EAS103H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Lantingji Xu, Choe Chiwon, Wang Xizhi
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Designing a writing system: purely mathematical variation, completely unique characters, compromise modular characters. Kind of like the terrocotta soldiers- look unique but not. Orchid pavilion preface (353ad) by wang xizhi 307-365 (pg64 textbook: writing to art, scribe to calligrapher. Turn of 20th century the collapse of the chinese dynastic system- change in writing system where we introduce alphabets was rejected. Questions for running the empire: what system of thinking should help run the state. Taoism confucianism buddhism taoism. Sutra had a passage where buddha reincarnated as a female. Hui nen: where should we get people to help run the state. Aristocrats and powerful families vs civil service examination recruits. Choe chiwon b857- went to china at age 12, passed examination and returned to silla and called for reforms. Poetry super important- poetry for every occasion- having fun, being sad, etc: where do we get money to run the state, what to do about the barbarians.
