Chinese Language and Culture 2024
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THU (19:00-19:45,19:55-20:40,20:50-21:35) 至善楼105 MA2 (23级笔译口译 Translation & Interpretation) 中国语言文化 Chinese Language and Culture 2024, Textbook: Woesler 2024, 1 5.9., 2 12.9., 3 19.9., 4 26.9., 5 10.10., 6 17.10., 7 24.10., 8 31.10., 9 7.11., 10 14.11., 11 21.11., 12 28.11., 13 5.12., 14 12.12., 15 19.12., 16 26.12.
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- Yu Yi
- Memo
- Guo Zibin
- Binbin
- Glen
- Liu Li
- Liu Zhuofan
- Drovan
- Wu Ziyi
- Andrew
- Wang Xuan
- Cynthia
- Wang Yan
- Doris
- Wu Jing
- Jennie
- Huang Qi
- Esther
- Xiao Feiyan
- He Chuwen
- Lyra
- Shu Lin
- Shirleen
- Tang Yuewei
- Zhou Xukai
- Eavan
- Jiao Mengting
- Sherry
- Le Yuxuan
- Lydia
- Wu Jiaying
- Cathy
- Jiang Yaping
- Sunny
- Li Jia
- Zoe
- Wang Yujiao
- Wendy
- Fu Xinke
- Finger
- Zeng Wenjing
- Zoey
- Chen Zilan
- Landy
- Yang Lingyue
- Yang Fan
- Liu Peinan
- Peter
- Pan Yilin
- ceci
- Chen Pingan
- Grace
- Huang Mengyan
- Mandy
- Rachel
1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development .. 16
2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs ............................................................................. 21
3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting .......................................................................... 28
4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan ......................................... 37
5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia ................................................................................... 46
6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China ...................................... 60 (Cheng Linjia/Jason)
7. Animals: Panda .................................................................. 68
8. Architecture ....................................................................... 75
9. Architecture: The Forbidden City .................................... 84
10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges ................................... 97
11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions .................................. 107
12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace .......................... 118
13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China ..................... 125
14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture .............. 138
15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons ............... 147
16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army .............................. 155
17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology .......................................... 162
18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms ........................ 169
19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac .......... 178
20. Beverages: Milk Tea ........................................................ 186 (Peng Lu/Julia)
21. Beverages: Tea ................................................................. 193（Yang Fan/Shawn）
22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China ............ 198
23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing .. 207
24. Body movement performance: Stilts ................................ 211
25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 6 ......................................................................................... 217
26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush ................................................................................ 223
27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy ........................................... 232
28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy ............... 238
29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters ............................... 247
30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts ............ 260
31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing .............................................. 267
32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) .................................................. 275
33. Clothing: Cheongsam ....................................................... 285
34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture .................................... 293
35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues .............................................................................. 307
36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism ................................................................... 315
37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects ......................................................................................... 322
38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education ............................ 332
39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China .................................................................. 343
40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System ............... 353
41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties .............................. 367
42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) .................................................... 376
43. Facial Make-up ................................................................ 386
44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up ......................................................................................... 393 (Li Xiaosu/Jacinda)
45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera .......... 409
46. Fine Arts: Painting ........................................................... 418
47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi ............................ 423
48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day ......................................................................................... 429 （Rachel）
49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting ..................................................... 436 7
50. Games: Go 围棋 ........................................................... 439
51. Games: Kite Flying .......................................................... 445
52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play ............ 452
53. Garden Culture: Gardens ................................................. 480
54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) .................................. 486
55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace ............................... 493
56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 500
57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China ................................................................................ 509
58. History: Carl and Cixi ...................................................... 521
59. Interieur: The Folding Screen .......................................... 525
60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines ............ 534
61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics ......................................................................................... 545
62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains ........................................................................ 555
63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes ...................... 563
64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai ....... 576
65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） ........................ 591
66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road .. 604
67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties ................................................... 610
68. Language: Chinese Language .......................................... 616
69. Language: Chinese Dialects ............................................. 626 (Long Jiayu/Tara)
70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot ......................................... 635
71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales ......................................................................................... 646
72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology ......... 653
73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature .......... 664
74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China ................................................................... 671
75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient 8 China ................................................................................ 680
76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China ............................ 689
77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas .................................................................................. 711
78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu................................. 727
79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels .................................................................................. 734
80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations ............... 741
81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio ................................................................. 747
82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song.................... 755
83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty ..................................... 783
84. Literature: Modern Literature .......................................... 792
85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) ....................................................................... 800
86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy ............................................ 807
87. Literature: Contemporary Literature ................................ 818
88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia ................................................ 823
89. Martial Arts: Qigong ........................................................ 826
90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing ................... 831
91. Martial Arts: Wushu ......................................................... 842
92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) ....... 847
93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) ............. 857
94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion ............ 863
95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology .............. 868
96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine ......................................................................................... 873
97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing ......................................................................... 880
98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority ................................................................ 889
99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes ....... 896
100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) .................................................. 907
101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money ....................................................................... 917（Chen Pingan/Grace）
102. Music and instruments: Guzheng ..................................... 928 (Liu Zeyu/Yew)
103. Music and instruments: Pipa ............................................ 939
104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals ..................................... 949
105. Mythology: Huli-jing ....................................................... 958
106. National Symbols: National Anthem ............................... 969
107. National Symbols: National Flag ..................................... 976
108. Opera: Peking Opera ........................................................ 984
109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics ...................................... 992
110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang ........................ 999
111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera .............................................. 1004
112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) ........ 1012
113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools ....................................................................................... 1023
114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism ...................................... 1032
115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching ............... 1037
116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng . 1043
117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living ....................................................................................... 1049
118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism ....................................................................... 1060
119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture .... 1070
120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture .............. 1082
121. Religion: Buddhism ....................................................... 1096
122. Religion: Daoism ........................................................... 1110
123. Religion: Christianity ..................................................... 1115
124. Religion: Islam ............................................................... 1121
125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology ....................................................................................... 1125
126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 1130
127. Science and Technology: Compass ................................ 1154
128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) .................... 1162
129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China ..................................................... 1171
130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies ..................................................................... 1191
131. Silk and porcelain: Silk .................................................. 1206
132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain ......................................... 1211Chen Shanshan(Rebecca)
133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 ............................................................................... 1217(Zhou Xukai/Kyrie)
134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road ....................................................................................... 1224
135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road ....................................................................... 1229
136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages .... 1233
137. Social: The Long-life Lock ............................................ 1241
138. Social: Round Table Culture .......................................... 1249（Yu Yi/Memo)
139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 ............................. 1257
140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play ................................. 1264
141. Traditional Crafts: Carving ............................................ 1272
142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture ....................... 1280
143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne ......................................... 1294
144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery ...................................... 1298
145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) ....................................................................................... 1302
146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery ........................... 1315
147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting ..... 1329
148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots ............... 1336(Wang Yue/Nora)
149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware .................................... 1344
150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 ............... 1349
151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette ............... 1362
152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks ..................................... 1376
153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China ...... 1381
154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines .... 1398
155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan .......... 1404 156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick ....................................................................................... 1414
157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot ............................................ 1423（Wang Yan/Doris）
158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking .......... 1430
159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes ...................... 1436
160. Traditional Festivals ....................................................... 1440
161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows ....................................................................................... 1447
162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets ............. 1459
163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning ....................................................................................... 1465
164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement ............. 1471
165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture ................................. 1479
166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes ........................... 1489
167. History: Wang Shouren .................................................. 1493
168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit ........................ 1502
169. Cuisine: Luosifen ........................................................... 1513
170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting ................................... 1521
171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) ...................... 1531
172. Traditional Craft: Bronze ............................................... 1541
173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 ................................. 1548
174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi ............................................. 1561 (Liu Yi/Zer)
175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China ............................................................. 1572
176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella ....... 1581
177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama .................................... 1592
178. Music and instruments: Erhu ......................................... 1601
179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love .. 1608(Zhao Siyao/Caroline)
180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan ....................................... 1615
181. Animals：Golden Monkey ............................................ 1625
182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen ............................. 1631
183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas ........................................ 1639
184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship ..................... 1651
185. Opera: Huangmei opera ................................................. 1663
186. The “reference” of Chinese Music........................... 1670
187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance ........................................ 1676
188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） ....... 1691 (Liu Peinan/Peter)
189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing ............................................ 1697
190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera ................................................... 1704
191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers ....................................................................................... 1712
192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream .............................. 1722
193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) ............ 1729（Wang Yujiao/Wendy）
194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People ................................................ 1748(Jiao Mengting/Sherry)
195. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Guangdong传统美食：广东早餐文化 ....................................................... 1753（Wu Ziyi/Andrew）
196. Telecast: Become a Farmer 种地吧 .............................. 1765
197. Animals: Chinese Rural Dogs 动物：中华田园犬 ...... 1773 (Zhao Jing/winnie)
198. Clothing: Hanfu 汉服：揭示中国传统服饰之美 ........ 1781
199. Music and instruments: Chime 音乐与乐器：编钟 ..... 1788
200. Garden Culture: Suzhou Gardens 苏州园林 ................. 1795
201. Traditional crafts: Moon-shaped Fans 传统技艺：团扇 1806
202. Minority cultures: Miao Silver Ornaments Culture 苗族银饰文化 ................................................................... 1827
203. Mysterious culture: Facial Physiognomy 相面术 ......... 1836
204. Games: Chinese Chess 游戏：象棋 ............................. 1847
205. Music and instruments: Guqin 古琴 ............................. 1863
206. Music and instruments: The Spring Snow 音乐和乐器：《阳春白雪》 ........................................................................... 1878
207. The "Four Gentlemen": Plum, Orchid Bamboo, Chrysanthemum “四君子”的象征意义 ....................... 1885
208. Traditional festivals: The Flower Fairy Festival 花朝节 1898
209. Architecture: Shigu Academy 建筑：石鼓书院 .......... 1906
210. Cuisine: Changde spicy salted duck 酱板鸭传说的由来 1918
211. Beverages: Sexy Tea 饮品：茶颜悦色 ........................ 1926
212. Opera: Flower-drum Opera 花鼓戏 .............................. 1935
213. Traditional Festivals: Shangsi Festival 上巳节 ............. 1943 （Li Jia/ Zoe）
214. Ancient Chinese Women's Culture: Ji Sor (Self-combing female) 自梳女 ................................................................. 1949 (Wu Jiaying Cathy)
215. Cuisine: Dong'an chicken: The Premier Dish of Hunan Cuisine 东安鸡： 湘菜之首 ........................................... 1962
216. Ancient Chinese Women's Culture：Nüshu (Women's Script) 女书 ................................................................................... 1970
217. Opera: Shaoxing Opera 越剧 ........................................ 1991
218. Traditional Crafts: Jade Carving Art 玉雕 .................... 1997
219. Chinese snack: spicy gluten 中国小吃：辣条 ............. 2003(Jiang Yaping/Sunny)
220. Social Phenomenon: Marriage: Women Being Urged to Get Married 婚姻：被催婚的女性 ........................................ 2010 Liu XinYu
221. Chinese mythology: Chinese Dragon Culture 中国龙是什么 ....................................................................................... 2019
222. Minority cultures: Laosicheng 老司城 ......................... 2028
223. The Torch of Unity: Celebrating Torch Festival Among China's Ethnic Minorities 团结的火炬——中国少数民族庆祝火把节 ........................................................................... 2041 Xiao Feiyan 224. Chinese Painting: A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains 《千里江山图》 ............................................ 2048
225. Festival: Qixi Festival 七夕节 ...................................... 2055（Li Ru/Lee）
226. Music and instruments: Yuge (Fishing song) 渔歌 ....... 2063
227. Education: Chicken Child (Fired-up Child) 教育：鸡娃 2071
228. Chinese Science Fiction: The Three-Body Problem 中国科幻小说：《三体》 ............................................................. 2083
229. Ganshi in Xiangxi: The Cycle of Life and Death under Ancient Witchcraft 湘西赶尸：古老巫术下的生死轮回 2092
230. Architecture: Chinese Memorial Archway (Paifang) 中国传统建筑：牌坊 ................................................................... 2098
231. Chinese Animation 中国动画传统 ............................... 2110（pan yilin/ceci）
232. Social Phenomenon: Military-style Travel 特种兵式旅游 2121
233. Folk Art: Youshen Fairs 游神 ....................................... 2131
234. Nuo Opera 傩戏 ............................................................ 2141
235. Music and Instruments: Suona Horn 唢呐 .................... 2157（Liu Jieyu/Erica）
236. Chinese Handicraft: Kesi 中国手工艺品：缂丝 .......... 2166
237. Sangzhi Folk Songs 桑植民歌 ...................................... 2173
238. Music and instrument: Ancient Chinese pentatonic scale – Gong, Shang, Jue, Zhi, Yu 五声音阶，汉族古代音律：宫—商—角—徵—羽 ............................................................... 2192
239. Social Phenomenon: Mobile Population 社会现象：流动人口 ....................................................................................... 2204
240. Chinese tradition culture: Zanhua 簪花 ........................ 2213
241. Incense Culture 香道文化 ............................................ 2221
242. The Imperial Civil Examination System 科举制度 ...... 2230
243. Literature: Qu Yuan 文学：屈原 .................................. 2238
244. Games: pitch-pot game (Touhu) 投壶游戏 ................... 2244
245. Folk Art: Piao Se 民间艺术：飘色 .............................. 2253(Huang Mengyan/Mandy)
246. Jingdezhen Porcelain 景德镇陶瓷 ................................ 2261
247. Folk Traditional Customs: Fireworks and Firecrackers 民间传统习俗：烟花和爆竹 ........................................... 2270
248. The Literati Painting of the Ming Dynasty: The Wu School 明代文人画：吴门画派 ................................................... 2278
249. Thangka 唐卡 ............................................................... 2285（Yang Lingyue/Judy）
250. Striking iron flower 打铁花 .......................................... 2294
251. Chinese Cuisine: Xiang Cuisine – One of the Eight Major Cuisines 湘菜 ................................................................... 2302
252. The Evolution of the Official Selection System 仕进制度 2312