... a return to the traditional Chinese culture. (Fitzgerald 408-409) The new Confucian scholars were traditionalists but were also reformers. Broadened by Buddhism and Taoism, they wanted to study the literary classics asdeposits of eternal truth rather than as antiquarian repositories.? (de Bary 440) The philosophical mixture that came out of the combination of Confucian practicality and the ... to a great degree. The most traditional schools of Confucianism dominated their philosophy of government and education. Examinations for government service were based only on studies of the classi...

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... century AD a much greater number of sutras were available in both north and south China, and the Chinese were beginning to realize the immensity of Buddhist literature." Buddhism did not reach Japan, however, until October 13th, 538, from the Korean kingdom of Paekche. At this point in time, there were two ... , wisdom from the depths of one's unconscious, where it lies dormant. Ch"an tries to attain enlightenment without the aid of uncommon religious observances: study, scriptures, ceremonies, or good deeds, all things that the people of East Asia had been used to doing in order to reach...

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... got an upper hand. It was during those periods that China's influence abroad began to rise. Southern Expansion One of the clearest and most fundamental themes that emerge from the study of Chinese history overall is the gradual, relatively steady expansion of the Chinese people - that is, the so-called Han people - southward from their place of origin in North China ... a picture of what was to be represented; o ideographic: to symbolize notions or things; o logographic: to combine a semantic element with a phonetic element Chinese Literature Literacy: Literacy rate very low in China up...

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... in return, and donors who donate in exchange of financial or other forms of compensation. The issue in terms of the compensation is, apparently, the most ethically interesting point of study. For direct donation (from family or friends), we may ask if family or friends are obliged in any way to do so ("obligation" here pertains to both direct ... great objective or goal for the donor). Basically, these are all the issues involved in the process of the acquisition of the organs. However, in one of the literature used in writing this study (Abbott et. Al. 2003), a big question was raised:...

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... that has been thought and said in the world." Culture, according to this traditional view, is looked upon as a standard of excellence and usually refers to achievements in the arts, literature, architecture, and the like. Similarly, many people also relate culture to standard in (formal) education--as in "the more you're educated, the more culture you have." Culture, from ... which is quite different from what has been discussed above. The second and what can be regarded as the "sociological perspective on culture" came into being in such fields of study as sociology and cultural anthro...

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... ; there are some more simple expressions in making a sentence instead of using phrases. Phrase is a transmutation of classical Chinese, it's well known that china has a five thousand history, and the literature achievement of it is the phrase. So phrase is not a learning goal simply, it's more likely to be the most direct way to feel and know the ancient Chinese culture ... . Reversely, a Chinese learner can try to study the china history and through which he can better understand and use the phrase. For example, an du chen cang, which indicates one thing while doing another to cheat unde...

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... as essays and poems of writers like Zhuangzi, Tao Qian, and etc. to contrast with the inflexible "eight-legged" prose style, and also promotes the national speech in literature so that everyone can "speak what you want to say and say it in the way you want to say it".2 This freedom in literary expression allows people ... are positive among scholars, especially represented by Liang Qichao that "If we want to expand out civilization, we must borrow the methods of other civilizations because their methods of study are highly refined".4 Thus, the New Culture Movement symbolized a more radi...

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... founding nation of India in hopes of bringing back new scriptures and practices. This historical philosophical movement caused a vast dispersion of not only religion but other cultural material such as literature, writing, etc. The last of the three Korean kingdoms to adopt the idea of Buddhism was Silla. At first it was commonly resisted by the government but ultimately was utilized ... 's unification of the three kingdoms. -Art of Buddhist temples gave inspiration to people  built more, became more popular - peace and alliance of silla created the opportunity for monks to go study i...

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... historical data has been gathered from writings, drawings and photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Additionally, the research indicates that the historical documentation was mainly from missionary accounts and literature from various anti-footbinding societies. These groups had a bias because of their opposing viewpoints. The first documented reference to footbinding was from the Southern Tang Dynasty in Nanjing (Vento 1). Although ... their sons they would not go easy on their studies and if they cared for their daughters they would not go easy on their footbinding (Levy, 47-4...

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... monk has the same goal in practicing Buddhism and achieving a level of enlightenment. However, some monks focus on different elements within the temples and monasteries. There are some monks who study more of the bible and scriptures of Buddha. Then, there are others who teach and practice the martial arts. Usually, one has to refer to the level of enlightenment that ... Tang Dynasty, as a result of increasing Buddhist texts arising in China. Buddhism became a part of the Chinese culture and had an influence of every aspect in it, such as art, literature, architecture, philosophy and sc...

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... refused permission to foreign nations to land in Japan. A further series of Japanese edicts forbade any Japanese from traveling abroad, and also the building of any large ships. The study of any White literature of any sort was also forbidden. In 1853, the American government sent Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, who arrived in Japan with a squadron of ships. Following extended negotiations, Perry ... ...

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... learning. This essay attamps to find some ideas about the significance of enhancing metacognitive awareness in Chinese EFL context. And I also have some metacognitive skills to share with the reader. 2. Literature Review 2.1 The role of metacognition in EFL context Metacognition has been recognized as an important factor in language over last several years. Metacognitive strategies are part of the focus in ... . So we may assume that if we raise learner's metacognitive awareness, we will undoutly promote learner autonomy, changing the traditional role of teaching, this is also important ...

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