Cheng (城) is a city with walls surrounding it. The Chinese character for cheng originally referred to inner and outer city walls built of earth, with military defense and flood control functions. Usually, it was surrounded by a moat. In ancient times, the state capital of a monarch, the fief of a prince, and a manor estate granted by a monarch to a…
A great ruler who conducts benevolent governance will enrich his people and unify the country. The implication of this term is that a great cause can succeed only when it is supported by the people. Therefore, a visionary leader must give top priority to the interests of all the people, not just the interests of some people, still less those of som…
The term refers to short lyrics and songs. The short lyrics originated from the drinking songs composed impromptu during the drinkers’ wager games at banquets in the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. After the form of the music and the number of words of the lyrics were fixed, it became one of the genres to fill in the lyrics to set tunes. The l…
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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