2014年12月11日星期四

Two treasures in ancient civilization of China

Here is a story in the Chinese lesson online, which quite little Chinese learners from other countries may have never seen. As the emperor had,by law, an absolute position not to be challenged by anyone else,his subjects were to show the utmost respect in his presence,whether in direct conversation or otherwise.When approaching the imperial throne,one was expected to kowtow before the emperor.In a conversation with the emperor,it was considered a crime to compare oneself to the emperor in any way.It was taboo to refer to the emperor by his given name,even if it came from his own mother,who instead was to use Huangdi (emperor),or simply Er (son).The emperor was never to be addressed as you.Anyone who spoke to the emperor was to address him as Bi xia whose Chinese can be found in Chinese courses online,corresponding to "Your Imperial Majesty”,

What is the Chinese Tuo 拓?
It is the paper turned into a copy with white characters or drawing on a black ground
.Removed and dried,it becomes the rubbings.Rubbings vary and are called in hsk prep of Chinese test by different names according to the ink used:wufinta (乌金拓) (black gold rubbings)are made with the black ink;chanyita (蝉翼拓) (cicada wing rubbings) are made with very light ink;zhuta (朱拓)(rermillion rubbings) with vermilion ink. Bound book from the rubbings become bei tie (碑帖) (stele rub brings),which may be used either as models for calligraphy or kept in a collection for appreciation or research.As inscriptions on bronze,stone or wood wear out with time,early rubbings made from  famous pieces of work valued and cherished than the ones made later.

Now, let us review today's points in Chinese culture as well as the content of learning Chinese online. The first is etiquettes in court, and the second is an item called Tuo in Chinese, which has been often use in writing or calligraphy. The time has passed away for a long time, but Chinese people today as well as visitors from all over the world still want to learn this part of Chinese culture.


Source: 
http://childrenchinese.over-blog.com/2014/12/two-treasures-in-ancient-civilization-of-china.html

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