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Revision as of 02:31, 9 May 2025
Welcome to our course website Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025!
Session 1 Fri Feb 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Organizational issues
What we learn in this class
- We learn about Chinese culture from international, especially Western perspective.
- We learn about cultural phenomena, traditional Chinese culture.
- We learn English and Chinese terminology in the area of Chinese culture.
- We learn to think critically about cultural traditions and to appreciate the benefits from cultural traditions.
- We learn how to determine the location and role of Chinese culture within global culture.
- We learn basics of theories and models of intercultural communication and comparison.
- We learn the appreciate and respect the diversity of multipolar cultures and of integration.
- We become aware of the dangers of cultural discrimination (colonialism, religious missions, imperialism etc.).
Students' contribution
- Every student needs to prepare the 1-2 textbook texts of the respective chapters in the textbook ahead each week of class.
- 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.
- 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
Textbook
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.
Agreement on use of classroom time
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)
Homework for every session
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.
Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture
Media:01_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx
Homework for Session 2
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").
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!
1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 17
2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 22
3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 31
4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 40
5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 49
6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 63
7. Animals: Panda 71
8. Architecture 78
9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 89
10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 102
11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 113
12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 124
13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 131
14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 145
15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 154
16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 163
17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 170
18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 178
19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 188
20. Beverages: Milk Tea 197
21. Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai)
22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 209
23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 218
24. Body movement performance: Stilts 223
25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 230
26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 236
27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 246 (Tang Yan)
28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 252
29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 262
30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 276
31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 283
32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 291
33. Clothing: Cheongsam 301
34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 309
35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 324
36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 332
37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 339
38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 350
39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 361
40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 371
41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 386
42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 395
43. Facial Make-up 406
44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 413
45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 431
46. Fine Arts: Painting 440
47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 445
48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 452
49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 459
50. Games: Go 围棋 462（Zhao Qi）
51. Games: Kite Flying 468
52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）
53. Garden Culture: Gardens 505
54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 511
55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）
56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 526
57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 535
58. History: Carl and Cixi 548
59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 552
60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 561
61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 573
62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 585
63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 593
64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606（Qin Yi)
65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 621
66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 635
67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 642
68. Language: Chinese Language 649
69. Language: Chinese Dialects 660
70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 669
71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 681
72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 688
73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 699
74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 706
75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 715
76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 725 (Duan Binyao)
77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 748
78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 765
79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 773
80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 780
81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 786
82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 794
83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 823
84. Literature: Modern Literature 832
85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 841（Miao Yunlong）
86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 848
87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 859
88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 865
89. Martial Arts: Qigong 868
90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 873
91. Martial Arts: Wushu 885
92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 890
93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 900
94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 907
95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 912
96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 917
97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 924
98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 934
99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 941
100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 952
101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang)
102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 975
103. Music and instruments: Pipa 986
104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 996
105. Mythology: Huli-jing 1005
106. National Symbols: National Anthem 1018
107. National Symbols: National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）
108. Opera: Peking Opera 1035
109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 1043
110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050 (Dai shiru)
111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 1055
112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 1064
113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 1076
114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 1087
115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 1093
116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 1099
117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 1106
118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 1119
119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 1129
120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 1141
121. Religion: Buddhism 1155
122. Religion: Daoism 1170
123. Religion: Christianity 1175
124. Religion: Islam 1181
125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 1185
126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1191 (Yang Yue2)
127. Science and Technology: Compass 1217
128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 1226
129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 1235
130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 1257
131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 1272 (Fei Xinyu)
132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 1277
133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 1283(Wang Huaixing)
134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 1291
135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 1296
136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 1300
137. Social: The Long-life Lock 1308
138. Social: Round Table Culture 1317 (Wu Jiating)
139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 1325
140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 1332
141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 1340
142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 1348
143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 1363
144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 1369
145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 1373
146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 1386（Zhang Huifang）
147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 1400
148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 1409
149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 1418
150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 1423
151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 1436
152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 1450
153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456 (Zheng Kaiwu)
154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 1473
155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480(Liu Peini)
156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 1491(Xiao Zixin)
157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang)
158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 1508
159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 1514
160. Traditional Festivals 1518……
161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 1525
162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 1538
163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 1544
164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 1550
165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 1558 (She Xiao)
166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 1569
167. History: Wang Shouren 1573 Lv Jiahao
168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 1582
169. Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 （Chen Sisi)
170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 1601
171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 1611
172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 1623
173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 1631
174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 1644 （Liu Pei）
175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 1655
176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 1664
177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 1676
178. Music and instruments: Erhu 1685
179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 1694 (Liu Yunxi)
180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 1701
181. Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）
182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 1719 (Fu Sihui)
183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 1727 （Wang Xinyu）
184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 1740
185. Opera: Huangmei opera 1752 （Chu Hanqi）
186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 1759
187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 1767
188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 1783(Du JIangping)
189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 1790
190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 1798
191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）
192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 1818
193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)
194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 1845
195. Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)
196. Science and Technology: The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)
197. Chinese tradition culture: The culture of Ronghua—Velvet Flowers 绒花 1845
198. Stage entertainment: Northeast Errenzhuan (二人转) 1845
199. Traditional Crafts: Dough Sculpture 面塑 1845
200. Nanchang Relic Museum for Haihun Principality of Han Dynasty 1845
201. The culture of Grass cloth 夏布 1845
202. The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)
203. Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)
204. Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）
205. Bride-price（彩礼） 1845
206. Chinese science fiction movies 中国科幻片 1845
207. Shandong cuisine鲁菜 1845(Lu Wei)
208. Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao （步摇） 1845 (Yang Jing)
209. Tofu meatball with pig blood (猪血丸子) 1845 （Li Ting2）
210. Sunzi’s Art of War: Source for All Books on War (孙子兵法) 1845
211. The Temple of Heaven：Reverence with Awe and Gratitude（天坛） 1845
212. Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845 (Huang Yixuan2)
213. Chinese Dreamcore (中式梦核) 1845 (Zhang Zixi)
214. Lu Ban, China’s inventor（中国发明家——鲁班） 1845
215. Live Streaming E-commerce（直播电商） 1845 (Tao Yao)
216. The Story of Ming Lan（知否知否，应是绿肥红瘦） 1845 (Ye Sitong)
217. Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art (茶百戏) 1845 （Yang Jiahong2)
218. Guangdong Herbal tea（广东凉茶） 1845(Gao Xiaoqing)
219. Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） 1845(Huang Qiaoqiao)
220. Rice cake (年糕) 1845 （Dong Jiating）
221. Zhongyuan festival 1845 （Ou Huang）
222. Dulong: Facial tattoo (独龙族：纹面) 1845
223. The Return of the Pearl Princess（还珠格格） 1845 （Lu Jiahui）
224. Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜） 1845 (Liao Dan)
225. "Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛） 1845 (Shen Shuai)
226. Landscapes and Tourism: Junshan Island (君山岛) 1845
227. Chinese Bossy Fictions & Micro-drama（中国式霸总小说&短剧） 1845 (He Yunfeng)
228. Chinese Traditional Medicine (中医药）——— Mortise and Tenon Joint（榫卯结构） 1845
229. Jingdezhen Porcelain 1845 (Xiao Luyu)
230. Gayageum（伽倻琴） 1845 (Zhang Meiling)
231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联） 1845 (Wang Yuxin)
232. Sun Wukong（孙悟空） 1845 （Li Yuan2）
233. Traditional Chinese Pigments（中国传统颜料） 1845 (Cao Yuan)
234. Dragon Lantern Dance（舞龙灯） 1845 （Jin Yichen）
235. Bamboo Weaving (竹编） 1845 (Chen Anqi)
236. Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World (冰雪大世界) 1845 (Xu Xinwen)
237. Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan) 1845 （Li Zihan2）
238. Three Famous Chinese Mountains(中国三山) 1845（Liu Chang）
239. Female Emperor---Wu Zetian 1845 (Song Xin)
240. Clay sculpture (泥塑） 1845 (Chen Lin)
241. Abacus (中国珠算） 1845
242. Hunan Rice Noodles（湖南米粉） 1845 (Gong Wei)
243. Chinese name（中国姓名文化） 1845
244. Chinese popular viral memes (中国网络社交媒体“热梗”） 1845(Xiao Yikang)
245. Douzhi (豆汁) 1845(Li Linyao)
246. New Year Wood-block Paintings (木版年画） 1845（Du Yuan）
247. Carved lacquer（雕漆） 1845 （Liu Qi）
248. Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山） 1845 （Yu Jingfang）
249. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tongguan Kiln （铜官窑） 1845
250. Language: Hakka Dialect（客家话） 1845
251. Rice noodle roll（肠粉） 1845 ( Li Mingfeng )
252. Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine(东北菜） 1845（Liu Shutian）
253. Yuelu Mountain (岳麓山) 1845（Chen Ting）
254. Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye（扎染） 1845（Zhang Qi）
255. Chinese-style sun protection (中式防晒） 1845（Zhao Yashi）
256. Danmu (弹幕） 1845 (Zhou Le)
257. Yangshao Culture（仰韶文化） 1845
258. Indigo Dyeing (蓝染) 1845
259. Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua 1845 (Zhou Tianyi)
260. Wedding dress in the Song Dynasty (宋代婚服) 1845 (Liu Chao)
261. The cultural idea oft he great unification in ancient China (中国古代的大一统文化思想) 1845
262. The Four Pillars of Destiny (八字) (Li Jiayi) 1845
263. Shaolin Temple (少林寺) 1845 (Zuo Fang)
264. Single bamboo drifting（独竹漂） 1845
265. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1845 （Xing Xueqing）
266. Hui Culture (徽文化) 1845(Liu Jianan)
267. Ma Zu Culture (妈祖文化) 1845 (Yan Jidong)
268. Table Manners 1845（Luo Yan）
269. Music of the Mongol nationality (蒙古族音乐) 1845
270. The Yingge Dance（英歌舞） 1845 （Jiang Xinyue)
271. Palace Lantern（宫灯） 1845 （Shao Keyuan）
272. Chinese Term of Endearment（中国亲昵称谓） 1845 (Zeng Zhi）
273. Changsha Stinky Tofu（长沙臭豆腐) 1845(Luo Sicheng)
274. God of Wealth(财神) 1845
275. Zhuazhou（抓周） 1845 （Zeng Xiaohui）
276. Nail art（美甲） 1845 （Luo Jiaxin） 277. Mirror (镜子) 1845 (Cheng Sixiang)
278. The Beef Board Noodle (牛肉板面) 1845(Yan Xiang)
279. Huo Qubing (霍去病） 1845 （Luo Jingyan）
280. Chinese Courtyard Houses（中国四合院） 1845 (Guo Cili)
281. Music and instruments: Yangqin（扬琴） 1845（Dai Yexun）
282. Black Myth: Wukong（黑神话 悟空） 1845 (Chen Zhen)
283. Guangdong Morning Tea Culture （广东早茶文化） 1845 （Zheng Jinlian）
Session 02 Fri Feb 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
Teacher presentation: Introduction to Culture
Media:02_Chin_Lang_Cult_Spring_2025.pptx
Topics for today
Please copy and paste your presentation topic, your name here and add your powerpoint file (size limit 10 MB)
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?
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.
27. Chinese Calligraphy (Tang Yan) Media:Chinese_Calligraphy.pptx
52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 476（Jiang Ziqiang）Media:Mahjong-Jiang_Ziqiang.pptx
55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 519（Li Mei）Media:The Summer Palace - Li Mei.pptx
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
85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Miao Yunlong)Media:Qian_Zhongshu_Miao_Yunlong.pptx
Tea Latte Art (Xiang Jianning)
Topic 7
Topic 8
Topic 9
Topic 10
Session 03 Fri Mar 07 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
Presentations
1. Topic 21: Beverages: Tea 203 (Zhang Mai) Media:Tea_Spring_2025.pptx 86
2. Topic 64: Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 606 (Qin Yi) Media:Mount_Tai_Spring_2025.pptx
3. Topic 101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 962 (Xu Yangyang) Media:Lucky_Money_Spring_2025.pptx
4. Topic 107:National Symbols: Culture of the National Flag 1026 （Liao Zuoyun）Media:Culture_of_the_National_Flag_Spring_2025.pptx
5. Topic 155:Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 1480 (Liu Peini) Media:Wuhan_Breakfast_Spring_2025.pptx
6. Topic 157:Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 1501 (Cao Chunyang) Media:Hot_Pot_Spring_2025.pptx
7. Topic 126: China's four new inventions 1191(Yang Yue2).) Media:China's_Four_Great_New_Inventions_Spring_2025.pdf
Notes on presentations
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.
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)
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
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
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
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
6. 15:56-16:01 hot pot history originated in China (?), regional differences within China 87
7. 16:02-16:06 4 new inventions - not explained that these inventions were invented in other countries. 86
Student grades: 平时成绩/签到
75/103 students, 24级 MA翻译, class representative: Zhang Jiaxin
- Jin Yichen
- lu jiahui
- li yuan
- cao yuan
- xiao luyu
- zhang jiaxin +5
- ye sitong
- zhao yashi
- jiang xinyue
- yan xiang
- fei xinyu
- zhang qi
- dai shiru
- zhang zixi
- zheng kaiwu
- cai yichun
- yang jing
- liao dan
- luo yan
- qin yi
- shao keyuan
- cao chunyang
- xu yangyang
- liao zuoyun
- cheng sixiang
- du jiangping
- liu qi
- miao yunlong
- huang qiaoqiao
- chen lin
- duan binyao
- li ting
- zeng zhi
- xing xueqing
- luo jingyan
- liu shutian
- gao xiaoqing
- chen zhen
- luo guoqiang -1-1
- she xiao
- he yunfeng
- liu ying
- du yuan
- li jiayi
- tao yao
- xu xinwen
- ou huang
- liu peini
- jiang ziqiang
- zhang huifang
- liu chao
- liu yunxi
- luo jiaxin
- li mei
- zeng xiaohui
- huang yixuan
- chen anqi
- chen ting
- zhang mai
- yuan xiaolin -1-1
- li mingfeng
- dai yexun-1
- yang pei -1
- tang yan
- xiang jianning-1
- liu chang -1
- wang yuxin
- lv jiahao-1
- dong jiating
- lu wei
- yang yue
- guo cili
- shen shuai
- Ouyang yihong
- li zihan -1
- zuo fang
- fu sihui
- xiao zixin -1
- zhou tianyi -1
- qi zhiyang -1
- liu pei
- gong wei
- chen sisi
- huang sinan
- xiao yikang
- yu jingfang
- luo sicheng
- yang jiahong
- yan jidong
- xiao yawen
- geng hongmei
- zhou le
- qiu ping
- wang huaixing
- wang xinyu
- chu hanqi
- wu jiating
- zhang meiling
- liu jianan
- song xin
- zhao qi
- zheng jinlian
- li linyao
Session 04 Fri Mar 14 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
- Topic 260：Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty(Liu Chao)Media:260 The Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty.pptx
- Topic 146: Traditional crafts: Xiang embroidery 1386(Zhang Huifang) Media:Hunan_embroidery_spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 153:Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456 (Zheng Kaiwu)Media:Media Eight Major Cuisines of China.pptx
- Topic 233: Traditional Chinese Pigments (Cao Yuan)Media:Traditional Chinese Pigments.pptx
- Topic 182: Chinese Economy: rich businessmen (Fu Sihui) Media:Rich_Businessmen_Spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 156: Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick p. 1491 (Xiao Zixin) Media:Tanghulu_Spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 138: Social: Round Table Culture 1317 (Wu Jiating) Media:Round_Table_Culture_Spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 174: Jiaozi (Liu Pei) Media:Dumplings_Spring_2025.pptx
- 133.Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing)
Session 05 Fri Mar 21 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
- Topic 50: Games: Go 围棋 462（Zhao Qi） Media:Weiqi_Go_Spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 110:Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050 (Dai shiru)Media:Opera Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang.pptx
- Topic 131: Silk and porcelain: Silk (Fei Xinyu) Media:Silk_Spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 224: Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜）(Liao Dan) Media:Jiangxi_Cuisine_Spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 169: Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 (Chen Sisi) ） Media:Luosifen_Spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 167: History: Wang Shouren 1573 （Lv Jiahao)Media:History_Wang_Shouren_.pptx
- Topic 183: Jiangxi Gan Opera （Wang Xinyu） Media:Jiangxi Gan opera.pptx
- Topic 165: Worship: Chinese Incense Culture (She Xiao) Media:Chinese Incense Culture.pptx
- 133.Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing) [Media: Silk and Porcelain]
Session 06 Fri Mar 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
- Topic 188:Mobile Games 手游 1783 （Du Jiangping）
- Topic 191:Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）
- Topic 193:Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)
- Topic 195:Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)Media: Cuju.pptx
- Topic 202:The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)Media: The Legend of Zhen Huan.pptx
- Topic 203:Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)Media: Chinese Horror Movies.pptx
- Topic 185:Opera: Huangmei opera 1752 （Chu Hanqi）
- Topic 181:Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）
- Topic 196:The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)
HOLIDAY Session 07 Fri Apr 04 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
清明节4月4日——4月6日
Session 08 Fri Apr 11 14:30-16:10 Zhishan Bldg. room 303 - Student presentations
- Topic 133:Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing）
- Topic 179:Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love（Liu Yunxi）Media:Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love .pptx
- Topic 181:Animals：Golden Monkey(Xiao Yawen)
- Topic 196:The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)
- Topic 204:Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）
- Topic 220:Rice cake 年糕 (Dong Jiating)
- Topic 208:Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao(Yang Jing)
- Topic 209:Tofu meatball with nia blood(Li Ting2)Media:Pig_Blood_Balls.pptx
- Topic 212:Education：training Schools （教育：补习班） 1845 (Huang Yixuan2) Media:Training classes .pptx
Session 09 Fri Apr 18 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
- Topic 213: Chinese Dreamcore (Zhang Zixi)
- Topic 215: Live-streaming e-commerce (Tao Yao)Media:Live-Streaming E-Commerce.pptx
- Topic 216: The Story of Ming Lan (Ye Sitong)Media:The Story of Minglan.pptx
- Topic 218: Guangdong Herbal tea (Gao Xiaoqing)
- Topic 219: Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） (Huang Qiaoqiao)
- Topic 207: Shan Dong Cuisine (Lu Wei)
- Topic 221: Zhongyuan Festival (Ou Huang)Media:The Zhongyuan Festival.pptx
- Topic 223: The Return of the Pearl Princess (Lu Jiahui)Media:The Return of the Pearl Princess.pptx
Session 10 Fri Apr 25 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
- Topic 217: Cha Bai Xi/Tea Latte Art（茶百戏）(Yang Jiahong)
- Topic 225: Cun Chao": China's village football league（“村超”：中国乡村足球联赛）(Shen Shuai)
- 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
- Topic 229: Jingdezhen Porcelain(Xiao Luyu)Media:Jingdezhen Porcelain.pptx
- Topic 230: Gayageum（伽倻琴）(Zhang Meiling)
- Topic 231: The plague and couplet in Chinese garden(Wang Yuxin)
- Topic 232: Sun Wukong(Li Yuan)
- Topic 234: Dragon Lantern Dance(Jin Yichen)Media:Jin Yichen Dragon Lantern Dance.pptx
- Topic 235: Bamboo Weaving(Chen Anqi)
- Topic 236: Landscapes and Tourism: Harbin Ice and Snow World(Xu Xinwen)
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HOLIDAY Session 11 Fri May 02 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
劳动节5月1日——5月5日
Session 12 Tue May 06 10:00-11:40 room 613 - Student presentations
- Topic 238: Three Famous Chinese Mountains(Liu Chang)
- Topic 239: Female emperor-Wu Zetian(女皇武则天)(Song Xin) Media:Wu Zetian.pptx
- Topic 240: Clay sculpture (泥塑）(Chen Lin)Media:Clay Sculpture.pptx
- Topic 242: Hunan Rice Noodles(Gong Wei)Media:Hunan Rice Noodles.pptx
- Topic 244: Chinese Popular Memes(中国网络流行热梗）(Xiao Yikang)Media:Chinese popular Memes.pptx
- Topic 245: Douzhi (豆汁)(Li Linyao)Media:Douzhi.pptx
- Topic 246: New Year Wood-block Paintings(Du Yuan)
- Topic 247: Carved lacquer（雕漆）(Liu Qi)Media:Carved lacquer.pptx
- Topic 237: Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭-Huang Men Ji Mifan)(Li Zihan)
Regarding Wu Zetian‘s blank Steele
关于武则天的“无字碑”（又称“无字碑记”）为何没有刻字，学界和民间流传着几种主要的假设： #功过自有后人评说（最广为流传）：武则天希望后世自己来评价她的一生，不愿由自己或当时的人定论。这种说法强调了她的自信与超越常规。 #避讳批评或争议：武则天是中国历史上唯一的女皇帝，争议颇多。她可能认为无论写什么内容都容易引发非议，因此选择不刻字以避免争议。 #彰显佛教思想：她信奉佛教，而佛教讲究“空”与“无”，无字碑可能象征“空性”或“无常”，体现她的宗教哲学。 #未来自我书写：也有人猜测她原计划晚年或死前再刻碑文，但去世后未及实现，遂留下空碑。 #彰显权力与独特性：无字碑作为一种非同寻常的表达形式，也可视为权力和个性的象征，显示她与众不同的统治地位。
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English Translation:
There are several main hypotheses about why Wu Zetian’s stele (often called the “Wordless Stele”) bears no inscription:
- “Let future generations judge” (most popular view): Wu Zetian may have wanted her life and legacy to be judged by later generations rather than writing her own praise. This interpretation highlights her confidence and forward-thinking.
- To avoid criticism or controversy: As the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian was a controversial figure. She may have felt that any written content could provoke criticism, so she left it blank.
- Reflecting Buddhist philosophy: A devout Buddhist, she may have chosen to leave the stele blank as a symbol of “emptiness” or impermanence, ideas central to Buddhist thought.
- Intended to write later: Some believe she planned to inscribe it later in life but passed away before doing so, leaving the monument unfinished.
- Symbol of power and uniqueness: A blank stele could also serve as a unique and powerful statement, emphasizing her exceptional status and breaking with traditional forms.
Session 13 Fri May 09 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
- Topic 248: Jing Gang Mountain (井冈山）(Yu Jingfang) Media:Jing_Gang_Mountain_Spring_2025.pptx
- Topic 251: Rice noodle roll (Li Mingfeng)Media:Rice_Noodle_Roll.pptx
- Topic 252: Traditional Cuisine: Northeastern Chinese Cuisine (Liu Shutian)
- Topic 253: Yuelu Mountain (Chen Ting)
- Topic 254: Traditional Crafts：Tie-Dye (Zhang Qi)Media:Traditional Crafts Tie-Dye.pptx
- Topic 255: Chinese-style sun protection (Zhao Yashi)
- Topic 256: Danmu（弹幕）(Zhou Le)Media:Danmu.pptx
- Topic 259: Female Writers: Zhang Ailing, Chen Ping, Lin Yihan and Li Bihua (Zhou Tianyi)
- Topic 214: Luban China's inventor (Cai Yichun)
Session 14 Fri May 23 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
Session 15 Fri May 30 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations
279. Huo Qubing （霍去病） Luo Jingyan 端午节5月31日——6月2日
Session 16 Fri Jun 28 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Final Exam
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