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1、CHINASomeChineseProverbs•Digawellbeforeyouarethirsty.•Onelashtoagoodhorse,onewordtoawiseman.•Kindnessismorebindingthanaloan.•Iftheupperbeamisawry,thenthelowerbeamswillalsobecrooked.(pertainstotheexampleofsuperiors)TheTaklaMakanDesertisoneofthefourlarg
2、estdesertsinChina.AgreenbeltalongtheHuangHebordersitssouthernedge.Morethanone-fifthofChina’sterritoryisdesertChineseHistoryEarliestChineseSpiritualBeliefsNatureWorshipAncestorWorshipStrongethicofFamilyFolkSpiritsAround500BCConfucianism,Taoism,andLegal
3、ismgotgraftedontotheseearlierbeliefs.ChineseCosmologyHeavenandEartharefundamentallylife-givingEverythinginlifeisrelational–heavenandearth,nightandday,maleandfemaleHarmonybasicallyprevailsamongthepartsofthecosmos.Eachpartworksforthegoodofthewholeandyie
4、ldstothenextattherighttime.ThecapacityofhumanstogivelifeisanawesomethingandfortheChinesethegiftoflifeatbirthwasthemostfabulousgiftparentsgivetotheirchildren.Forthatchildrenmusthonor,perhapsevenworship,parentsfortheirentirelivesConfucianism5SacredRelat
5、ionshipsWifeobeyshusband,Childrenobeyparents,Youngerchildrenobeyolderchildren,FriendisloyaltoFriend,allPeopleobeyEmperorAncestorWorshipWrittendowninAnalectsTaoismFounderLaoTzuTaomeans“TheWayofNature”FirstWordsfromTao-Te-Ching“Thereisathingconfusedlyfo
6、rmedBornbeforeHeavenandEarthSilentandVoidItstandsaloneanddoesnotchangeItgoesaroundanddoesnotwearyItiscapableofbeingthemotheroftheworldIknownotitsnameSoI’llcallit‘TheWay’”TaoistsweresupposedtoobserveNature’swaysandtherebylearnhowtolive.TheTaoistsymboli
7、stheYin/YangLegalismFoundedbyHanFeiTzuBelievedinstrict,clearlawsandapowerful,authoritariangovernment.Favoredseverepunishments,andbelievedeveryoneshouldtakeresponsibilityforobeyingthelaw.Politicaldissentwasahighcrimepunishablebydeath.EmperorHuangDiChin
8、Dynasty(221-202BC)China’sfirstemperorRuledusingphilosophyofLegalism.Assistant,LiSi,mayhavebeenmoreheartlessandruthlessthanHuangDi.Theyimprisoneddissidents,killedscholars,andforcedpeopletoworkforthestate,andstartedtobuildtheGreatWallofChina.Sta
