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The Death of Woman Wang, by Jonathan Spence is an educational historical novel of northeastern China during the seventeenth century. The author's focus was to enlighten a reader on the Chinese people, culture, and traditions. Spence's use of the provoking stories of the Chinese county T'an-ch'eng, in the province of Shantung, brings the reader directly into the course of Chinese history. The use of the sources available to Spence, such as the Local History of T'an-ch'eng, the scholar-official Huang Liu-hung's handbook and stories of the writer P'u Sung-Ling convey the reader directly into the lives of poor farmers, their workers and wives. The intriguing structure of The Death of Woman Wang consists on observing these people working on

Shen Fu was a Chinese writer and art dealer who lived during the Qing Dynasty. He had a very strong love for his wife Chen Yun and she is the inspiration for his book “Six Records of a Floating Life”, which vividly describes their life and love together. Shen Fu discusses the happiness that he found in marriage to his cousin Yun, in his first chapter, “Joys of the Wedding Chamber”. He then goes into detail, and is even reminiscent, about enjoying the little things and his experiences with them in the second part of his book, “Pleasure of Leisure”. Next Shen Fu talks about the adversities that he and Yun have to experience, in their sometimes-trying

Once the novel comes to an end, we notice clearly the way Wang Lung changed. In the beginning of the novel we learned many ancient Chinese traditions by observing Wang Lung as a simple peasant, but as he becomes a wealthy landowner his life collapses. This rapid change of social class makes it difficult for anyone who intends to keep their traditional values until their death. This fantastic novel by Pearl S. Buck reminds us that we can never forget our traditional values, because if that happens your life will collapse just the way Wang Lung unfortunately

The novel, “Mao’s Last Dancer”, was written by Li Cunxin. It tells his riveting tale of growing up in a poor family of six boys, living in a village in China under Mao’s reign. It goes on to share his eventual defection to the United States as an artistic dancer. His childhood was filled with both hardships and joys. But both helped him to grow as a resilient person to achieve once-thought impossible goals.

The autobiography Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin is set in rural China where he was born and where he grew up in. The text shows Li’s life in how he transcends from his ‘poor’ roots, as he becomes a prominent ballet dancer. The text exposes Li’s physical and mental struggles, which his mental struggles, have a larger toll against him. The conceptual struggles are presented as Li leaves his family to go to Madame Mao’s Dance Academy, when Teacher Gao ridicules him and how he grew up with the propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party. Mental struggle is presented when Li moves to the dance academy, which proves a bigger toll on Li than his physical struggles.

For the pathos, Jia Jiang is always illustrating his perspectives through all kinds of stories and these stories are primarily his real experiences. For instance, Jia Jiang talked a story about one of his first grade teacher’s game, the kids got gifts if receiving the compliments from the other classmates. However, he was first rejected and he was only 6 years old. Because he introduces his own interesting experience to

The majority of the book looks deep into Mao’s Cultural Revolution, the main focus was Mao’s campaign was created with the simple means to destroy China’s history of hopes of a free and pure culture that would separate itself from the old Chinese culture which existed before during 1949. We will mainly focus on Liang’s treacherous life, and the obstacles he endured in spite of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, we look at the different events in which led up to the Cultural Revolution and the purpose of Mao’s culture Revolution.

“It was not easy to live in Shanghai” (Anyi 137). This line, echoed throughout Wang Anyi 's short piece “The Destination” is the glowing heartbeat of the story. A refrain filled with both longing and sadness, it hints at the many struggles faced by thousands upon thousands trying to get by in the city of Shanghai. One of these lost souls, the protagonist, Chen Xin, was one of the many youths taken from his family and sent to live the in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. Ten years after the fact, Chen Xin views the repercussions of the Cultural Revolution internally and externally as he processes the changes that both he, and his hometown have over-gone in the past ten years. Devastatingly, he comes to the conclusion that there is no going back to the time of his childhood, and his fond memories of Shanghai exist solely in memory. This is in large part is due to the changes brought on by the Cultural Revolution. These effects of the Cultural Revolution are a central theme to the story; with repercussions seen on a cultural level, as well as a personal one.

His father invested in Liu’s education so that “he would be an honor to his family” and learn to become a better man. Throughout Liu Dapeng’s life, though, he struggled with the tension of “education as a means to social mobility” versus “education as a for of moral indoctrination” (25). He believed that his education would bring him honor to access government office, but his primary goal was live out the Confucian morals he studied. Liu believed that “nothing was more important than moral principles and filial piety was the most important moral principle of all” (52). He placed his relationships with his parents above all else and aimed to serve them, just as a government official should behave toward the emperor. This commitment to practical studies caused him to fail the examinations multiple times and to be teased by his peers, but it eventually served him well. In 1905 when the Qing government abolished the examination system, Liu’s “hopes for an official career [were] completely vanished” (86). Even though Liu eventually loses his job as a tutor, he is offered other opportunities “as a result of his reputation” (188). Since Liu was a respected man with “Moral integrity (119), he was asked to sort out the finances of the Shimen mine. He continued involvement in business through 1920s, which suggests “that the Confucian self-presentation of businessmen continued well after such

Mr. Weiwei had to move back to Beijing to visit his sick father who needed much assistance. During Ai, visit back home he founded the China Art Archives and Art warehouse to show off an untraditional artwork and bring new and unique art to China.(Ai Weiwei Biography 2013) This was a great option for Weiwei to pursue especially for an artist.

When Zhang Heng was 10 years old, his father died, from then on, his mother and grandfather took care of him. Zhang grew up surrounded by literature and learning, he became a good writer at the age of twelve. As a person who is full of curiosity, He wishes

In Dany Chan’s article, Adding Flowers on Brocade: Shared Aesthetics of a Qianlong Porcelain and Rococo Textiles, he analyzes the style of vases that were produced during the Qianlong dynasty (1736-95) and compares them to the textiles of the Rococo styles that help shape such styles. Chan opens the article with a brief description of the QIanlong dynasty great accomplishments in the ceramic arts, emphasizing the flamboyant style of the vases. He argues early on, that not enough time is spent discussing how the style came to be and later expounds on the technological advances and cultural influences that contributed to the production of such a unique style. that the works were heavily inspired by the European styles. He shows parallels and

Because of his success and image he eventually wins the heart of his brother’s wife, Lin Hong. He is the perfect representation of the new Chinese wealthy, influential, and corrupt. Of course this leads to the loss of family members, bribery, corruption, and a lack of a moral foundation. On the outside everything seems perfect, but internally Li faces all the modern trappings of capitalistic success. He had a fantastic plan of spending twenty million U.S. dollars to purchase a ride on a Russian Federation space shuttle for a tour of outer space. Perched atop his famously gold-plated toilet seat, he would close his eyes and imagine himself already floating in orbit, surrounded by the unfathomably frigid depths of space. He would look down at the glorious planet stretched out beneath him, only to choke up on realizing that he had no family left down on Earth (3). This in a way shows that materialism is becoming the core motive and benchmark of success for the Modern Era, yet materialism doesn’t necessarily breed happiness, contentment, and fulfillment at the same magnitude as the “old” era. Instead it allows the same inequalities that the Cultural Revolution brought to resurface in China, but this time they aren’t as

Deng Xiaoping was born in 1904 to a family that was well off. His family had owned much land. As a high schooler Deng had set out to join the Chinese communist party. In his young years he would travel to Moscow and France. Deng studied in France for four years and that is where he became an active member in the Communist movement. He also played a role in Mao Zedong's revolutionary struggle with the GMD. Deng was one of the many military and political leaders in the movement. He soon became the leading political and military organizer in the Jiangxi Soviet. The Jiangxi Soviet was an autonomous communist enclave in south-west China. Mao Zedong established the Jiangxi Soviet in 1931. Deng also survived the long march in October of 1934 and

Almost from birth on the 28th August 1957, Ai Wei Wei’s life has been spent in exile and controlled by the government. His father, a poet- Ai Qing, was sent to jail when the anti-communist Nationalist government deemed him a leftist and jailed him for his opposition to the governments leader Chiang Kai- Shek. His whole family was sent away when he was only one years old. Recalling his childhood, the artist declared that ‘the living conditions were extremely harsh, and education was almost non- existent.’ And the family remained in exile for 20 years. (BRACKER, A, 2015)