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Ronghua Wang

University of International Business and Economics (对外经济贸易大学), School of Chinese, Distinguished Professor

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I have been trying to revive traditional Chinese culture with www. readchina8.com, a few books including “The Story of China Studies”, “ABC of Sound Meters in Chinese Poetry” and a series of talks on Confucian classics. I am a distinguished professor at the School of Chinese Language and Literature in the University of International Business and Economics. Member of council of the Diplomatic Pen and member of the Internationsl Confucian Association.

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Zēng Guófān, the Most Cursed and the Widely Admired Master

XIII New Poetry

XI Poetry of the New School

IX The Poetry of Song

Even though Ci was popular in the Song Dynasty, poetry in both ancient and modern forms did not d... more Even though Ci was popular in the Song Dynasty, poetry in both ancient and modern forms did not decline. In the eyes of the people at the time poetry was loftier than Ci. Many more poems than Ci have been handed down from the Song Dynasty. There are two collections of Song poetry. The first one has 78 volumes and includes 882 poets; the second includes 3,800 poets. The poetry of Song is a distinctive type in its own right. We shall comment on its characteristics at the end of this section. The pioneers of Song poetry are Mei Yaochen ( 梅诗臣， 1002-1060) and Su Shunqin ( 诗诗诗， 1008-1048). Mei emphasized the tradition of 《 The Book of Songs 》 and 《 The Songs of Chu 》 , he put forward a famous artistic criteria for A portrait of Mei Yaochen 1 poetry: " A scenery that is difficult to describe should be projected as if it is before your eye; what has not been said should be heard outside the words. 诗诗之景如在目前，状写含不之意诗于言外尽 ." Mei's poems are of a calm and light style. Let's read his " 诗溪， Dong Xi, The East Brook": 行到诗溪看水诗， Xing dao dong xi kan shui shi, 坐诗孤诗诗船诗。 Zuo lin gu yu fa chuan chi. 野诗眠岸有诗意， Ye fu mian an you xian yi, 老诗着花无丑枝。 Lao shu zhao hua wu chou zhi. 短短蒲诗诗似剪， Duan duan pu er qi si jian, 平平沙石诗于诗。 Ping ping sha shi jing yu shai. 情诗不诗住不得， Qing sui bu yan zhu bu de, 薄暮诗诗诗疲。来 Bo mu gui lai che ma pi. When arrived at Dong Xi I looked at the water, Sitting opposite to the islet I asked the boat to return later. Leisurely the wild ducks were sleeping at the bank, No ugly branches on the old tree that was growing flowers. The short calami were so even as if being trimmed, Sand and stones were cleaner than those being sifted were. I hadn't seen enough yet couldn't spend the night there, I returned at dusk and the horses were tired.

VII TANG POETRY

Social contradictions came to a head when the An Lushan Bebellion broke out, since than the Tang ... more Social contradictions came to a head when the An Lushan Bebellion broke out, since than the Tang Dynasty was on its decline, productivity was reduced, the living standard of people went down. This was reflected in poetry, colorful and romantic poems that sought ideals became rare, more and more poems were expressing social conflict and lamented over the disastrous life of the people. The poems of Du Fu ( 杜甫 , 712-770) were most expressional of the outlook of social unrest and the feeling of the people in that period.

Wei was a kingdom during the Three-Kingdom period (220-280), we only mention Wei, because it was ... more Wei was a kingdom during the Three-Kingdom period (220-280), we only mention Wei, because it was more outstanding in poetry than Shu and Wu Kingdoms. Jin (265-420) includes both Western Jin (265-316) and Eastern Jin (317-420) Dynasties. Wu Yan ( 五言 ) poetry, means five-character a lone poems. Wu Yan poetry was evolved from "Yue Fu" poetry. It was formalized at the turn of the second century to the third century. We refer to this period in the Chinese history of literature as the "Jian An ( 建安 ) Era". Jian An was the title of the reign of Emperor Xian of Han. During this period, Cao Cao was the Prime Minister of Wei; he and his two sons were leaders in the world of letters at the time.

Part II The Book of Songs

Tea and Chinese People

Ancient Chinese Musical Instrument and Related Stories

Why Chinese Culture Reached Her Zenith in Song

A Word or Two about Fengshui

China Studies versus Sinology

【 Abstract 】 The speaker tries to give, in his talk, definitions to sinology, Chinese studies and... more 【 Abstract 】 The speaker tries to give, in his talk, definitions to sinology, Chinese studies and China studies. He also challenges the concept of "New Sinology". He believes China studies should be carried out on two levels, the grass root level and the professional level. In his view the most imperative thing to do at the academic level is to produce some monumental works, and serious thoughts should be given to why monumental works have not been produced. He held that for academic workers the ability to communicate in foreign languages with foreign counterparts is most important.

Zēng Guófān, the Most Cursed and the Widely Admired Master

XIII New Poetry

XI Poetry of the New School

IX The Poetry of Song

Even though Ci was popular in the Song Dynasty, poetry in both ancient and modern forms did not d... more Even though Ci was popular in the Song Dynasty, poetry in both ancient and modern forms did not decline. In the eyes of the people at the time poetry was loftier than Ci. Many more poems than Ci have been handed down from the Song Dynasty. There are two collections of Song poetry. The first one has 78 volumes and includes 882 poets; the second includes 3,800 poets. The poetry of Song is a distinctive type in its own right. We shall comment on its characteristics at the end of this section. The pioneers of Song poetry are Mei Yaochen ( 梅诗臣， 1002-1060) and Su Shunqin ( 诗诗诗， 1008-1048). Mei emphasized the tradition of 《 The Book of Songs 》 and 《 The Songs of Chu 》 , he put forward a famous artistic criteria for A portrait of Mei Yaochen 1 poetry: " A scenery that is difficult to describe should be projected as if it is before your eye; what has not been said should be heard outside the words. 诗诗之景如在目前，状写含不之意诗于言外尽 ." Mei's poems are of a calm and light style. Let's read his " 诗溪， Dong Xi, The East Brook": 行到诗溪看水诗， Xing dao dong xi kan shui shi, 坐诗孤诗诗船诗。 Zuo lin gu yu fa chuan chi. 野诗眠岸有诗意， Ye fu mian an you xian yi, 老诗着花无丑枝。 Lao shu zhao hua wu chou zhi. 短短蒲诗诗似剪， Duan duan pu er qi si jian, 平平沙石诗于诗。 Ping ping sha shi jing yu shai. 情诗不诗住不得， Qing sui bu yan zhu bu de, 薄暮诗诗诗疲。来 Bo mu gui lai che ma pi. When arrived at Dong Xi I looked at the water, Sitting opposite to the islet I asked the boat to return later. Leisurely the wild ducks were sleeping at the bank, No ugly branches on the old tree that was growing flowers. The short calami were so even as if being trimmed, Sand and stones were cleaner than those being sifted were. I hadn't seen enough yet couldn't spend the night there, I returned at dusk and the horses were tired.

VII TANG POETRY

Social contradictions came to a head when the An Lushan Bebellion broke out, since than the Tang ... more Social contradictions came to a head when the An Lushan Bebellion broke out, since than the Tang Dynasty was on its decline, productivity was reduced, the living standard of people went down. This was reflected in poetry, colorful and romantic poems that sought ideals became rare, more and more poems were expressing social conflict and lamented over the disastrous life of the people. The poems of Du Fu ( 杜甫 , 712-770) were most expressional of the outlook of social unrest and the feeling of the people in that period.

Wei was a kingdom during the Three-Kingdom period (220-280), we only mention Wei, because it was ... more Wei was a kingdom during the Three-Kingdom period (220-280), we only mention Wei, because it was more outstanding in poetry than Shu and Wu Kingdoms. Jin (265-420) includes both Western Jin (265-316) and Eastern Jin (317-420) Dynasties. Wu Yan ( 五言 ) poetry, means five-character a lone poems. Wu Yan poetry was evolved from "Yue Fu" poetry. It was formalized at the turn of the second century to the third century. We refer to this period in the Chinese history of literature as the "Jian An ( 建安 ) Era". Jian An was the title of the reign of Emperor Xian of Han. During this period, Cao Cao was the Prime Minister of Wei; he and his two sons were leaders in the world of letters at the time.

Part II The Book of Songs

Tea and Chinese People

Ancient Chinese Musical Instrument and Related Stories

Why Chinese Culture Reached Her Zenith in Song

A Word or Two about Fengshui

China Studies versus Sinology

【 Abstract 】 The speaker tries to give, in his talk, definitions to sinology, Chinese studies and... more 【 Abstract 】 The speaker tries to give, in his talk, definitions to sinology, Chinese studies and China studies. He also challenges the concept of "New Sinology". He believes China studies should be carried out on two levels, the grass root level and the professional level. In his view the most imperative thing to do at the academic level is to produce some monumental works, and serious thoughts should be given to why monumental works have not been produced. He held that for academic workers the ability to communicate in foreign languages with foreign counterparts is most important.