ADMS 4501 Lecture 9: Reinventing- Chinese monumentality and cultural diversity
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Reinventing: chinese monumentality and cultural diversity (1900 words) In china, the form of monumentality of certain events and conventions change over time. For instance, the monuments that stand for the legitimate power in the ancient china had forms of ancestral temple, tomb and tripods. However, those monuments with no direct relation with the present society had eventually been put into the museum. There is no doubt that a lot of monuments are important representations of the events and tradition of chinese history that attribute to today"s society, it is not possible to cover them all. Therefore, in this essay i would like to emphasis two important factors, namely the political development over the course of chinese history and cultural diversity between countries. To offer you a sight of view about the process of cultural reinvention and the ideal of let the past serve the present that makes traditions and convention lives in the current society of china.