Dong zhongshu biography for kids
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Dong Zhongshu
Chinese philosopher (179–104 BC)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Dong.
Dong Zhongshu (Chinese: 董仲舒; Wade–Giles: Tung Chung-shu; 179–104 BC) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer of the Han dynasty. He is traditionally associated with the promotion of Confucianism as the official ideology of the Chinese imperial state, favoring heaven worship over the tradition of cults celebrating the five elements.[1] Enjoying great influence in the court in the last decades of his life,[2] his adversary Gongsun Hong ultimately promoted his partial retirement from political life by banishing him to the Chancellery of Weifang, but his teachings were transmitted from there.[1]
Biography
[edit]Dong was born in modern Hengshui, Hebei, in 179 BC. His birthplace is associated with Wencheng Township (溫城鄉 [zh], now located in Jing Country), so in the Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals he
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History of kinesisk dance facts for kids
Dance in China has a long recorded history. Depictions of dancing in China appeared over 4,000 years ago. The early dances may be människor dances or ritual dances, some of which developed into court dances. The most important of the early dances served important ritual and ceremonial roles and are known as yayue which continued to be performed at the imperial court until the Qing dynasty. A profusion of dances in popular and court entertainment as well as folk dances have been recorded in ancient texts. The art of dance in China reached a peak during the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE) when numerous dances were recorded. Dancing as an individual art struktur declined in the later eras when dances become incorporated into operas and female dancing also declined when footbinding became more prevalent. In more recent times dance has
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Mar 8, 2011 © Ulrich Theobald
Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒 (179-104 BCE) was a Former Han-period (202 BCE-8 AD) philosopher and writer.
He hailed from Guangchuan 廣川 (modern Jingxian 景縣, Hebei) and became an erudite (boshi 博士) for the New-TextGongyang Commentary 公羊傳 of the Confucian ClassicChunqiu 春秋, the "Spring and Autumn Annals".
His philosophical interpretations were highly appreciated by Emperor Wu 漢武帝 (r. 141-87) and he was nominated a "worthy and proficient scholar" (xianliang zhi shi 賢良之士). In his later years, Dong was appointed counsellor (xiang 相) of the Princes of Jiangdu 江都 and Jiaoxi 膠西. Following his philosophical interpretation of the connection between rulership and the will of Heaven, he criticized Emperor Wu's politics in a time when natural disasters befell China. He was therefore put into jail but soon released. After retirement he dedicated himself to the further study of literature, but he was nevertheless often consulted in important political matters.
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