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BELLWORK

Explore the popularity of Renga poetry in the Muromachi period and the significance of the Forbidden City in China. Learn about their purposes and transformation over time.

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BELLWORK

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  1. BELLWORK How are you feeling about Muromachi art? What do you think about its purpose?

  2. PLANNER: HOMEWORK No Homework for tonight. Enjoy a night off! :)

  3. Muromachi Poetry and China

  4. Poetry • In the Muromachi period, the poetry form of Renga became highly popular • Renga is collaborative poetry • In Renga, two poets write one stanza each to create a poem • The first stanza, the hokku, is an early form of the haiku

  5. Poetry • In Renga, the first stanza is three lines and seventeen syllables, just like a haiku • 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables • The second stanza is two lines (a couplet) with 7 syllables per line • These would alternate until the poem felt finished

  6. Poetry • Let’s try this! • Get with a partner and write a Renga poem— we will read them out loud • They can be about whatever— make it funny if you’d like!

  7. China • In China in 1402, the construction of the Forbidden City was started • It was lived in through the Ming Dynasty, until 1644

  8. The Forbidden City • The city itself, although technically a kingdom, measures half a mile in length and almost half a mile in width • It is made up of 98 buildings and has a moat around it that is 171 feet wide

  9. The Forbidden City • For 500 years, the Forbidden City was a spiritual and political hub in China • Emperors and their families lived in the Forbidden City, where they were free to enjoy their lives in enclosed walls

  10. The Forbidden City • In 1925, the Emperor of China was kicked out of the Forbidden City, and it became what was known as the Palace Museum • Today, it is considered the most important heritage center in China, and is visited by about 80,000 people each day

  11. The Forbidden City • The Forbidden City is considered a “micro-city,” a city that operates within a larger city • Its layout is actually spiritual, following Confucian ideology • It also follows social rank within the Chinese hierarchy

  12. The Forbidden City • The Outer Court • The Outer Court, or the Southern half of the Forbidden City, is dedicated to the Court Rituals and Spiritual Rituals of the Emperor • Only men were allowed to enter this part of the city • These men would start waiting outside of the Meridian Gate at 3AM and wait for the Emperor to start his reception at 5AM • The Meridian Gate served as the main entrance of the Forbidden City

  13. The Forbidden City • The Inner Court • The Inner Court of the Forbidden City was dedicated to the Emperor’s domestic life • The Emperor and the Empress had separate living quarters! • Emporer’s: Palace of Heavenly Purity • Empress’s: Palace of Earthly Tranquility • In between the two was a building for family and marriage ceremonies • Apparently, for some Emporers, the Palace of Heavenly Purity was actually “too big” for private life, so they would choose other buildings to live in

  14. The Forbidden City • The Forbidden City contains much more, but for now, the good thing to know is that there were many buildings in the entire inner court for the dynasty of family that ruled over China

  15. The Forbidden City • Even today, the Forbidden City is still around! • Today, it serves as a museum of cultural heritage for the Chinese • A lot of the buildings are used for art exhibitions

  16. The Forbidden City • How do you feel about the Forbidden City? • What do you think of the purposes it was used for? • What do you think about its transformation?

  17. The Forbidden City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9vcSWb6mug

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