Foundations of Chinese Cultures 2021

Quicklinks: FAQ Manual Course Homepage (this page). Joint translation terms Homework 1, Mar 3 Chapters 1-4, 2, Mar 10 Chapters 6-7, 3, Mar 17 Chapters 11-13, 4, Mar 24 Chapters 15-17, 5, Mar 31 Chapters 4-7, 6, Apr 7 Chapters 8-10, 7, Apr 14 Chapters 13-15 , 8, Apr 21 Chapters 17-19etc.

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Welcome to our course website Foundations of Chinese Cultures 2021. Whenever you visit this site, please see if there is anything in English not yet translated into Chinese and make a Chinese translation beneath (one paragraph English, one paragraph Chinese). Any correction or improvement of earlier translations is welcome!

欢迎访问我们中国文化基础网页。…………--Root (talk) 07:43, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Organizational Things

• Please register for the Course Wiki.
• Please prepare each session during the week before, so that you come prepared to class.

Description of Homework

• We need a website admin student (see description beneath)

Regular students

1. Please read and prepare all the texts for the next textbook unit.

2. Please go to the homework page and translate the short passage of the Dream of the Red Chamber into English. Do not forget to sign by typing - - ~ ~ ~ ~ (without spaces) at the end.

Then please help your fellow students to correct and improve their translations. Do not forget to sign by typing - - ~ ~ ~ ~ (without spaces) at the end.

3. Once in the semester, you give a presentation on a topic of the textbook. Please do not just repeat the content, but say something from the perspective of a translator: What problems do you encounter when translating the textbook text or when translating texts of this topic. One student can do a presentation, the other can do a handout. Both contributions are graded separately.

Website Admin student

Thank you for helping to watch the Wiki website! Please make sure that it looks nice (formatting, especially if a fellow students makes a mess by putting the wrong format etc., should not look to crowded, so make sub-websites for homework etc.).

Online Survey students

There will be several online surveys conducted throughout the semester. Please fill in the first survey after session 1: http://bit.ly/EU-SURVEY Please fill in the 2nd quiz (to show that you have read the texts for session 2) before session 2.

Edits

Every student is required to edit something every week. This can be:

• Translate a pragraph from English to Chinese.
• Correct an earlier translation.
• Prepare an article (please link to from this page) and/or a powerpoint (please upload here) on a topic you will present during the semester.

Material

The coursebook will be provided to you in the WeChat Group.

Please rate the 127 topics on http://shijiehanxue.mikecrm.com/uysEi5J or http://bit.ly/rate_topics (you can only rate once). We will select the top 45 topics and deal with 3 topics per week/session.

Results of the Rating

Order	Date	Topic	Chapter	Points	Popularity
1	10.03.2021	Beverages: Milk Tea	21	474	79%
2	10.03.2021	Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines in China	28	468	78%
3	10.03.2021	Beverages: Tea	20	451	75%
4	17.03.2021	Architecture: Architecture and Gardens, The Forbidden City	36	433	72%
5	17.03.2021	Traditional Festivals	2	432	72%
6	17.03.2021	Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China	108	427	71%
7	24.03.2021	Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines	24	423	71%
8	24.03.2021	Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China	119	417	70%
9	24.03.2021	Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes	26	415	69%
10	31.03.2021	Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs	110	409	68%
11	31.03.2021	Music and instruments: Pipa	95	406	68%
12	31.03.2021	Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking	25	404	67%
13	07.04.2021	Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词	31	401	67%
14	07.04.2021	Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette	23	396	66%
15	07.04.2021	Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up	98	395	66%
16	14.04.2021	Garden Culture: The Summer Palace	41	385	64%
17	14.04.2021	Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money	106	384	64%
18	14.04.2021	Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声	99	383	64%
19	21.04.2021	Architecture	35	377	63%
20	21.04.2021	Music and instruments: Guzheng	94	375	63%
21	21.04.2021	Chinese Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac	71	372	62%
22	28.04.2021	Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China	49	371	62%
23	28.04.2021	Ancient literature: Chinese Classical Fairy Tales	50	369	62%
24	28.04.2021	Chinese language: Chinese Dialects	45	368	61%
25	08.05.2021	Animals: Panda	128	366	61%
26	08.05.2021	Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera	97	365	61%
27	08.05.2021	Chinese Mythology: Huli-jing	73	364	61%
28	12.05.2021	Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting	19	364	61%
29	12.05.2021	Science and Technology: Douyin (Tik Tok)	8	362	60%
30	12.05.2021	Chinese clothing / interieur: Chinese clothing	112	361	60%
31	19.05.2021	Facial Make-up	96	360	60%
32	19.05.2021	Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China	22	357	60%
33	19.05.2021	Premodern literature: Tang and Song (2 texts)	51	357	60%
34	26.05.2021	Chinese Medicine: The Development of Chinese Medicine	68	356	59%
35	26.05.2021	Modern and Contemporary Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu)	56	349	58%
36	26.05.2021	Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance	103	346	58%
37	02.06.2021	Chinese Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms	72	346	58%
38	02.06.2021	Stage entertainment: Shadow Play	100	344	57%
39	02.06.2021	Chinese Astrology: Chinese Astrology	70	338	56%
40	09.06.2021	Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters	9	336	56%
41	09.06.2021	Landscapes and tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains	122	333	56%
42	09.06.2021	Traditional Crafts: Carving	17	326	54%
43	16.06.2021	Landscapes and tourism: Tourism, Nanjing-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties	126	319	53%
44	16.06.2021	Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden	42	317	53%
45	16.06.2021	Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots	18	317	53%
46		Fine Arts: Painting	32	316	53%
47		Chinese clothing / interieur: Cheongsam	113	312	52%
48		Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road	89	309	52%
49		Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty)	105	308	51%
50		Beijing Opera: Actor Mei Lanfang	61	306	51%
51		Education: Ancient Chinese Education	116	305	51%
52		Chinese language	44	304	51%
53		Traditional Crafts: Embroidery	14	304	51%
54		Chinese Mythology: Gods and Immortals	74	303	51%
55		Chinese Writing: Calligraphy	11	302	50%
56		Landscapes and tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road	123	300	50%
57		Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets	3	299	50%
58		Premodern literature: Li Bai's 李白 《长干行》 and its translations	52	297	50%
59		Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture and Moxibustion	67	296	49%
60		Silk and porcelain: Silk	29	296	49%
61		Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions	7	294	49%
62		Stage entertainment: Chinese cinema (dramas and movies) and its popularity and affection in Vietnam	101	294	49%
63		Games: Go 围棋	107	291	49%
64		Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio	54	289	48%
65		Religions: Daoism	76	288	48%
66		Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology	5	286	48%
67		Architecture: Bridges	39	284	47%
68		Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies)	117	283	47%
69		Landscapes and tourism: Mogao Grottoes	124	283	47%
70		Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road	90	283	47%
71		Ancient literature: Classical Literature	46	281	47%
72		Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons	121	281	47%
73		Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting	109	279	47%
74		Architecture: Three Great Towers in China	38	275	46%
75		Fine Arts: Seal-cutting	33	275	46%
76		Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages	91	275	46%
77		Garden Culture: Gardens	40	274	46%
78		Chinese Medicine: Diagnosis and Pharmacology	66	273	46%
79		Beijing Opera	60	272	45%
80		Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts	10	272	45%
81		Premodern literature: China's Four Great Classical Novels	53	270	45%
82		Chinese clothing / interieur: The Folding Screen	115	267	45%
83		Ancient literature: Chinese Mythology	48	265	44%
84		Chinese Medicine: Zhang Zhongjing	69	264	44%
85		Landscapes and tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics	125	263	44%
86		Martial Arts: Qigong	64	262	44%
87		Architecture: Four Great Pavilions	37	261	44%
88		Religions: Buddhism	75	260	43%
89		Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks	27	260	43%
90		Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning	92	260	43%
91		Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing	104	259	43%
92		Body movement performance: Stilts	102	259	43%
93		Science and Technology: Compass	6	259	43%
94		Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy	12	258	43%
95		Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush	13	255	43%
96		Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing)	43	253	42%
97		Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware	16	247	41%
98		Chinese clothing / interieur: Batik	114	242	40%
99		Confucianism: Confucian Culture	81	237	40%
100		Westernization: The Westernization Movement	93	236	39%
101		Modern and Contemporary Literature: Novels	57	234	39%
102		Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy	59	233	39%
103		Ancient literature: Yue Fu	47	231	39%
104		Modern and Contemporary Literature: Modern Literature	55	231	39%
105		Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties	118	229	38%
106		Confucianism: Four Main Philosophic Schools	79	226	38%
107		Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching	85	225	38%
108		Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority	111	219	37%
109		Landscapes and tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines	127	213	36%
110		Beijing Opera: Beijing Opera Acrobatics	62	211	35%
111		Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism	80	211	35%
112		Martial Arts: Wushu	63	211	35%
113		Army and weapons: Terracotta Army	120	210	35%
114		Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi	34	210	35%
115		Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia	65	210	35%
116		Modern and Contemporary Literature: Contemporary Literature	58	209	35%
117		Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Daoism	84	204	34%
118		Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows	4	203	34%
119		Silk and porcelain: Porcelain	30	197	33%
120		Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism	88	196	33%
121		Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues	83	195	33%
122		Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne	15	194	32%
123		Religions: Christianity	78	176	29%
124		Religions: Islam	77	171	29%
125		Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects	82	170	28%
126		Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living	87	168	28%
127		Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng	86	154	26%

Schedule

1st Session: Organizational things

Vote on the topics for the current semester.

At the end of the session: Take the EU survey http://bit.ly/EU-SURVEY

2nd session: (topic chosen by students)

3rd session: (topic chosen by students)

4th session: (topic chosen by students)

5th session: (topic chosen by students)

6th session: (topic chosen by students)

7th session: (topic chosen by students)

8th session: (topic chosen by students)

...

New topics suggested by students: ...

1st Session

• Teacher Classroom presentation 01 Teacher presentation of 1st session
• Teacher Course Book is provided in WeChat group. Cannot be uploaded here because of copyright reasons.

Introduction to the course. Organizational things. Working with the Wiki.

Homework of Session 1 (Mar 3, 2021), due for Session 2 (Mar 10, 2021)

1. Every student receives a short paragraph in English to translate into Chinese. You can write it here.

The full text which should be translated throughout the year is Media:Chengjiaben.doc

2. Help a fellow student to improve his/her translation on that page.

3. Please answer the quiz on ... (see links in WeChat group)

2nd Session Mar 10, 2021: Milk Tea, Eight Major Cuisines, Tea

Homework as a preparation for March 10

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 1 (Mar 3, 2021), due for Session 2 (Mar 10, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary. The texts are: 1 Beverages: Milk Tea, 2 Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines in China, 3 Beverages: Tea.

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts:

• Milk Tea http://geip720doqudd7v4.mikecrm.com/bpJOj93
• Eight Major Cuisines in China http://jy0tp60pjbxfwebr.mikecrm.com/fY4Aggt
• Tea http://mtv80dxnpmlcptyw.mikecrm.com/VkAgGL6

4. (Only for 3 students: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Presentations March 10

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 2nd session on Tea by Martin Woesler for download

Student presentations

1. Classroom presentation on topic 1 Milk Tea Presentation on Milk Tea by Shu Lin 舒琳

2. Classroom presentation on topic 2 Eight Major Cuisines Presentation on Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines in China by Su Xiao 苏潇

3. Classroom presentation on topic 3 Tea Presentation on tea by Teng Bixia 滕璧霞

Homework of Session 2 (Mar 10, 2021) for Session 3 (Mar 17, 2021)

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 2 (Mar 10, 2021), due for Session 3 (Mar 17, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for 3 students: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

3rd Session Mar 17: Architecture incl. Forbidden City, Traditional Festivals, Handsome Men

Homework as a preparation for Mar 17

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 2 (Mar 10, 2021), due for Session 3 (Mar 17, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts:

• Architecture, including Forbidden Cities http://sg.mikecrm.com/T9apJoZ
• Traditional Festivals http://u3xxio2gkk43us5u.mikecrm.com/KdFESNp
• Aesthetic Ideals: The Four Most Handsome Men https://ks.wjx.top/vm/YHNWyGB.aspx

4. (Only for 3 students: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Presentations Mar 17

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 3rd session on Architecture by Martin Woesler for download (will be uploaded after class)

Student presentations

1. Classroom presentation no. 4 on topic Architecture and Gardens, The Forbidden City Presentation on Architecture and Forbidden City by Mr. Zhào Kē 赵轲

Photo - cc licence.

2. Classroom presentation no. 5 on topic Traditional Festivals Presentation on Traditional Festivals by Yì Míngxiá 易明霞

Manga version of King Lanling - no copyright.

3. Classroom presentation no. 6 on topic Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China Presentation on The Four Most Handsome Men by Péng Jiāyù 彭佳钰

Homework of Session 3 (Mar 17, 2021) for Session 4 (Mar 24, 2021)

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 3 (Mar 17, 2021), due for Session 4 (Mar 24, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for 3 students: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

4th Session Mar 24: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines; Historical Figures, Four Women; Two Famous Dishes

Homework as a preparation for Mar 24

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 3 (Mar 17, 2021), due for Session 4 (Mar 24, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary.

This time, you do not need to take the quizzes about the three texts to prepare in advance.

3. (Only for 3 students: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Session Mar 24: Quizzes and Presentations

Contents for today's Session

• Four Distinct Regional Cuisines
• Historical Figures, Four Women
• Two Famous Dishes

• Explanation about Hounglou Meng translation homework

• We take the following quizzes in class to check on the preparation for today:
• Four Distinct Regional Cuisines https://ks.wjx.top/vj/tUEq5AW.aspx
• Historical Figures, Four Women https://ks.wjx.top/vm/YhIAxyb.aspx
• Two Famous Dishes https://ks.wjx.top/vm/ek295PA.aspx

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 4th session on Cuisine and Women by Martin Woesler

Student presentations

1. Classroom presentation no. 7 on topic Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines Presentation on Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines by 王子涵

2. Classroom presentation no. 8 on topic Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China Presentation on Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China by 袁静

3. Classroom presentation no. 9 on topic Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes Presentation on Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes by 刘廷阳

Homework of Session 4 (Mar 24, 2021) for Session 5 (Mar 31, 2021)

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 4 (Mar 24, 2021), due for Session 5 (Mar 31, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for 3 students: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

5th Session Mar 31: Marriage Customs; Pipa; The Art of Chinese Cooking

Homework as a preparation for Mar 31

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 4 (Mar 24, 2021), due for Session 5 (Mar 31, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

• Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs
• Music and instruments: Pipa
• Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking

4. (Only for the 3 students 杜心语, 刘卓凡, 戴沐雨: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Presentations Mar 31

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 5th session on Marriage/Pipa/Cooking by Martin Woesler

Student presentations

1. Classroom presentation no. 10 on topic Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs Presentation on Marriage Customs by 杜心语

Quiz https://ks.wjx.top/vj/w3HDLsU.aspx

2. Classroom presentation no. 11 on topic Music and instruments: Pipa Presentation on Music and instruments: Pipa by 刘卓凡

Quiz: https://ks.wjx.top/vj/rutjD9h.aspx

3. Classroom presentation no. 12 on topic Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking Presentation on the Art of Chinese Cooking by 戴沐雨

Quiz: https://ks.wjx.top/vj/Q0s0tfA.aspx

Homework of Session 5 (Mar 31, 2021) for Session 6 (Apr 7, 2021)

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 5 (Mar 31, 2021), due for Session 6 (Apr 7, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for the 3 students 唐启洲, 邓丹, 吴欣欣: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

6th Session Apr 7: Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词; Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette; Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up

Homework as a preparation for Apr 7

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 5 (Mar 31, 2021), due for Session 6 (Apr 7, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. (Only for the 3 students 唐启洲, 邓丹, 吴欣欣: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Presentations Apr 7

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 6th session on Apr 7 by Martin Woesler

Student presentations

Repitition of last session: presentation no. 10 Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs Presentation on Marriage Customs by Dù Xīnyǔ 杜心语 (Quiz has been taken)

1. Classroom presentation no. 13 on topic Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 by 唐启洲 Tang Qizhou Presentation on Celadon by 唐启洲

Compare old presentations Media:Celadon.pptx by Chen Jingjing 18 October 2020 (UTC) and Handout Media:Celadon.docx by Gao Mingzhu 18 October 2020 (UTC)

2. Classroom presentation no. 14 on topic Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette by 邓丹 Deng Dan Presentation on Dinging_Etiquette by 邓丹

3. Classroom presentation no. 15 on topic Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up by 吴欣欣 Wu Xinxin Presentation on Make-up by 吴欣欣

During class: please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

• 13 Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 by Tang Qizhou 唐启洲 https://ks.wjx.top/vj/mbCcX4k.aspx
• 14 Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette by Deng Dan 邓丹https://ks.wjx.top/vj/eToeY28.aspx
• 15 Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up by Wu Xinxin 吴欣欣 https://ks.wjx.top/vj/QsAO21a.aspx

Homework of Session 6 (Apr 7, 2021) for Session 7 (Apr 14, 2021)

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 6 (Apr 7, 2021), due for Session 7 (Apr 14, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for the 3 students 丁仲夏, 汤惠, 王沁瑜: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

7th Session Apr 14: Garden Culture: The Summer Palace; Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money; Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声

Homework as a preparation for Apr 14

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 6 (Apr 7, 2021), due for Session 7 (Apr 14, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. (Only for the 3 students 丁仲夏, 汤惠, 王沁瑜: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Presentations Apr 7

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 7th session on Apr 14 by Martin Woesler

Student presentations

1. Classroom presentation no. 16 on topic Garden Culture: The Summer Palace by 丁仲夏 Presentation on Summer Palace by 丁仲夏 Quiz: https://ks.wjx.top/vj/emI82uf.aspx

2. Classroom presentation no. 17 on topic Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money by Tang Hui 汤惠 Presentation on Red Envelope by Tang Hui 汤惠 Quiz: https://ks.wjx.top/vj/QQ50gHA.aspx

3. Classroom presentation no. 18 on topic Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 by 王沁瑜 Presentation on Crosstalk by Wang Xinyu 王沁瑜 https://ks.wjx.top/vj/mRSdEeX.aspx

During class: please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

• 16 Garden Culture: The Summer Palace by 黄梓龙
• 17 Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money by 黄沥霈
• 18 Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 by 鲍沁雯

Homework of Session 7 (Apr 14, 2021) for Session 8 (Apr 21, 2021)

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 7 (Apr 14, 2021), due for Session 8 (Apr 21, 2021) 7, Apr 14 Chapters 13-15

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for the 3 students 黄梓龙，黄沥霈，鲍沁雯: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Session 8 (April 21, 2021) Architecture, Guzheng and Zodiac

Presentations Apr 21

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 8th session on Apr 21 by Martin Woesler

Student presentations

1. Classroom presentation no.19 on topic Architecture by 黄梓龙 Huang Zilong Presentation on topic Architecture by 黄梓龙 Huang Zilong, quiz quiz https://ks.wjx.top/vj/exCQe42.aspx

2. Classroom presentation no. 20 on topic Music and instruments: Guzheng by 黄沥霈 Huang LipeiPresentation on topic Music and instruments: Guzheng by 黄沥霈 Huang Lipei, quiz https://ks.wjx.top/vj/QhAxOuc.aspx

3. Classroom presentation no. 21 on topic Chinese Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac by 鲍沁雯 Bao Qinwen Presentation on topic Chinese Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac by 鲍沁雯 Bao Qinwen quiz https://ks.wjx.top/vj/mtuOXCk.aspx

Homework of Session 8 (Apr 14, 2021) for Session 9 (Apr 21, 2021)

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 8 (Apr 21, 2021), due for Session 9 (Apr 28, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for the 3 students 郭亚波，李艺浩，王楚仪: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Session 9 (April 28, 2021)

Presentations Apr 28

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 9th session on Apr 28 by Martin Woesler

Student presentations

1. Classroom presentation no.22 on topic Presentation Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China by Guo Yabo 郭亚

https://ks.wjx.top/vj/tjSBAcA.aspx

2. Classroom presentation no.23 on topic Chinese fairy tales by 李艺浩 Presentation on topic Chinese fairy tales by 李艺浩 Li Yihao

https://ks.wjx.top/vj/wUOEtUD.aspx

3. Classroom presentation no.24 on Presentation Chinese language: Chinese Dialects by Wang Chuyi 王楚仪

https://ks.wjx.top/vm/P2rF4SZ.aspx

Homework of Session 9 (Apr 28, 2021) for Session 10 (May 8, 2021)

1.修改前七次作业中出现的人名

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for the 3 students 黄芳芳，王静怡，伍斯仪: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Session 10 (May 8, 2021): Panda; Face Changing in Sichuan Opera; Mythology: Huli-jing

Presentations May 8

Teacher presentation

Powerpoint for 10th session on May 8 by Martin Woesler

Student presentations

1. Classroom presentation no. 25 on Panda by 黄芳芳 Presentation on panda by Huang Fangfang 黄芳芳 这是quiz的链接：https://ks.wjx.top/vj/QDLYAKI.aspx

2. Classroom presentation no. 26 on topic Face Changing in Sichuan Opera by Wang Jingyi 王静怡Presentation on Face Changing in Sichuan Opera by Wang Jingyi 王静怡 https://ks.wjx.top/vj/Pph4FZk.aspx

3. Classroom presentation no. 27 on Mythology:Huli-jing by 伍斯仪 Presentation on Mythology: Huli-jing by Wu Siyi 伍斯仪 https://ks.wjx.top/vj/QeARcL0.aspx

Homework of Session 10 (May 8, 2021) for Session 11 (May 12, 2021)

1. Please translate your paragraph of Session 10 (May 8, 2021), due on Session 11 (May 12, 2021) here

2. Please read the three texts in our coursebook and learn the vocabulary

3. Please take the quiz to show that you have learned the three texts.

4. (Only for the 3 students 28 么阳, 29 黄笑兰, 1 # ...: Please prepare a 5-minute presentation about one of the three texts and upload it here.)

Final Exam Paper (deadline June 1, 2021)

The final exam paper makes 60% of the total grade. You can start to write your paper now. Fellow students are allowed and encouraged to correct your mistakes.

Please write a new chapter in the course book, explaining an element of Chinese culture. Please use the structure you know from the textbook: Text (please make paragraphs no longer than 3 sentences. Please indicate at least 1 reference per paragraph), Terms (English and Chinese), Questions (multiple choice, please also provide the answers), References

You can write your final exam paper here here

Final Exam Paper (deadline June 1, 2021)

The final exam paper makes 60% of the total grade. You can start to write your paper now. Fellow students are allowed and encouraged to correct your mistakes.

Please write a new chapter in the course book, explaining an element of Chinese culture. Please use the structure you know from the textbook: Text (please make paragraphs no longer than 3 sentences. Please indicate at least 1 reference per paragraph), Terms (English and Chinese), Questions (multiple choice, please also provide the answers), References

You can write your final exam paper here here