Shi Jing culture of the song dynasty in China - song dynasty Ci in a musical context

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10-4) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Teng Yue
Keyword(s):  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Chinese History ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Musical Context ◽  
Education Science ◽  
Culture Education

The song dynasty (960-1279) in Chinese history is divided into two stages: the Northern and southern song, and includes a total of eighteen emperors who reigned for a total of three hundred and nineteen years. The song dynasty attached great importance to literature and despised force. The song dynasty era is an era of prosperity for China’s commodity economy, culture, education, science. The song dynasty’s “Ci” genre is a kind of musical literature. The full name of the genre is “song dynasty Ci”, abbreviated as “Ci”. The song dynasty Ci are an integral treasure of Chinese culture and are cultural symbols of the era that cannot be ignored.

scholarly journals Technical Studies and Replication of Guan Ware, an Ancient Chinese Ceramic

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Jiazhi ◽  
Deng Zequn ◽  
Xu Jiming
Keyword(s):  
Song Dynasty ◽  
North China ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
Chinese History ◽  
Southern Song Dynasty ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
Technical Studies

When North China was invaded in 1127, the emperor of the Song dynasty moved the capital to Lin'an (now called Hangzhou) in Zhejiang Province southeast of Shanghai. He established the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279 a.d.), known as a period of cultural flowering and stability in Chinese history. Several years later, official kilns were built by court officials to meet the need for the porcelains required for use at the Southern Song palace.

Redefining Good Government: Shifting Paradigms in Song Dynasty (960-1279) Discourse on "Fengjian"

T oung Pao ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 97 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 301-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaeyoon Song
Keyword(s):  
Song Dynasty ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
Good Government ◽  
Northern Song ◽  
Constitutional Discourse

AbstractThis article describes changing political visions of the Chinese literati during the two halves of the Song dynasty, as reflected in their discourse on the fengjian (classical enfeoffment) system of antiquity. In the aftermath of the An Lushan rebellion (755-763), a group of political thinkers criticized that system as an ungrounded historical anachronism. This idea gained currency among a majority of the Northern Song statesmen and literati who supported the centralization project of the founding emperors. With the fall of the Northern Song, the ancient fengjian doctrine resurfaced as a sustained constitutional discourse on government. Contesting the imperial vision of centralization and interventionism, Southern Song literati redefined good government for their time.

scholarly journals Translation of Classics by JX Native Literati of Song Dynasty from the Perspective of Translation Aesthetics

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 860
Author(s):  
Yuying Li ◽  
Yuming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Classical Literature ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Tang And Song Dynasties ◽  
National Power ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The Aesthetic

With the significant growth of China's comprehensive national power, Chinese culture should not only "bring in" but also "go out". Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and classical literature has reached its peak in the Tang and Song dynasties. Jiangxi has been full of natural resources and outstanding people since ancient times, especially in the Song dynasty, when people of talent came forth in large numbers and created brilliant heritage of classic literary works for their offspring. Therefore, study on the translation of classics by JX native literati of Song Dynasty has very important academic value, application value and popularization meaning. Based on the modern translation aesthetics theory, this paper discusses how English translation of Chinese classics represents the beauty and the aesthetic value of the original from the perspective of rhetorical devices, form, images, and emotion respectively, in the hope to carry forward Chinese classics and Chinese culture.

A Neighbourless Empire? The Forgotten Diplomatic Tradition of Imperial China

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Foreign Policy ◽  
State System ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Chinese History ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Imperial China ◽  
State Relations

Summary In the diplomatic canon, where the field has been demarcated by a central distinction drawn between suzerain and parity-based state relations, Imperial China has squarely been designated to the former category, and thereby as inherently alien to the diplomatic tradition. However, this image of a monolithic 2000-year-long rigid, hierarchical system betrays a too shallow assessment of Chinese history, and fails to acknowledge a noteworthy strain of parity-based relations running through Imperial Chinese foreign policy. This strain was at its most pronounced during the four centuries of the Song Dynasty, where China’s relations with a set of important neighbouring states were handled on egalitarian terms that were far more reminiscent of a full-fledged diplomatic multi-state system than what is popularly acknowledged. Based on a case study of the diplomatic relations of the Song Dynasty, this article argues that Imperial Chinese foreign policy on a set of occasions showed itself to adhere to principles immanent to classical diplomacy, and that these eras thus should naturally, and beneficially, belong to the historical canon of diplomacy.

Communicating Civilization Through Rituals: Mount Tai Pilgrimages in Song China, 960-1279

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-362
Author(s):  
Lifeng Han
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Eleventh Century ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Hegemonic Discourse ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Imperial State ◽  
Mass Identification

This paper examines the imperialfeng封 andshan禪 ritual at Mount Tai in 1008 and its connection with popular pilgrimages among the Mount Tai cult. It aims to demonstrate how ritual can be used as a tool of the imperial state in communicating its political and cultural agenda.Placing the imperial pilgrimage within its historical context at the turn of the eleventh century, it can be understood as an effort to secure mass identification with the state and its authority. More importantly, it could be used to establish ownership of Chinese civilization by the Song dynasty (960-1279) in its competition with the Khitan, who had long adopted Chinese institutions and ideology. Various strategies were deployed by the throne to communicate the imperial symbolism of the mountain. The mountain, therefore, had become valuable symbolic capital. Through the composition of temple inscriptions, the literati were able to redefine the popular ritual practices of the Mount Tai cult and brought them into a hegemonic discourse on the mountain. This facilitated the construction of an imperial cultural identity accessible to all social groups and allowed an abstract concept of Chinese culture to be communicated through the fabric of society.

scholarly journals On the Norm Memes in English Translation of Classics—A Case Study of the Translation of the Works by Jiangxi Native Literati in the Song Dynasty

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 629
Author(s):  
Yuying Li ◽  
Wandi Hu
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Jiangxi Province ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Professional Norms ◽  
Tang And Song Dynasties ◽  
Chinese Classic

With the convening of the 19th NCCPC and at the call of “Building stronger cultural confidence and helping socialist culture to flourish.” the going global of Chinese cultural classics has gained increasing importance. Jiangxi Province is the birthplace of literati and scholars throughout the ages, especially in the Song Dynasty. Among the Eight Great Literati of the Tang and Song Dynasties three were JX natives. Therefore, the study on the English translation of the classic works by them would be of great academic and practical values as well as significance for popularization. Taking Chesterman’s Translation Memetics as the guidance and from the aspects of Expectancy Norms and Professional Norms, the study analyses and explores the translation strategies and skills of Chinese classic, in the hope to contribute the author’s pygmy to the translation and spread of traditional Chinese culture.

The Last Days of the Song Dynasty: Evidence of the Flight of Song Officials to Southeast Asia before the Mongol Invasions

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-337
Author(s):  
ADAM T. KESSLER
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Southern Song Dynasty ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
History Of

AbstractIn the first part of the 13th century ce, Khubilai Khan's armies began their invasion of the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). When they reached the Song capital Lin'anfu at Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, at the beginning of 1276, the Song officials decided to flee south with the two Song child heirs to the throne. This article examines ancient records of the flight of the Song court with particular emphasis on the history of its famous Prime Minister Chen Yizhong. Archaeological evidence is further evaluated as it relates to Chen's exploits within China and in Southeast Asia.

scholarly journals Conectando energía sonora y visualidad

AusArt ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-141
Author(s):  
Guillermo Aymerich Goyanes
Keyword(s):  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Sound Art ◽  
Mixed Result ◽  
Sound Energy ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
Technology And Culture ◽  
La Joya ◽  
And Robotics

Conexión pintura y música construyendo una serie de cuadros sonoros, implicando literatura, performance, danza y robótica en clave transdisciplinar e inmersa en un contexto pseudo-metropolitano. Partiendo del poema Bā yīn “Ocho sonidos” contenido en la joya literaria Sanzijing, “El Libro de los Tres Caracteres” (Dinastía Song del Sur), que encarna el ideal neo-Confucionismo aunando educación, moral y filosofía. Cualquier aspecto en la cultura china no es un fenómeno aislado, sino parte contextual referida a aspectos vitales: emergen peculiares sistemas cosmogónicos. Experiencias visuales y sonoras en un resultado mixto usando conceptos chinos presentados con soluciones Occidentales en mutua simbiosis. Se crea un sistema bā yīn careando música y pintura mientras surgen, desarrollan, desenvuelven y muestran al unísono. Vinculantes pero siguiendo una maniobra de recíproca anulación que alude a la energía del eterno ciclo vital. Tecnología y cultura presentadas bajo 4 formatos audiovisuales y 8 formatos meramente visuales.Palabras-clave: PINTURA/MÚSICA; PINTURAS SONORAS; TRANSDISCIPLINIDAD; BALLET ROBOTS; ARDUINO; CHINA VS OCCIDENTE Connecting sound energy and visualityAbstractConnecting painting and music building a series of sonorous-paintings. Involving literature, performance, dance and robotics, also, in a transdisciplinary way and within a pseudo-metropolitan environment. Based on the poem Bā yīn “Eight sounds”, part of the literary gem The Sanzijing, The Three-Character Classic (Southern Song Dynasty), which embodies the neo-Confucian ideal of uniting education, moral and philosophy. Any aspect in Chinese culture isn´t an isolated phenomenon but rather a contextual part related to diverse aspects of life: emerging special kind of cosmogonist systems. Visual and sound experiences as a mixed result by using different Chinese concepts, but presented alongside Western solutions in symbiosis. The project makes a system just taking those approaches to face music and painting, each other, while both of them emerge, develop, demonstrate and perform in unison, in a parallel and mutually binding manner. Linked but following a mutual destruction which summon the energy of an eternal vital circle. Technology and culture are showed under 4 audiovisual formats and 8 strictly visual formats, as well.Keywords: PAINTING/MUSIC; SONOROUS PAINTINGS; SOUND ART; ROBOTICS BALLET; ARDUINO; CHINA VS OCCIDENTE

scholarly journals A Gift from the Buddhist Monastery: The Role of Buddhist Medical Practices in the Assimilation of the Opium Poppy in Chinese Medicine during the Song Dynasty (960–1279)

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-493
Author(s):  
Jose A. Canton-Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Song Dynasty ◽  
Medical Application ◽  
Opium Poppy ◽  
Medical Practices ◽  
Materia Medica ◽  
The Song Dynasty ◽  
Southern Song ◽  
Medical Treatises

This paper aims to critically appraise the incorporation of opium poppy into medical practice in Song-dynasty China. By analysing materia medica and formularies, along with non-medical sources from the Song period, this study sheds light on the role of Chinese Buddhist monasteries in the process of incorporation of foreign plants into Chinese medicine. It argues that Buddhist monasteries played a significant role in the evolution of the use of opium poppy in Song dynasty medicine. This is because the consumption practices in Buddhist monasteries inspired substantial changes in the medical application of the flower during the Southern Song dynasty. While, at the beginning of Song dynasty, court scholars incorporated opium poppy into official materia medica in order to treat disorders such as huangdan  and xiaoke, as well as cinnabar poisoning, this study of the later Song medical treatises shows how opium poppy was repurposed to treat symptoms such as diarrhoea, coughing and spasms. Such a shift in the medical use of the poppy occurred after Chinese literati and doctors became acquainted with the role of the flower in the diet and medical practices of Buddhist monks across China. Therefore, the case study of the medical application of opium poppy during the Song dynasty provides us with insights into how the spread of certain practices in Buddhist monasteries might have contributed to the change in both professional medical practices and daily-life healthcare in local communities in that period.

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