Cult Ov 1 2024

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Session 1 OD Fri Mar 1 10:00-11:40 room 404 - Organizational issues

FRI 10:00-11:40 中国文化概要 Cult Ov 1 2024 Zhou Li (1-16, 外国语学院大楼404教室09161319.01) (S1 1.3., S2 8.3., S3 15.3., S4 22.3., S5 29.3., S6 5.4., S7 12.4., S8 19.4., S9 26.4., S10 3.5., S11 10.5., S12 17.5., S13 24.5., S14 31.5., S15 7.6., S16 14.6.)

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.).

Textbook

Please select from the 200 topics of the textbook the one, which you want to present with a powerpoint presentation in class.

1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development 12 2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs 15 3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting 15 4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan 15 5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia 15 6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China 15 7. Animals: Panda 15 8. Architecture 15 9. Architecture: The Forbidden City 15 10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges 15 11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions 15 12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace 15 13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China 15 14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture 15 15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons 15 16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army 15 17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology 15 18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms 15 19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 15 20. Beverages: Milk Tea 15 21. Beverages: Tea 15 22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China 15 23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing 15 24. Body movement performance: Stilts 15 25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance 15 26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush 15 27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy 15 28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy 15 29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters 15 30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts 15 31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing 15 32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran) 15 33. Clothing: Cheongsam 15 34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture 15 35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues 15 36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism 15 37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects 15 38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education 15 39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China 15 40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System 15 41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 15 42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies) 15 43. Facial Make-up 15 44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up 15 45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera 15 46. Fine Arts: Painting 15 47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi 15 48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day 15 49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting 15 50. Games: Go 围棋 15 51. Games: Kite Flying 15 52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play 15 53. Garden Culture: Gardens 15 54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing) 15 55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace 15 56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden 15 57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China 15 58. History: Carl and Cixi 15 59. Interieur: The Folding Screen 15 60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines 15 61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics 15 62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains 15 63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes 15 64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai 15 65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal） 15 66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road 15 67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties 15 68. Language: Chinese Language 15 69. Language: Chinese Dialects 15 70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot 15 71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales 15 72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology 15 73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature 15 74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China 15 75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China 15 76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China 15 77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas 15 78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu 15 79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels 15 80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations 15 81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio 15 82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song 15 83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty 15 84. Literature: Modern Literature 15 85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu) 15 86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy 15 87. Literature: Contemporary Literature 15 88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia 15 89. Martial Arts: Qigong 15 90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing 15 91. Martial Arts: Wushu 15 92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi) 15 93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) 15 94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion 15 95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology 15 96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine 15 97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing 15 98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority 15 99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes 15 100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty) 15 101. Money culture: The tradition of Red Envelope and Lucky Money 15 102. Music and instruments: Guzheng 15 103. Music and instruments: Pipa 15 104. Mythology: Gods and Immortals 15 105. Mythology: Huli-jing 15 106. National Symbols: National Anthem 15 107. National Symbols: National Flag 15 108. Opera: Peking Opera 15 109. Opera: Peking Opera Acrobatics 15 110. Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 15 111. Opera: Tea-picking Opera 15 112. Opera: Hunan Flower-drum Opera (Huagu Opera) 15 113. Philosophical Schools: Four Main Philosophical Schools 15 114. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy – Daoism 15 115. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading Tao Te Ching 15 116. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Sutra of Hui-neng 15 117. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Classical Philosophy - Reading The Importance of Living 15 118. Philosophical Schools (Daoism, Buddhism, Legalism): Legalism 15 119. Philosophy: Chinese Traditional Cultivation Culture 15 120. Religion: Traditional Chinese Funeral Culture 15 121. Religion: Buddhism 15 122. Religion: Daoism 15 123. Religion: Christianity 15 124. Religion: Islam 15 125. Science and Technology: Ancient Science and Technology 15 126. Science and Technology: China's Four New Inventions 15 127. Science and Technology: Compass 15 128. Science and Technology: TikTok (Douyin) 15 129. Science and Technology: Three Giant Home Appliance Enterprises In China 15 130. Science and Technology: Four Domestic Mobile Phone Companies 15 131. Silk and porcelain: Silk 15 132. Silk and porcelain: Porcelain 15 133. Silk and porcelain: Celadon and Celadon Song 《青花瓷》歌词 15 134. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zhang Qian and the Silk Road 15 135. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He and the Maritime Silk Road 15 136. Silk Road - by land and by sea: Zheng He's Voyages 15 137. Social: The Long-life Lock 15 138. Social: Round Table Culture 15 139. Stage entertainment: Crosstalk 相声 15 140. Stage entertainment: Shadow Play 15 141. Traditional Crafts: Carving 15 142. Traditional Crafts: Chinese Jade Culture 15 143. Traditional Crafts: Cloisonne 15 144. Traditional Crafts: Embroidery 15 145. Traditional Crafts: Shu Embroidery (Sichuan Embroidery) 15 146. Traditional Crafts: Xiang Embroidery 15 147. Traditional Crafts: Folk Art - Chinese Paper-cutting 15 148. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Chinese Knots 15 149. Traditional Crafts: Lacquerware 15 150. Traditional Crafts: The Kingfisher Craft点翠 15 151. Traditional Cuisine: Chinese Dining Etiquette 15 152. Traditional Cuisine: Chopsticks 15 153. Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 15 154. Traditional Cuisine: Four Distinct Regional Cuisines 15 155. Traditional Cuisine: Breakfast Culture of Wuhan 15 156. Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick 15 157. Traditional Cuisine: Hotpot 15 158. Traditional Cuisine: The Art of Chinese Cooking 15 159. Traditional Cuisine: Two Famous Dishes 15 160. Traditional Festivals 15 161. Traditional Festivals: Lattice on Ancient Chinese Windows 15 162. Traditional Festivals: Spring Festival Couplets 15 163. Westernization: The Eastward Spread of Western Learning 15 164. Westernization: The Westernization Movement 15 165. Worship: Chinese Incense Culture 15 166. Economy: Chinese Currency Changes 15 167. History: Wang Shouren 15 168. Martial Arts: Chinese Swordsman Spirit 15 169. Cuisine: Luosifen 15 170. Fine Arts: Chinese Paper Cutting 15 171. Science and Technology: Taobao(淘宝) 15 172. Traditional Craft: Bronze 15 173. Entertainment: Deyunshe 德云社 15 174. Traditional Cuisine: Jiaozi 15 175. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: the Photo Retouching Culture in China 15 176. Traditional Crafts: Handcraft - Oil-paper Umbrella 15 177. stage entertainment:Yuan drama 15 178. Music and instruments: Erhu 15 179. Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love 15 180. Traditional Cuisine: Tangyuan 15 181. Animals：Golden Monkey 15 182. Chinese Economy: rich businessmen 15 183. Opera: Chinese Local Operas 15 184. The Chinese tradition of ancestor worship 15 185. Opera: Huangmei opera 15 186. The “reference” of Chinese Music 15 187. Chinese Folk Art:Lion Dance 15 188. Science and Technology: Mobile Games（手游） 15 189. Clothing: Vintage Clothing 15 190. Fine arts:Kunqu Opera 15 191. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 15 192. National Belief: the Chinese Dream 15 193. Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 15 194. Aesthetic ideals and social customs：Marriage and Burial Customs of Tujia People 15

Homework until Session 2

Please make a Chinese translation of the text of the topic you selected for presentation including questions at the end of the textbook text. When you select a topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Preparatory homework for every session

Please prepare the topics of the following session by reading the respective texts in the textbook and by answering the respective questions.

Homework until Session 5

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Homework until Session 10

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Homework until Session 15

Please translate another topic you are interested in into English. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic.

Final paper after Session 16

Please think of a new topic of a phenomenon of traditional or modern Chinese culture. Please use the same format as the other topics in the textbook, including text, terms, references, questions. Whenever you indicate a reference, please also mention the page number. When you select another topic, please coordinate with your class representative that no other students selects the same topic and confirm with the instructor that the topic is appropriate.

Session 2 OD Fri Mar 1 10:00-11:40 room 404

The topics and contents of the following sessions will be determined by the selection of the students.

Session 6 MW Fri Mar 29 10:00-11:40 room 404

Information: Apr 4-6 is Qingming holiday in China, the Chinese students make up for the missed classes on Sun (!) Apr 7 and 28.

Session 10 OD Sun Apr 28 10:00-11:40 room 404

Repetition of Qingming-Fri April 5.