Chinese Language and Culture, Spring 2025

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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, 23级 MA翻译, class representative: Zhang Jiaxin

  1. Jin Yichen
  2. lu jiahui
  3. li yuan
  4. cao yuan
  5. xiao luyu
  6. zhang jiaxin +5
  7. ye sitong
  8. zhao yashi
  9. jiang xinyue
  10. yan xiang
  11. fei xinyu
  12. zhang qi
  13. dai shiru
  14. zhang zixi
  15. zheng kaiwu
  16. cai yichun
  17. yang jing
  18. liao dan
  19. luo yan
  20. qin yi
  21. shao keyuan
  22. cao chunyang
  23. xu yangyang
  24. liao zuoyun
  25. cheng sixiang
  26. du jiangping
  27. liu qi
  28. miao yunlong
  29. huang qiaoqiao
  30. chen lin
  31. duan binyao
  32. li ting
  33. zeng zhi
  34. xing xueqing
  35. luo jingyan
  36. liu shutian
  37. gao xiaoqing
  38. chen zhen
  39. luo guoqiang -1
  40. she xiao
  41. he yunfeng
  42. liu ying
  43. du yuan
  44. li jiayi
  45. tao yao
  46. xu xinwen
  47. ou huang
  48. liu peini
  49. jiang ziqiang
  50. zhang huifang
  51. liu chao
  52. liu yunxi
  53. luo jiaxin
  54. li mei
  55. zeng xiaohui
  56. huang yixuan
  57. chen anqi
  58. chen ting
  59. zhang mai
  60. yuan xiaolin -1-1
  61. li mingfeng
  62. dai yexun-1
  63. yang pei -1
  64. tang yan
  65. xiang jianning
  66. liu chang -1
  67. wang yuxin
  68. lv jiahao-1
  69. dong jiating
  70. lu wei
  71. yang yue
  72. guo cili
  73. shen shuai
  74. Ouyang yihong
  75. li zihan -1
  76. zuo fang
  77. fu sihui
  78. xiao zixin -1
  79. zhou tianyi -1
  80. qi zhiyang -1
  81. liu pei
  82. gong wei
  83. chen sisi
  84. huang sinan
  85. xiao yikang
  86. yu jingfang
  87. luo sicheng
  88. yang jiahong
  89. yan jidong
  90. xiao yawen
  91. geng hongmei
  92. zhou le
  93. qiu ping
  94. wang huaixing
  95. wang xinyu
  96. chu hanqi
  97. wu jiating
  98. zhang meiling
  99. liu jianan
  100. song xin
  101. zhao qi
  102. zheng jinlian
  103. li linyao

Session 04 Fri Mar 14 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations

  1. Topic 260：Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty(Liu Chao)Media:260 The Wedding Dress in the Song Dynasty.pptx
  2. Topic 146: Traditional crafts: Xiang embroidery 1386(Zhang Huifang) Media:Hunan_embroidery_spring_2025.pptx
  3. Topic 153:Traditional Cuisine: Eight Major Cuisines of China 1456 (Zheng Kaiwu)Media:Media Eight Major Cuisines of China.pptx
  4. Topic 233: Traditional Chinese Pigments (Cao Yuan)Media:Traditional Chinese Pigments.pptx
  5. Topic 182: Chinese Economy: rich businessmen (Fu Sihui) Media:Rich_Businessmen_Spring_2025.pptx
  6. Topic 156: Traditional Cuisine: Tanghulu, Sugar-coated Haws on a Stick p. 1491 (Xiao Zixin) Media:Tanghulu_Spring_2025.pptx
  7. Topic 138: Social: Round Table Culture 1317 (Wu Jiating) Media:Round_Table_Culture_Spring_2025.pptx
  8. Topic 174: Jiaozi (Liu Pei) Media:Dumplings_Spring_2025.pptx
  9. 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

  1. Topic 50: Games: Go 围棋 462（Zhao Qi） Media:Weiqi_Go_Spring_2025.pptx
  2. Topic 110:Opera: Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang 1050 (Dai shiru)Media:Opera Peking Opera Actor Mei Lanfang.pptx
  3. Topic 131: Silk and porcelain: Silk (Fei Xinyu) Media:Silk_Spring_2025.pptx
  4. Topic 224: Chinese Food：Jiangxi Cuisine（赣菜）(Liao Dan) Media:Jiangxi_Cuisine_Spring_2025.pptx
  5. Topic 169: Cuisine: Luosifen 1593 (Chen Sisi) ） Media:Luosifen_Spring_2025.pptx
  6. Topic 167: History: Wang Shouren 1573 （Lv Jiahao)Media:History_Wang_Shouren_.pptx
  7. Topic 183: Jiangxi Gan Opera （Wang Xinyu） Media:Jiangxi Gan opera.pptx
  8. Topic 165: Worship: Chinese Incense Culture (She Xiao) Media:Chinese Incense Culture.pptx
  9. 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

  1. Topic 188:Mobile Games 手游 1783 （Du Jiangping）
  2. Topic 191:Aesthetic ideals and social customs: The Culture of Flowers 1807 (Qiu Ping）
  3. Topic 193:Science and Technology: Buytogether（PDD) 1825(Qi Zhiyang)
  4. Topic 195:Sports: Cuju (蹴鞠) 1845 （Ouyang Yihong)Media: Cuju.pptx
  5. Topic 202:The Legend of Zhen Huan 《甄嬛传》 1845 (Xiang Jianning)Media: The Legend of Zhen Huan.pptx
  6. Topic 203:Chinese horror movies 中式恐怖片 1845 (Zhang Jiaxin)Media: Chinese Horror Movies.pptx
  7. Topic 185:Opera: Huangmei opera 1752 （Chu Hanqi）
  8. Topic 181:Animals：Golden Monkey 1712（Xiao Yawen）
  9. 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

  1. Topic 133:Silk and Porcelain: Celadon and “Celadon Song”青花瓷歌词（Wang Huaixing）
  2. Topic 179:Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love（Liu Yunxi）Media:Traditional and Modern Views on Marriage and Love .pptx
  3. Topic 181:Animals：Golden Monkey(Xiao Yawen)
  4. Topic 196:The culture of Chinese Electric Vehicles 中国电动汽车 1845（Geng Hongmei)
  5. Topic 204:Stand-up comedy 单口喜剧 1845（Huang Sinan）
  6. Topic 220:Rice cake 年糕 (Dong Jiating)
  7. Topic 208:Chinese traditional ornament: Buyao(Yang Jing)
  8. Topic 209:Tofu meatball with nia blood(Li Ting2)Media:Pig_Blood_Balls.pptx
  9. 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

  1. Topic 213: Chinese Dreamcore (Zhang Zixi)
  2. Topic 215: Live-streaming e-commerce (Tao Yao)Media:Live-Streaming E-Commerce.pptx
  3. Topic 216: The Story of Ming Lan (Ye Sitong)Media:The Story of Minglan.pptx
  4. Topic 218: Guangdong Herbal tea (Gao Xiaoqing)
  5. Topic 219: Chinese traditional art form：Seal carving（篆刻） (Huang Qiaoqiao)
  6. Topic 207: Shan Dong Cuisine (Lu Wei)
  7. Topic 221: Zhongyuan Festival (Ou Huang)Media:The Zhongyuan Festival.pptx
  8. 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

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 Fri May 09 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations

Session 13 Fri May 16 14:30-16:10 room 613 - Student presentations

231. The plaque and couplet in Chinese garden（园林匾额对联）Wang Yuxin

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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