Cult Ov 2 2024
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Session 1 OD Fri Mar 1 8:00-9:40 room 603: Organizational issues
FRI 8:00-9:40 中国文化概要 Cult Ov 2 2024 (1-16, 外国语学院大楼603 09161319.02) (S1 5.-8.3., S2 8.3., S3 11.-15.3., S4 15.3., S5 1.-5.4., S6 5.4., S7 8.-12.4., S8 12.4., S9 2.-3.5., S10 3.5., S11 6.-10.5., S12 10.5., S13 27.-31.5., S14 31.5., SX 3.-7.6., S15 7.6., SX 11.-14.6., 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
Here are 100 topics of the textbook. The names indicate which student translates which chapter of the textbook from English into Chinese. The topics written in bold will be presented as ppt in class.
涂海蓉 1. Geographic Nature as a Basis for Cultural Development
李珣 2. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Chinese Marriage Customs
谭雅兰 3. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Habits, Ways of Contacting
雷慧婷 4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan
李舒婧 5. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Crying Marriage of Tujia
雷慧婷 6. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Four Most Handsome Men in Ancient China
裴心弦 7. Animals: Panda
林如茵 8. Architecture
储守娟 9. Architecture: The Forbidden City
李嫣然 10. Architecture: Four Famous Bridges
李嫣然 11. Architecture: Four Great Pavilions
李嫣然 12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace
李嫣然 13. Architecture: Three Great Towers in China
陈佳雯 14. Architecture: Fengshui in Chinese Architecture
裴心弦 15. Army and weapons: Chinese Ancient Weapons
宋成爽 16. Army and weapons: Terracotta Army
李珣 17. Astrology: Chinese Astrology
李珣 18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms
李珣 19. Astrology: Twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
谭雅兰 20. Beverages: Milk Tea
李思瑾 21. Beverages: Tea
李思瑾 22. Beverages: The Liquor Culture of Ancient China
林如茵 23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing
李思瑾 24. Body movement performance: Stilts
段思雅 25. Body movement performance: Traditional Chinese Dance
牟一泓 26. Chinese Writing: Ancient Writing and Painting Tool, Writing Brush
陈佳雯 27. Chinese Writing: Calligraphy
牟一泓 28. Chinese Writing: The Evolution of Calligraphy
胡煜杰 29. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters
牟一泓 30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts
裴心弦 31. Clothing: Chinese Clothing
宋成爽 32. Clothing: Batik (Lanran)
陈佳雯 33. Clothing: Cheongsam
涂海蓉 34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture
涂海蓉 35. Confucianism: Chinese Traditional Culture-Five Constant Virtues
朱然 36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism
涂海蓉 37. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Reading The Analects
宋成爽 38. Education: Ancient Chinese Education
段思雅 39. Education: Historical Figures, The Four Talented Women of Ancient China
谢香琳 40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System
谢香琳 41. Education: The Nine-Grade Official Selection System in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
谢香琳 42. Education: Yuelu Academy (One of the Four Most Prestigious Academies)
段思雅 43. Facial Make-up
段思雅 44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up
卢逸萱 45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera
陈卓 46. Fine Arts: Painting
陈卓 47. Fine Arts: Bada Shanren and Qi Baishi
陈卓 48. Fine Arts: Painting Riverside Scene at Tomb Sweeping Day
杨子璇 49. Fine Arts: Seal-cutting
杨子璇 50. Games: Go 围棋
杨子璇 51. Games: Kite Flying
陈佳雯 52. Games: Mahjong: An Ancient Chinese card play
林如茵 53. Garden Culture: Gardens
卢逸萱 54. Garden Culture: Bonsai (Penjing)
林如茵 55. Garden Culture: The Summer Palace
储守娟 56. Garden Culture: Qingming Riverside Landscspe Garden
储守娟 57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China
储守娟 58. History: Carl and Cixi
吴梨萍 59. Interieur: The Folding Screen
吴梨萍 60. Landscapes and Tourism: Four Buddhist Shrines
吴梨萍 61. Landscapes and Tourism: Four State-Level Cultural Relics
潘彤 62. Landscapes and Tourism: Landscape, Five Famous Mountains
潘彤 63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes
潘彤 64. Landscapes and Tourism: The Culture of Mount Tai
肖烨 65. Landscapes and Tourism: Canal Culture：The Grand Canal（The Peking-Hangzhou Grand Canal）
肖烨 66. Landscapes and Tourism: The Ancient Tea Horse Road
肖烨 67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties
喻鑫众 68. Language: Chinese Language
喻鑫众 69. Language: Chinese Dialects
喻鑫众 70. Language: Chinese Folk Argot
胡煜杰 71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales
胡煜杰 72. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Mythology
朱然 73. Literature: Ancient literature - Classical Literature
卢逸萱 74. Literature: Ancient Literature - Four satirical novels in ancient China
罗嘉怡 75. Literature: Ancient literature: Four Folk Stories of Ancient China
宋成爽 76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China
罗嘉怡 77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas
罗嘉怡 78. Literature: Ancient literature: Yuefu
罗杨 79. Literature: Premodern literature - China's Four Great Classical Novels
罗杨 80. Literature: Premodern literature - Li Bai's “The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter” and its translations
罗杨 81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
李舒婧 82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song
李舒婧 83. Literature: Tang and Song - Classical Prose Movement of late Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty
李舒婧 84. Literature: Modern Literature
谭雅兰 85. Literature: Modern Literature: Qian Zhongshu (Ch'ien Chung-shu)
朱然 86. Literature: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Literature, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
罗淑珍 87. Literature: Contemporary Literature
罗淑珍 88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia
罗淑珍 89. Martial Arts: Qigong
龙雨涵 90. Martial Arts: Taiji (Tai Chi) Shadow Boxing
龙雨涵 91. Martial Arts: Wushu
龙雨涵 92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi)
姜睿 93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
喻鑫众 94. Medicine: TCM - Acupuncture and Moxibustion
姜睿 95. Medicine: TCM - Diagnosis and Pharmacology
姜睿 96. Medicine: TCM - The Development of Chinese Medicine
向璐 97. Medicine: TCM – The Chinese Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing
向璐 98. Minority cultures: Lisu People and Daogan Festival of Lisu Ethnic Minority
向璐 99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes
雷慧婷 100. Money culture: Currency, Jiaozi (A Paper Currency in Northern Song Dynasty)
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 1 Student presentations
涂海蓉 34. Confucianism: Confucian Culture
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朱然 36. Confucianism: Classical Philosophy - Confucius and Confucianism
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36. 儒家思想：古典哲学—孔子和儒家思想
孔子被认为是古代中国的一位伟大哲学家和一位伟大圣人。在中国，孔子被称为仲尼、孔丘或孔夫子（孔先生）。17世纪的耶稣会传教士称呼他为Confucius，这个源自拉丁语的名字已为西方所熟知。 据说在大约公元前551年，孔子生于鲁国曲阜（现山东省），卒于公元前479年。他生活在一个动荡时代之末，称为春秋时期。旧周朝诸侯国为争夺霸权而相互争斗，产生的混乱使许多思想家寻求社会秩序与和谐的基本原则。孔子试图游说各个诸侯国，使君主们相信正确的治理方式。虽然儒家思想成为了国家的官方思想体系，但它从未变成一个具有教堂和牧师的确立宗教。中国学者尊称孔子为伟大的老师和圣人，但并没有将他当作人格神来崇拜。孔子本人也没有宣称具有神性。 儒家思想是中国主要的官方思想体系，起源于孔子及其弟子的教导。它涉及到优良行为、实践智慧和适当社会关系的原则。它影响了中国人的生活态度，设定了生活方式和社会价值标准，并为中国的政治理论和制度提供了背景。它自然融入了古代中国的紧密家庭关系和绝对规则模式中，其中父亲像皇帝一样治理，而皇帝则应该像父亲一样关心他的子民，而下面的人则对两者都要服从。这一信仰体系长期统治中国，主要推崇那些适应静态和理想温和世界的美德，使每个家庭都在统治者的统治下有其位置，每个独立的人在家庭中也有其位置。儒家思想从中国的朝鲜、日本和越南传播开来，引起了西方学者的极大兴趣。 儒家思想的原则包含在孔子及其追随者传下来的九本古书中。这些教义可以分为两组：五经和四书。 五经是孔子时期之前的作品，包括以下著作：《周易》（Classic of Changes）、《尚书》（《Classic of History）、《诗经》（Classic of Poetry）、《礼记》（Classic of Rites）和《春秋》（Spring and Autumn Annals）。《周易》主要是一部占卜手册，可能编撰于公元前11世纪之前。其补充的哲学部分，包含在一系列附录中，可能是孔子及其弟子所写。《尚书》是一部古代历史文献的汇编，《诗经》是一部古代诗歌的选集。《礼记》涉及行为原则，包括公共和私人仪式应遵守的规则。《春秋》据说是孔子编纂的唯一著作，是一部珍贵的编年史，记录了从公元前8世纪到公元前5世纪初孔子死亡时的重大封建中国历史事件。 四书是孔子和孟子言论的汇编，以及弟子们对这些思想的评论。包括《论语》（Analects）是孔子名言的汇编，构成了他的道德和政治哲学的基础，《大学》（Ta Hsueh）或The Great Learning，，《中庸》（Chung Yung）或The Doctrine of the Mean，包含一些他的哲学言论，有序地附有弟子们的注释和阐述，《孟子》（Meng Tzu）或Book of Mencius包含孔子最好的继承者之一的名言。 儒家伦理的主旨是“仁”，被解读为各种意思“仁爱”、“爱情”、“善良”、“人性”或“仁心”。“仁”是最高的美德，代表人类最高尚的品质。在个人关系中，“仁”被视为人与人之间的关系，在对自己和他人忠（诚）或faithfulness中得到体现。端庄、互惠和利他主义在儒家黄金法则中体现得淋漓尽致，“己所不欲，勿施于人”。其他重要的儒家美德包括righteousness（义）、propriety（礼）、wisdom（智）、trustworthy- ness 或 integrity（信）和filial piety（孝）。拥有所有这些美德的人成为君子，完美的绅士。政治上，孔子倡导一种父权制的政府，其中君主是仁慈和尊贵的，而子民是尊重和顺从的。统治者应该修养自己，成为道德上完美的人，这样他才能为人民树立良好的榜样。在教育上，孔子坚持“有教无类”的理论。
术语和表达方式 Kong Qiu 孔丘
Qufu 曲阜
Ducal state 诸侯国
Great teacher and sage 至圣先师
Classic of Changes 《易经》
Classic of History 《书经》
Classic of Poetry 《诗经》
Classic of Rites 《礼记》
Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋》
Appendix n. 附录
Commentary n. 笺注 Analects 《论语》
The Great Learning 《大学》
The Doctrine of the Mean 《中庸》
Book of Mencius 《孟子》
Benevolence n. 仁
Righteousness n. 义
Propriety n. 礼
Wisdom n. 智
Integrity n. 信
Filial piety 孝
问题
1. “孔子”是什么意思？孔子是如何闻名西方的？
2. 孔子生活在哪个混乱的时代？他是如何宣讲自己的思想的？
3. 儒家思想曾经变成国教吗？哪些国家的政治和宗教相结合？
4. 儒家思想主要关于什么？它对中国文化有多重要？
5. 儒家思想符合古代中国的等级制度吗？它的目标是建立什么样的社会？
6. 五经指的是什么？
7. 五经分别是关于什么的？它们都是由孔子编撰的吗？
8. 四书指的是什么？他们包括什么？
9. 哪一本书构成了儒家思想的基础？孔子的格言都包含在其中了吗？
10. 儒家伦理的主旨是什么？你还知道儒家的其他美德吗？
11. 统治者和臣民应该如何按照儒家的道德准则行事？
Session 2 MW Fri Mar 8 8:00-9:40 room 603
The topics and contents of the following sessions will be determined by the selection of the students.
Session 2 Student presentations
姜睿 93. Medicine: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
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李珣 18. Astrology: Calendar, The 24 Solar Terms
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Session 3 MW Fri Mar 15 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 3 Student presentations
储守娟 57. Gender: Wu Zetian: The Only Female Emperor of Imperial China
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李嫣然 12. Architecture: Shengjing Imperial Palace
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Session 4 OD Fri Mar 22 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 4 Student presentations
潘彤 63. Landscapes and Tourism: Mogao Grottoes
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Session 5 MW Fri Mar 29 8:00-9:40 room 603
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 5 Student presentations
牟一泓 30. Chinese Writing: Chinese Characters and Scripts
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李舒婧 82. Literature: Premodern literature: Tang-Song
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Session 6 MW Fri Apr 12 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 6 Student presentations
宋成爽 76. Literature: Ancient Literature - Take Su Shi as an example. Relegation Literature in Ancient China
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罗嘉怡 77. Literature: Ancient Literature: The Classic of Mountains and Seas
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Session 7 MW Fri Apr 19 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 7 Student presentations
胡煜杰 71. Literature: Ancient literature - Chinese Classical Fairy Tales
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罗杨 81. Literature: Premodern literature: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
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Session 8 OD Fri Apr 26 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 8 Student presentations
陈卓 46. Fine Arts: Painting
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肖烨 67. Landscapes and Tourism: Tourism, Nanking-An Ancient Capital of Six Dynasties
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Session 9 OD Sun Apr 28 8:00-9:40 room 603
Repetition of Qingming-Fri April 5.
Session 9 Student presentations
李思瑾 21. Beverages: Tea
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谭雅兰 20. Beverages: Milk Tea
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Session 10 OD Fri May 10 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 10 Student presentations
裴心弦 7. Animals: Panda Culture
Please make sure that you do introduce the animal itself, but how the animal is used by humans for example for panda diplomacy or as a national symbal etc. This course is not a biology course, but a culture course! You may even have to rewrite the text of the chapter.
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杨子璇 51. Games: Kite Flying
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Session 11 OD Fri May 12 (?) 8:00-9:40 room 603
May 1-3 is an extended May First Holiday. The class of May 3 needs to be repeated on May 12 (?).
Session 11 Student presentations
雷慧婷 4. Aesthetic ideals and social customs: Marriage-Accompanying Songs in Hunan
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喻鑫众 69. Language: Chinese Dialects
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Session 12 MW Fri May 17 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 12 Student presentations
向璐 99. Minority cultures: The Ethnic Minorities’ Costumes
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陈佳雯 33. Clothing: Cheongsam
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林如茵 23. Body movement performance: Chinese Lion Dancing
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Session 13 MW Fri May 24 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 13 Student presentations
罗淑珍 88. Martial Arts: Huo Yuanjia
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龙雨涵 92. Martial Arts: Frolics of the Five Animals (Wuqinxi)
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Session 14 MW Fri May 31 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 14 Student presentations
卢逸萱 45. Facial Make-up: Face Changing in Sichuan Opera
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段思雅 44. Facial Make-up: Cosmetics, Traditional Chinese Make-Up
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Session 15 MW Fri Jun 7 8:00-9:40 room 603
Session 15 Student presentations
谢香琳 40. Education: Modern Chinese Education System
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Session 16 OD Fri Jun 14 8:00-9:40 room 603
Reflection on this semester