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| was the first living being in Chinese mythology |
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| What is the legend about Pan Gu? |
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| In the beginning there was nothing in the universe except a formless chaos. However this chaos condensed into a cosmic egg. Within it, Yin and Yang became balanced and Pangu emerged from the egg. Pangu set about the task of creating the world: he separated Yin from Yang with a swing of his giant axe, creating the Earth (murky Yin) and the Sky (clear Yang). To keep them separated, Pangu stood between them and pushed up the Sky. This task took 18,000 years; with each day the sky grew , the Earth grew wider, and Pangu grew taller. |
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| ancient Tribe leader of china |
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| What contributions are Shen Nong believe to have made to the Chinese civilization? |
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| he taught the Chinese people how to sustain their lives on vegetables and teas that can be grown in china |
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| Did Yao pass the leadership to his son? |
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| no, Yao passed the leadership to Shun |
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| Shun passed the leadership to Yu. Yu created a water project in China to help stop flooding in China. He also founded the first dynasty in China(Xia dynasty). |
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| What is the title of the first Chinese poetry anthology? |
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| Who is believed to be the compiler of the first Chinese poetry anthology? |
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| What did Confucius think of the importance of the first Chinese poetry anthology? |
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-Know how to express yourself and behave properly
-Help you think straight |
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| How many poems were chosen and put together in the first Chinese anthology? |
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| Do we know the names of the poets for any of the poems in the first Chinese poetry anthology? |
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| Which is the major part of the first Chinese poetry anthology? |
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| What do you think is the significance of the first Chinese anthology? |
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| It is a collection of chinese work that prevents the general population from forgetting where they come from |
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| Which poem in the first Chinese poetry anthology did you enjoy reading? why? |
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-Fishhawk
-The first time I read it I was just reading words and didn't really understand it. Then when we went over it in class it had more meaning and then when I went home and read it for the third time it reminded me of family back home which was an interesting connection between ancient Chinese tradition and a modern Jewish family. |
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| What does "Chu-ci" mean in English? |
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| Which "Chu-ci" writer is still remembered as a great patriotic poet by Chinese people? |
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| What is the title of his long poem that contains 372 lines and is considered as the greatest lyric poem of ancient China? |
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What is the long poem
{has 372 lines and is considered as the greatest lyric poem of ancient china} generally about? |
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| part autobiography; part complaint about his frustration |
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What did the poem indicate that he would do at the end of this long poem
{has 372 lines and is considered as the greatest lyric poem of ancient china}? |
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| drown himself in the Milou river |
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| What is the name of the festival that is related to this patriotic poet? What do Chinese people still do during the festival? |
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-Duanwu
-dragon boat racing |
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| What book did Si-ma Qian spend his whole life writing? |
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| a complete history of china |
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| What tragic event happened to Si-ma Qian in his life? |
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| he was castrated and then thrown into jail |
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| Why did the tragic event in Si-ma Qian's life not stop him from writing his book? |
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| The emperor wanted him to finish the book so the emperor gave him silk to write on |
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| How did he view death according to his letter to his friend Ren An? |
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| he had a purpose to live on and that was to finish his book |
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| Si-ma Qian was a historian, but why is his book on history not only read just for historical information but also read as literature? |
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| it had a large impact on chinese prose, fiction and drama |
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| Can you name some of Sima Qian's writings that we read in our textbook? |
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-The Prince of Wei
-The Biography of Bo Yi and Shu Qi
-Letter in reply to Ren An |
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| What are the major characteristics of "Fu(or poetic expositions)" of the Han Dynasty? |
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| -Most of the Yuefu songs of the Han Dynasty are narrative poems, which truthfully reflected people’s feelings. |
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| What is "Yue-Fu"? please explain |
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| An official institution established in 120 B.C. in the Han government to provide music and songs for state rituals and imperial entertainments and to be in charge of collecting folk ballads and poems created by literati, which would then be set to music |
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| One of the ballads tells a story about a girl whose name is Luo fu. What is the story told in this ballad? |
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| A government official tries to make advances on this girl but she turns him down and tells him that she has a man of her own and that he is a better man than the official... this is a lie though. And the government official has his own person |
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| When describing how beautiful a woman is in a literary work, her physical appearance is usually portrayed. How luo Fu's beauty is described? |
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-described her beauty by the reactions of other people
-wives would fight with their husbands for looking at her
-men in the fields would stop working and look at her |
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| What is the other name that Tao Qian had and is better known by Chinese? |
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| What important decision did Tao Qian make in his life? |
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| he left the life of a government official because he hated the corruption in government |
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| What are the kind of poems that Tao Qian most famous for? |
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| poems about gardens and fields |
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| What is the title of Tao Qian's work that is considered a Chinese Utopia and has fascinated many Chinese readers? |
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| An Account of Peach Blossom Spring |
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| Why is the Tang Dynasty considered as the golden age of Chinese poetry? |
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| the most poems were produced during this period |
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| What is Wang Wei famous for? |
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| highly stylized social poetry |
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| Which one of Wang Wei's poems is your favorite? |
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-Watch a hunt
-I think that it parallels a lot of times what happens with people when there is an investigation and people simply remain quiet and nobody says anything. |
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| What are the other spellings you may see for the Tang poet Li Bai? |
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| What kind of poet is Li Bai? |
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| Taoist poet;Artistically recount his own life and social reality |
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| Which of Li Bai's poems did you enjoy reading? Why? |
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-The Crows Cry by Night
-I thought the last line was really amazing when he said "where her tears fall like the rain" |
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| Which poet in the Tang Dynasty is considered as the "poet-historian"? Why? |
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-Du fu
-he wrote about the terrible sufferings inflicted on the people by heavy taxation and military campaigns |
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| What is the structure of "jue-ju"? |
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| 4 lines(5/7 characters per line) |
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| What is the difference between "jue-ju" and "lu-shi" in terms of their structure? |
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| Lu-shi is 8 lines and Jue-ju is 4 lines |
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| Two important schools of thoughts and one religion have influenced Chinese poets and writers as reflected in their literary works. What are these schools of thoughts and religion? Write a sentence or two to state what each is about. |
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-Daoism> Considered the second most influential school of thought in China. Based on a book written by Lao Zi called the Dao De Jing. The Dao De Jing talks about the way(Dao) and how opposites emobody each other.
-Buddhism> A religion based on the life of the Buddha whose ultimate goal is to rid oneself of desire.
-Confucianism> Based on the teaching of ancient scholar Confucius. The book of this school of thought(Analects) put together by his students after his death.Considered a symbol of classical Chinese culture for 2000 yrs. |
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