This is the name of a poetic style. In a broad sense, lüshi (律诗) is poetry which stresses the requirements for rhythmic rules and forms; in a narrow sense, lüshi refers to such poetry other than quatrains with five- or seven-character lines, including five-character eight-line rhythmic poetry, seven-character eight-line rhythmic poetry, and five…
The term refers to the fundamental state of the existence of things. Bian (变) and hua (化) may be used as one word or separately. Specifically, bian means manifest change, while hua indicates subtle and gradual change. Ancient Chinese thinkers generally held that all things under heaven and on earth, including humans and society, are all in a state…
The pursuit of moral principles in daily life should be true and sincere. “Being sincere in thought” is one of the “eight essential principles” from the philosophical text The Great Learning, the other seven being “studying things,” “acquiring knowledge,” “rectifying one’s mind,” “cultivating oneself,” “regulating one’s family well,”…