The Yuan Dynasty (1234-1368)-Capital Dadu (Beijing):-Mongol Rulers distrust Han elites-Vernacular本本 literature:Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)-Zhu YuanZhang (1328-1398) conquered the Southern Cultural Context of Ming-Intensified intimidations in court:-Political censorship of Mencius-The sanctioned curriculum:--“Four Books”--The-legged essay”.Maritime Expeditions (1405-1433)Zheng He (1371-1433)A replica of the Ming painting (1414)From: National Museum of ChinaVernacular literature-Definition of “vernacular”--The spoken language of everyday life as compared with the literary language.-Elite involvement:The Journey to the West (1592)-The reason for the group to get wet:-Significance of the “Scriptures” as viewed by the Monkey:-What is the Monkey’s reply?“After all …even Heaven and Earth are not perfect. This sutra may have beenperfect, but a part of it has been torn off, which is a condition incorrespondence with the profound mystery of non-perfection”(CP161/408)-Is the sutra the only thing that is not perfect?-Is it relevant to us?“The Courtesan’s Jewel Box”-The attraction between Mr. Li and Decima:-The cause for the mistress to change:-Decima’s attitude toward Mr. Li:-What does it mean?The fellow-student-The initial response of Mr. Liu:-Mr. Liu’s suggestion in relation to the courtesan:-What do you think of Mr. Liu’s opinion?-Reason for Mr. Liu to change mind:Interpretations-The advise of Mr. Sun:-Decima’s comment on Mr. Li:-Compare Decima’s plan with Mr. Sun’s
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