according to laozi, tao means an ideal "out there", which can be told of.
tao is at times characterized as the ________ of all things, even prior to heaven and earth.
non-action means man should follow ________.
which of the following sayings or proverbs are related to laozi's philosophy of naturalness and non-action?
tao te ching consists of prose and poetry with only 5,000 chinese characters, and it is ided into __________ parts and 81 chapters.
many of lao zi's enlightening views are based on ________ and ________, the key concepts of laozi's philosophies.
based on this session, tao te ching, the chinese classic from ancient china, is popular for its __________.
lin yutang mentioned in his book the wisdom of china and india that he had ever seen different versions of tao te ching in foreign languages such as __________ and __________.
________ is a key concept of tao te ching and the core of taoi.
" out of tao, one is born; out of one, two; out of two, three; out of three, the created ________," is a famous quote from the chinese ancient classic tao te ching .
" breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting" in sun zi's words explains the wisdom of ________ from a stragestist's point of view.
consisting of prose and poetry with only __________ chinese characters, tao te ching is ided into 2 parts and 81 chapters.
lin yutang, a great master of chinese culture and first nominee for the nobel prize for literature, thought that the only single book that is crucial to understand the chinese behavior and characters is __________.
the story of "useless tree" by zhuangzi is a good illustration of the wisdom of __________.
according to laozi's philosophy of naturalness and non-action, human creativity should be in compliance with the ways of __________.
to confucius, the way of heaven is a dynamic process, which incorporates two aspects: operation and creation and growth.
confucius' words and life story were recorded by his diciples and their students in the ________, an enduring classic of chinese culture.
confucius believed that ren and li are ________.
which of the following statements about ren are true?
li can refer to ________ in social life.
when confucius said, "children should not travel far when their parents are still alive. if they have no choice but to do so, they must retain some restraint.", he meant that children should not make their parents anxious about them while away from home.
confucius believed that the basic goal of education was to cultivate "persons of ________".
confucius' theory in education was rich in content, including such aspects as ________ of education.
the third truth is that ______ .
the first aspect of eightfold path is ______ .
the longmen grottoes are located in ______ .
the mogao grottoes are an impressive reflection of the rituals of worshipping guanyin.
the observations and insights of the buddha exclusively deal with ______.
right speech involves right listening, which means observing things as they are, rather than accepting some prepackaged, easy-to-swallow story
the second truth is that the dissatisfaction arises within us.
the fourth truth, also known as the eightfold path, offers us a realization and a practice to be awaken. the eight aspects of this path are right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, _____,right concentration,and right meditation.
jiaguwen was identified by _________.
tortoise shells and animal bones are hard, and it is difficult to inscribe characters on them, so the strokes of jiaguwen were thin, straight and __________ .
which of the following groups of examples shows the simplicity of han characters in making words?
we can be sure that these geometric symbols are actually characters, since the kind of line structure they exhibit is consistent with the han characters that were developed later.
philologists ide the development of han characters into three distinct stages with the development in the second stage more perfect than that of the first stage.
jiaguwen was the product of ancient _____________ of gods and ghosts.
in china, people speak different dialects, but ___________ serve as a written communication tool to help make the whole country united.
which of the following words can best describe the characteristics of the geometric symbols？
in ancient times the chinese people carved and painted many symbols on pottery. which of the following are true about these symbols?
what does the chinese dragon symbolize?
the chinese dragon is believed to grow out of an ancient totem. then what is a totem?
what did xuanzang do during his stay in the “western regions”?
the murals in mogao grottoes are valued for the scale and richness of the content.
what do you think makes the terra cotta army one of the eight wonders of the world?
the officers’ and the soldiers’ clothing had little to do with their positions.
the ancestors of manchu people used to live in the nests, caves and then semi-underground houses before they moved to surface structures.
the characteristics of manchu residence are _____ and wanzi kang.
the traditional hair style for manchu men was plaiting their hair into a tail.
the modern qipao was developed in beijing in 1920s which combined the style of manchu women’s traditional gown with the style of clothing in southern china and of european evening dresses.
peiwen yunfu（佩文韵府）, sponsored by the kangxi emperor, is a ______.
the novel ________ was so popular that many chinese scholars devoted their lifetime to studying cao’s work and later they developed a so-called redology school.
people eat kitchen sugar on little new year, because_________.
people do thorough cleaning on little new year to_______ those ghosts and deities.
the steamed bun got its name “goubuli” because the business of selling it was __________.
which of the following things does not reflect the character of chinese people in their eating habit and eating process?
mountain spring water is best for making tea.
among all kinds of tea leaves, pu’er tea of yunnan is best.
to savoring tea, it is better to use different kinds of tea sets to make different kinds of tea.
the forbidden city was the imperial palace of ___________ and __________ dynasties.
the world's five major palaces are ______________.
in the forbidden city, you can only see the colors of yellow and red, because they symbolize imperial power and happiness.
there were ________ emperors living in the forbidden city.
__________ ides the fobidden city into two parts -- outer palace and inner court.
peking opera developed from ___________, __________ and __________.
the colors which represent the crafty men with negative meanings are ___________.
the theme of the peking opera performance michelle obama watched in the summer palace is __________.
qingyi is a role for ____________________.
“口水鸡” can be translated as slobbering chicken.
kung pao chicken was named after the official rank of ding baozhen, a governor under qing dynasty emperor xianfeng.
“老北京炸酱面”in english is ____________.
who built the great wall?
the path of the great wall also served as a transportation corridor.
the great wall is a single, uninterrupted wall.
____________ is one of the queen's palaces in the forbidden city.
peking opera features four main types of performers. they are __________.
“回锅肉”can be translated as braised pork.
the great wall stretches from ____________ in liaoning province to _____________ in gansu province.
two colors of facial make-ups in peking opera with positive meanings are ________ and ________.
the original music created by our ancestors are still very popular today.
the highest level of ancient chinese music was to represent spiritual harmony with ____.
how many strings does a guqin have?
in ancient china, guqin was popular among _______.
pipa was a musical instrument which was popular in tang dynasty.
pipa was a musical instrument introduced to china in han dynasty.
pipa was a musical instrument which has five strings.
we can learn from the lecture that there are only four idioms and expressions in our daily lives which are closely related to music.
according to confucious, music was more important than the study of ritual.
both fuxi and nuwa made musical instruments which are still played now.
traditional chinese musical instruments were categorized by the materials they were made of.
in ancient china, the main function of music was for people to entertain.
in the poem the song of everlasting regret, bai juyi described vividly the ____ music performed by an artist.
please identify the words describing the features of taihu lake stones.
the summer rockery is shaped in the form of twelve animals, while the spring rockery in the form of clouds in the sky.
which garden is particularly known for a large collection of strange rocks?
which garden has the largest bodies of water?
large architectural buildings are the very center of western gardens.
which two techniques are used to make a private garden look much bigger than it is?
the layout design of a private garden largely depends on the natural feature of the area.
private gardens in china feature artificial beauty, while western gardens highlight natural beauty.
the humble administrator’s garden differs from other private gardens in suzhou in terms of size and openness.
the job at northeastern university was chanllenging because the architecture department was one of the only two _____ in the entire country.
lin huiyin wrote the poem to mourn the loss of her younger brother lin heng in 1944.
according to jin yuelin, lin heng had his chosen career, fulfilled his _____, and died a dignified death.