Culture2022 final exam papers

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Every student needs to find a topic, which is not in the textbook and has not been presented in class. Please check your topics in regard of this. All topics are ok except for those with red marks. Please suggest a new topic instead and wait for the teacher to remove the red marks.

1. Every student should write a new English text on a phenomenon in Chinese culture as a new chapter in the text book.

2. Please find a paper you want to proof read, contact the author, proof read (by copying each paragraph and make corrections/suggestions in the copy) . Please proof read a fellow students' paper by copying each paragraph and make your corrections in the paragraph. In a final step, the original author of the paper has to decide, what of the corrections he/she will accept and work into the paper. The final version submitted on the deadline should not carry any of the fellow student's paragraphs and comments.

• You can use the texts in the coursebook as an example (like Unit 1, Text A). You only need to write Text A (like "Longevity Noodles") or Text B ("Mooncakes"), not a whole Unit. But please try to find fellow students who topics fit under the same Unit title ("Festival Meals") and arrange it accordingly.
• In the topic, please write the category, then the topic - your name and student no.
• For the text, please indicate ALL SOURCES with bibliographical references. That means: At least for every paragraph, sometimes for single sentences, you have to indicate at the end, where you have found this information. E.g. (Liu Miqing 2010, 17). This means you have found it in the book or paper written by Ms Liu on page 17.
• Add a section at the end called "References".
• Please also add a list "Terms and Expressions".
• Please add a "Questions" section.
• Please add a "Answers" section.

Chen Tianyu 陈天钰— Martial Arts:The Development of Chinese Swordsman Spirit

--Chen Tianyu (talk) 04:46, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

the outline of the first paragraph: a brief introduction of Chinese swordsman spirit+my basic understanding of Chinese swordsman spirit +the overall outline(perspectives)of the essays.

Li Siwen 李思文 - stage entertainment:Yuan drama

The Origin of Yuan Drama

Yuan Drama [1] There are complex reasons for the rise and development of Yuan Drama. First of all, the social reality of the previous dynasties was the foundation for the rise of Yuan Opera. The vast territory of Yuan Dynasty, the prosperity of urban economy, the grand theater, active guild of authors and the endless audience laid the foundation for the rise of Yuan Drama. Secondly, the exchange and melting of various ethnic cultures in Yuan Dynasty promoted the formation of Yuan Drama. Thirdly, Yuan Drama is the inevitable result of the inherent law of poetry itself and the inheritance and development of literary tradition.

Ma Feifei 马菲菲 - Chinese Economy: rich businessmen

Outside of Internet success stories such as Alibaba’s Jack Ma or Baidu’s Robin Li, China has few if any widely internationally known rich businessmen. Here are some brief introduction to the rich businessmen in China.

Yan Ni 燕妮 - Please choose a topic.

Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dancing

Yuan Ling 袁灵 - National Belief: the Chinese Dream

Comment: Please make sure to report on this from a scholarly, not from a political perspective.