The legendary China scholar Jonathan Spence of Yale is giving the BBC’s annual Reith lectures this year. You can listen or download the first talk, on Confucius, here. Spence is incapable of saying or writing anything dull on China and this first lecture of four is characteristically fascinating.
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Confucius say... "A watched pot never boils." Confucious also say... "A watched pot of banana pie filling will boil all over hell if you turn your back to see why the dog is standing in the kitchen sink." Sigh.
Hidden in the back of the fast developing area of Kaohsiung’s Zuoying - where the Taiwan High Speed Rail reaches Kaohsiung and where the newly opened Kaohsiung underground MRT now runs - is a mysterious world of gorgeous temples and pagodas.
Kaohsiung is preparing for the World Games 2009 and so the Lotus pond-lake is now [...]
As part of the Cultural Year of Greece in China 2007 – 2008 some of the sculptural works and paintings of Sophia Vari are on exhibition in the Confucius Temple grounds from 15th March to 20th April, 2008.The exhibit itself is stunning, with vivid colors and flowing, sensual shapes offering conflict and harmony in the grounds of the Confucius Temple. The colours of these imposing painted bronze sculptures contrast with the traditional reds and blacks of the temple, while the smooth lines harmonize with the lines of the moat surrounding the central temple hall of the Imperial College.As you gaze at her work in the surrounds of the Confucius Temple and contemplate sport in this Olympic city of Beijing, it is not hard to imagine how Sophia Vari may have been inspired by ancient Greek sculpto
With the Hanban partnering with ChinesePod to develop the Online Confucius Institute, we have been encouraging them to be a lot more collaborative with the people who will use the site - that is, you. For reference, the last attempt at a domain name was “Linese”, or short for living in Chinese.
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Beijing/Shanghai, February 7, 2008 — Praxis Language is partnering with the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL, also known as the Hanban) to develop the Online Confucius Institute.
At present, 180 Confucius Institutes operate in 50 countries with independent websites and promotional activities. With today’s agreement, however, Praxis Language will develop [...]
Confucius said, "Man who guess woman's age may be smart, but not very bright."How sweet is this little guy! Vintage asian boy bobble head measures 6 inches tall. His eyes are tiny rhinestones and he's is just a delight.$18.00 at The Pink Pig.[antiques]
"To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right." -Confucius, Ancient Chinese Philosopher, Confucius books//
Confucius says that putting our world in "order" begins with putting ourselves in "order" first. By understanding how to live our own lives in a positive and productive manner, it creates the opportunity for good things to happen around us. If everyone is working to better understand and improve themselves, then those behaviors become contagious to family members and friends. Before you...
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Quoted and revered by many, Confucius’ wisdom has transcended scores of generations and cultures. Confucius was a great thinker, educator, politician and founder of Confucianism in ancient China.
His enduring legacy was celebrated on Oct. 7 when more than 40,000 people attended the memorial ceremony for the 2558th anniversary of the great thinker’s birthday.
The ceremony was [...]
Quoted and revered by many, Confucius’ wisdom has transcended scores of generations and cultures. Confucius was a great thinker, educator, politician and founder of Confucianism in ancient China.
His enduring legacy was celebrated on Oct. 7 when more than 40,000 people attended the memorial ceremony for the 2558th anniversary of the great thinker’s birthday.
The ceremony was [...]
Quoted and revered by many, Confucius’ wisdom has transcended scores of generations and cultures. Confucius was a great thinker, educator, politician and founder of Confucianism in ancient China.
His enduring legacy was celebrated on Oct. 7 when more than 40,000 people attended the memorial ceremony for the 2558th anniversary of the great thinker’s birthday.
The ceremony was [...]
“The Master said, 'At fifteen I set my heart on learning; at thirty I took my stand; at forty I came to be free from doubts; at fifty I understood the Decree of Heaven; at sixty my ear was attuned; at seventy I followed my heart's desire without overstepping the line.'”
Confucius (551 – 479 B.C.)...
West across the main road and down a hutong from the Lama Temple is Beijing's Confucius Temple.The second largest Confucius Temple in China after the temple in Confucius' birthplace in Qufu in Shandong Province, the Guozjian has long been neglected but is being gradually, tastefully renovated for the 2008 Olympic Games.The temple originally dates from 1302 and was Beijing's main temple honoring the great sage during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).The grounds of the temple house hundreds of inscribed stele, recording the names of successful candidates for the examinations for the imperial bureaucracy.Candidates for the exam had to undergo the rigorous procedure of being locked up in a small cubicle for 3 days while taking the examination, many of whom reportedly went mad or committed suicide during the experience.The temple grounds include a statue of Confucius and many venerable and historic cypress trees.The Imperial College (Guo
Located in the Xishan area of Gongcheng Town in Guilin City, Confucian Temple in Gongcheng was built in AD 1410 in imitation of the Qufu Confucian Temple. The area inside the Gongcheng Temple is measured at 1,300 square meters, occupying some 3,600 square meters of land.
Using the geomantic principles, the location and construction of the [...]
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