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Chinese Cultural Canons and their Modern Application

Chinese Cultural Canons and their Modern Application. GE1104. What are Chinese Cultural Canons?. - “Chinese Cultural Canons” refer to those great books most venerated by Chinese mainstream intellectual authorities.

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Chinese Cultural Canons and their Modern Application

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  1. Chinese Cultural Canons and theirModern Application GE1104

  2. What are Chinese Cultural Canons? - “Chinese Cultural Canons” refer to those great books most venerated by Chinese mainstream intellectual authorities. - The selected canons are all authored or completed by the greatest thinkers or the most important personages in different aspects of Chinese culture and have created a lasting influence on Chinese people over a long span of history.

  3. What would happenif Confucius met Laozi “Confucius Meeting Laozi“ was portrayed in excavated Han stone gravings

  4. What would happenif Confucius met Laozi Were they discussing issues such as environmental protection, global warming, or financial crisis?

  5. A Battle of Wits Why did Ge Li (Andy Lau), a Mohist, help to defend the Liang city?

  6. Li Ka Shing 李嘉誠 Click the picture above to view video online

  7. Li Ka Shing 李嘉誠 • Do you know what book is Li Ka Shing reading in the video? • Answer: The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (六祖壇經) • Why does he read it?

  8. This course may help you find the answers Course Goal Chinese classical works are of great value in terms of their applicability to the modern world. Having an understanding of Chinese traditional thinking is indispensable to our students, who are leaders of our future, in tackling contemporary critical issues.

  9. Selected Course Outcomes To recognise Chinese cultural canons and their historical context, genre and major characteristics. To analyse the core values and ethics of Chinese culture. To apply the knowledge learned from the course to discuss modern critical issues, such as family squabbles, commercial ethics, environmental protection, personal morality and social responsibilities.

  10. Selected Course Topics • Politics and Management: Selected Readings of The Essence of Politics in the Zhen-guan Period (貞觀政要) • Strategy: Selected Readings of The Art of War (孫子兵法) • The Ways of Keeping Good Health: Selected Readings of The Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor (黃帝內經) • Individual and Society: From the perspectives of the Confucian school and Daoism

  11. Assessment • Class participation • Homework • Presentation • Online Discussion and Reflection • Group Project • Medium of instruction of this course is Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua), but an English section will be offered to non-Chinese speaking students. Please refer to the websites of Academic Regulations and Records Office and CCIV.

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