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Ouyang Xiu (Chinese: 歐陽脩; pinyin: Ōuyáng Xiū; Wade–Giles: Ou-Yang Hsiu; 1007 – 1072 CE), [1] courtesy name Yongshu, also known by his art names Zuiweng (醉翁) and Liu Yi Jushi (六一居士), was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty.
The Chinese ethnologist and historian Bai Shouyi stated that Xin Qiji aimed his life at recovering the lost territories and contributing to his country. Unfortunately, Xin was ill-fated and repressed, and so failed to realize his ambitions.
The art form of shan shui has been popular to the point where a Chinese animation from 1988 entitled Feeling from Mountain and Water uses the same art style and even the term for the film's title. Additionally, many recent movies and plays produced in China, specifically House of Flying Daggers and Hero , use elements of the style itself in the ...
Nuo theatre is a kind of folk dramatic art that originated from folk religion. [4] In the Analects of Confucius, "villager Nuo" (or village Nuo) was mentioned.The Lüshi Chunqiu mentions that there was also a custom that whenever there was a celebration, grand Nuo (or royal Nuo) would be a necessity.
Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. This type of expression has been widely practiced in China and has been generally held in high esteem across East Asia . [ 1 ]
Guo Xi (Chinese: 郭熙; pinyin: Guō Xī; Wade–Giles: Kuo Hsi) (c. 1020 – c. 1090) [1] was a Chinese landscape painter from Henan Province [2] who lived during the Northern Song dynasty. [3] One text entitled "The Lofty Message of Forest and Streams" (Linquan Gaozhi 林泉高致) is attributed to him. The work covers a variety of themes ...
Xiazhi is an ancient festival; records of its observance date back to the Han dynasty. [4] People celebrated Xiazhi simply by taking a few days off for eating and drinking. [ 4 ] Government officials in particular were able to rest for these days, while farmers still had work that needed to be done.
A popular idiom used to praise one's singing in Chinese was derived from the legend of Han'e. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Like other entertainers in ancient China, geji had low social standing . Some geji contributed to the development of dance, poetry, painting and other arts and literature throughout China's history .