PART ONE A Unique Blossom in CivilizationPART TWO High as Heaven, Long as the RiverPART THREE Radiance from All DirectionsPART FOUR Heart and Spirit of the Chinese PeoplePART FIVE Expressions of Brush and InkPART SIX The Most Precious Treasure under HeavenPART SEVEN Rejuvenation through Fire and BloodPART EIGHT Everlasting BeautyThe tribe that had migrated from the Central Plains eventually evolved into the Chu nobility. They knew the language of the Central Plains, and were emulated by others. Speaking elegantly became the fashion in Chu, and everyone gradually began to speak the standard language.However, this was still limited to the official class of Chu. Other kingdoms and peoples still used their own tongues for everyday speech. Without an integrating vehicle that transcends oral pronunciation, communication and exchange would still be difficult.That integrating vehicle was the Chinese characters.Liu Lening, professor of Columbia University, United StatesAn ideographic writing system transcends dialect since it does not represent any specific pronunciation, but instead expresses meaning directly. In this way, a character may be pronounced differently, but everyone can read and understand it. This was very important for linking different regions and creating a sense of cohesion. Quite possibly, our ancestors became aware of this bond, this cohesive effect, and that is why they retained this writing system through the ages."The fishhawks sing gwan gwan on sandbars of the stream. Gentle maiden, pure and fair, fit pair for a prince." This is an ancient folksong that is well-known to all. From the connotations of the words, it is clear that the ideographic writing system limited the proliferation of dialect and the disintegration of common cultural meanings. Book of Songs, collated by Confucius, is a collection of folksongs from 15 principalities....

Five Thousand Years of Chinese Characters

Jialu Xu

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Foreign Languages Press

Chinese, For the Global Community@cd Rom (Chinese) Paperback - 2008

Chinese for the Global Community@cd Rom

Fu Chen

Ruojiang Wang

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Cengage Learning Asia

Harvest is a four-skill intermediate Chinese program that integrates the teaching of the Chinese language and culture. It draws students into the study of Chinese through its stimulating and contemporary readings, authentic language use, content-based materials, engaging and meaningful activities. Harvest is compiled from selected works of Jia You! (1st Ed) Volume 1 and 2. Designed to be covered in one academic year, Harvest offers 6 units or 12 chapters covering a wide variety of cultural topics - School, Family, Food, Sports, Festivals and Customs, Travel, Famous People, History, Literature and Arts. Ideal for AP* Chinese or equivalent intermediate-level courses, the 2nd edition Harvest textbook has full-color layouts, new and updated content. The Harvest textbook is offered in Simplied Characters and paperback edition only. Workbook and FREE MP3 audio downloads The Harvest workbook, sold separately, offers 12 sets of simulated tests modeled after the AP* Chinese exam format.

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