中国文化导读 名词翻译Key Words and Expressions

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Chapter two:

a hundred schools of thought contend,

the philosophy in pre-Qin times,

the orthodox philosophy during the Han dynasty, metaphysics during the Wei and Jin dynasties,

the Buddhist philosophy during the Sui and Tang dynasty,

Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming dynasties, application phylosophy in the Ming and Qing dynasties,

Confucius and Mencius, benevolence and justice, allegiance and forbearance, the doctrine of the golden mean, non-action, three profound studies, the Three Pure Gods, Eight Taoist Immortals, samsara, the doctrine of Four Noble Truth, the Eight- Fold Path, Mosque

Chapter Four:

Seal form, the official form, the cursive form, the regular form, the running form, (the running

regular form, the running cursive form) ink- wash painting, wood- cut block print, four treasures of the study, "singing, recitation, acting, and acrobatic fighting"

Chapter Six:

The compass vehicle, bamboo slips, traditional Chinese medicine, practitioners of traditional medicine, "listening, smelling, inquiring and observing, and feeling the pulse", the Five- Animal Excercises, Compendium of Meteria Medica, five-stroke code computer input method, Goldbach's Conjucture, hybrid rice

Chapter 8

Spring Festival, the Cowherd and Weaver Maid, Lantern Festival, A Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Fstival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, the Double Seventh Festival, Eight-Treasure Porridge, Water Splashing Festival

Chapter 9

Eight regional cuisine, green tea, black tea, compressed tea, scented tea, drinkers' wager game, seasonings, drink first to show respect, arm- crossed wine

Chapter 11

The Imperial Palace (the Forbidden City), Beijing quadrangles, Shanxi cave dwellings, Hakka castle-like dwellings, Dai bamboo house, Stone chamber, Mongolian yurts, the stone arch bridge, the zigzag bridge, the pavilion bridge