22<br />
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3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31<br />
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4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40<br />
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5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49<br />
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6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63<br />
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7. Animals: Panda 71<br />
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8. Architecture 78<br />
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9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89<br />
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10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102<br />
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11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113<br />
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12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124<br />
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13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131<br />
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14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145<br />
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15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154<br />
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16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163<br />
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17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170<br />
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18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178<br />
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19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188<br />
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20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197<br />
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21. Beverages: Tea 203<br />
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22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209<br />
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23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218<br />
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24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223<br />
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25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230<br />
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26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236<br />
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27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246<br />
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28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252<br />
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29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262<br />
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30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276<br />
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31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283<br />
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32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291<br />
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33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301（Chen Lin）<br />
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34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309<br />
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35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324<br />
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36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332<br />
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37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339<br />
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38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350<br />
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39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361<br />
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40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371<br />
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41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386<br />
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42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395<br />
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43. Facial Make-up 406<br />
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44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413<br />
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45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431<br />
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46. Fine Arts: Painting 440<br />
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47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445<br />
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48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452<br />
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49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459<br />
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50. Games: Go 围棋 462<br />
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51. Games: Kite Flying 468<br />
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52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476<br />
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53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505<br />
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54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511<br />
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55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519<br />
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56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526<br />
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57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535<br />
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58. History: Carl and Cixi 548<br />
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59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552<br />
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60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561<br />
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61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573<br />
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62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585<br />
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63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593<br />
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64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606<br />
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65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621<br />
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66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635<br />
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67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642<br />
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68. Language: Chinese Language 649<br />
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69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660<br />
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70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669<br />
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71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681<br />
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72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688<br />
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73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699<br />
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74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706<br />
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75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715<br />
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76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725<br />
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77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748<br />
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78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765<br />
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79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773<br />
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80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780<br />
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81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786<br />
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82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794<br />
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83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823<br />
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84. Literature: Modern Literature 832<br />
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85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841<br />
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86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848<br />
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87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859<br />
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88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865<br />
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89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868<br />
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90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873<br />
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91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885<br />
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92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890<br />
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93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900<br />
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94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907<br />
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95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912<br />
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96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917<br />
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97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924<br />
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98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934<br />
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99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941<br />
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100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952<br />
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101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962<br />
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102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975<br />
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103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986<br />
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104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996<br />
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105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005<br />
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106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018<br />
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107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026<br />
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108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035<br />
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109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043<br />
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110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050<br />
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111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055<br />
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112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064<br />
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113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076<br />
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114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087<br />
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115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093<br />
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116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099<br />
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117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106<br />
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118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119<br />
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119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129<br />
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120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141<br />
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121. Religion: Buddhism 1155<br />
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122. Religion: Daoism 1170<br />
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123. Religion: Christianity 1175<br />
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124. Religion: Islam 1181<br />
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125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185<br />
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126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191<br />
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127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217<br />
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128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226<br />
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129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235<br />
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130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257<br />
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131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272<br />
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132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277<br />
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133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283<br />
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134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291<br />
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135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296<br />
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136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300<br />
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137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308<br />
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138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317<br />
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139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325<br />
140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332<br />
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141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340<br />
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142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348<br />
143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363<br />
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144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369<br />
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145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373<br />
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146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386<br />
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147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400<br />
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148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409<br />
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149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418<br />
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150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423<br />
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151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436<br />
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152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450<br />
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153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456<br />
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154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473<br />
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155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480<br />
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156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491<br />
157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501<br />
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158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508<br />
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159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514<br />
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160. Traditional Festivals 1518<br />
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161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525<br />
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162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538<br />
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163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544<br />
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164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550<br />
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165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558<br />
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166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569<br />
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167. History: Wang Shouren 1573<br />
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168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582<br />
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169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593<br />
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170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601<br />
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171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611<br />
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172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623<br />
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173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631<br />
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174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644<br />
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175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655<br />
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176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664<br />
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177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676<br />
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178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685<br />
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179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694<br />
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180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701<br />
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181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712<br />
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182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719<br />
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183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727<br />
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184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740<br />
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185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752<br />
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186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759<br />
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187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767<br />
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188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783<br />
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189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790<br />
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190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798<br />
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191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807<br />
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192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818<br />
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193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825<br />
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194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845<br />
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195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845<br />
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196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845<br />
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197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845<br />
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198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845<br />
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199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845<br />
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200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845<br />
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201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845 (Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845<br />
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204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845<br />
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205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845<br />
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206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845<br />
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207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845<br />
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208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845<br />
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209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845<br />
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210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845<br />
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211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845<br />
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212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845<br />
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213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845<br />
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214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845<br />
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215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845<br />
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216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845<br />
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217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845<br />
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218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845<br />
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219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)<br />
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220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845<br />
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221. Zhongyuan festival 1845<br />
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222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845<br />
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223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845<br />
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224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845<br />
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225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845<br />
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226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845<br />
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227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845<br />
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228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845<br />
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229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845<br />
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230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845<br />
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231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845<br />
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232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845<br />
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233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845<br />
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234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845<br />
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235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845<br />
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236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845<br />
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237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845<br />
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238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845<br />
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239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845<br />
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240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845<br />
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241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845（Chen Lin）<br />
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242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845<br />
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243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845<br />
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244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845<br />
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245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845<br />
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246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845<br />
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247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845<br />
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248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845<br />
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249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845<br />
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250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845<br />
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251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )<br />
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252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845<br />
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253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845<br />
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254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845<br />
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255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845<br />
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256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845<br />
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257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845<br />
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258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845<br />
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259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845<br />
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260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao)<br />
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261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845<br />
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262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) 1845<br />
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263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845<br />
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264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845<br />
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265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）<br />
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266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845<br />
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267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845<br />
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268. Table Manners 1845<br />
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269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845<br />
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270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845<br />
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271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845<br />
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272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845<br />
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273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845<br />
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274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845 （Zeng Zhi）<br />
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275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845<br />
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276. Nail art（美甲） 1845<br />
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277. Mirror (镜子) 1845<br />
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278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845<br />
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279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）<br />
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280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845<br />
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281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845<br />
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282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845<br />
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283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845<br />
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=Session 02 Fri Feb 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
==Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture==<br />
[[Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx]]<br />
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==Topics for today==<br />
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)<br />
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=Session 03 Fri Mar 07 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 04 Fri Mar 14 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
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=Session 06 Fri Mar 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=HOLIDAY Session 07 Fri Apr 04 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
清明节4月4日——4月6日<br />
=Session 08 Fri Apr 11 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 09 Fri Apr 18 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 10 Fri Apr 25 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
劳动节5月1日——5月5日<br />
=Session 12 Fri May 09 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 13 Fri May 16 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 14 Fri May 23 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
=Session 15 Fri May 30 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Student presentations=<br />
端午节5月31日——6月2日<br />
=Session 16 Fri Jun 28 12:45-14:15 room 613 - Final Exam=<br />
Please write your paper here: [[Chin_Lang_Cult_Fin_Exam_Spring_2025]]</div>Chen Lin