Northern Wei

3. The influences of the martial culture in the Northern Dynasty 3.1 Ensured the fighting capacity, and also shaped a valiant spirit The militarism in the Northern Dynasties contributed to the generally good physical quality of the people, and made the military have sufficient source to recruit from. And the atmosphere reacted to the social culture. That is a big advantange compared to the Southern Dynasties. The latter put too much importance in the metaphysics. Even the emperor of the Southern

3. The influences of the martial culture in the Northern Dynasty 3.1 Ensured the fighting capacity, and also shaped a valiant spirit The militarism in the Northern Dynasties contributed to the generally good physical quality of the people and made the military have sufficient source to recruit from. And the atmosphere reacted to the social culture. That is a big advantage compared to the Southern Dynasties. The latter put too much importance in the metaphysics. Even the emperor of the Southern Dynasty

Southern and Northern Dynasties (386-589).1 China was separated into North and South. Where North China was under the control of the Tuoba Clan, a Mongol people not of Han descent.2 While the Southern Kingdom was under the control of the Chinese people.3 It was during these time the legend of Mulan can be interpreted in many different many ways across history. The earliest record is the “Poem of Mulan” and “Song of Mulan”, who both referenced the heroine in the times of the Northern Wei period (386-533)

When I visited the Museum of Modern Art, the exhibits were fascinating, intense, but interesting. Out of all the pieces, only two types of art stood out to me; Asian and African art. There were two sculptures that displayed extreme value from not only the culture but from the artists who created them. It was intriguing to see what my perspective and the people’s beliefs and usage of the sculptures meant at the time. And to also look into the great value and historical meaning behind them. I will

The legend states that Hua Mulan lived during the Northern Wei dynasty. She is a mythical figure from ancient China portrayed in the Chinese poem, Ballad of Mulan. Though both princess warrior show and movie, The Legend of Hua Mulan and Disney’s Mulan have different character personalities and reasons of going to war. The Legend of Hua Mulan is straightforward and seeks to depict Mulan as a warrior. Disney’s Mulan, however, depicts Mulan as trying to prove her parents wrong and bring home a man as

about Mulan’s possible roots, her family name is uncertain. In the text History of the Ming, her family name is Zhu, yet in History of the Qing, it is Wei. The only sure information is that her story is connected with the history of China in the 4th and 5th century. The original history of Mulan’s story came from a traditional song in the North Wei Dynasty. It was called “The Ballad of Mulan.” The aboriginal transcription of “The Ballad of Mulan” comes from the 6th century.

boundaries. Some of the names used are the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Six Kingdom period. The former refers to the fact that this period saw China broken into a clear north and south division while the latter refers to the fact that this time period saw Six Dynasties controlling the southern part of the country. Others will divide the time period into three separate eras, these being the Three State or Kingdom Period, the Western Jin, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The first refers

doctrines” (sanjiao yiti) or “the three converged doctrines” (sanjiao heliu). 2.1.1.2. Lingnan Culture Lingnan culture refers to the geographic culture originated from Lingnan areas, which covers the nowadays Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Northern part of Vietnam. It consists of three culture branches, Teochew Culture, Cantonese culture and Hakka culture. The study site city Guangzhou, along the Pearl River, is the central of Cantonese culture. For one thing, considering its appropriate geographic

Born in the Chinese province of Henan, Lao Tzu lived from c. 604-c.531 BCE. He was a philosopher attributed with the writing of the Tao-Te-Ching and the reputed founder of Taoism. ("Tao" meaning the way of all life, "Te" meaning the fit use of life by all men, and "Ching" meaning text.) Lao Tzu was not his real name but rather an honorary title given to him by his followers meaning "Old Master".       Lao Tzu believed that human life

The Daoist Outlook On Life The Daodejing by Laozi is an eastern philosophical piece of literature; in the Daodejing, the teachings of Daoism are taught. Daoism is a system of philosophical, ethical, and religious Chinese teachings and practices that focus on living in harmony with the Dao and ones self. The word “Daodejing” can be divided into three separate words; Dao, De, and Jing, which all have different meanings. The Dao means "way" or path as the Dao helps guide the individual. The De means