Chancellor The Honourable Donald Tsang, GBM, KBE, JP, the Chief Executive of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Vice-Chancellor Professor LAU, J. Lawrence Pro-Vice-Chancellors Professor YOUNG, Kenneth (cum Dean of Graduate School), Professor LIU, P. W., and Professor CHENG, C. Y. Jack Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellors Professor HUI, K. M. Michael, and Professor SO, K. L. Billy Treasurer Mr. LUK, K. H. Roger Head of Chung Chi College Professor LEUNG, Y. S. Head of New Asia College Professor WONG, N. C ...

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Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has affected and been affected by Chinese culture, politics, literature and philosophy for almost two millennia. For a more generalized discussion of Chinese religion, see religion in China. Buddhism in China - History of Buddhism in China. The arrival of Buddhism in China followed the first contacts between China and Central Asia which occurred with the opening of the Silk Ro ...

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Buddhism is a very important religion in China and one of the three major schools of thought along with Confucianism and Taoism. It has affected and been affected by Chinese culture, politics, literature and philosophy for almost two millennia. For a more generalized discussion of Chinese religion, see religion in China. Buddhism in China - History of Buddhism in China. Buddhism in China - Arrival along the Silk Road. The arrival of Buddhism in China followed the first contacts between ...

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• Buddhism in China - Modern Chinese Buddhism
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In 40, the eventual Empress Ma was born to Emperor Guangwu's General Ma Yuan, known for his expeditions against Vietnamese rebellions and his exhortations on personal living, and his wife Lady Lin (藺夫人). Ma was a marquess, and Lady Ma was therefore born into comfort and wealth, as a member of a noble family. In 49, however, things would change. Ma, while on expedition against the Wulin tribes (in modern eastern Guizhou and northwestern Hunan), died during the campaign from a plague, which also killed a large number of his soldie ...

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Wang Shiwei - Wild Lilies. By 1942 Wang was working for the Liberation Daily (解放日報) where he wrote an article called "Wild Lilies" (野百合花). This criticized Mao Zedong's taste for beautiful women , as well as the unjustified privileges enjoyed by the Communist Party. It also discussed the "ugliness and indifference" in Yan'an; also criticizing some "big men", whom Wang thought were re ...

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Emperor Ming of Han - The Chu and Huaiyang-related mass executions. Emperor Ming was, early in his reign, known for his generosity and affection for his brothers. This, however, apparently caused some of them to engage in behavior that were considered taboo at the time and, ironically, caused them to be severely punished by Emperor Ming, leading also to two major mass executions that blotted Emperor Ming's reign. The first of these incidents happened in 66-67 and was relatively bloodless. The ambitious Pri ...

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Emperor Guangwu of Han - The ascension of Emperor Gengshi. Main article: Emperor Gengshi of Han By this point, many other rebel leaders had become jealous of Liu Yan's capabilities, and while a good number of their men admired Liu Yan and wanted him to become the emperor of a newly declared Han Dynasty, they had other ideas. They found another local rebel leader, Liu Xuan, a third cousin of Liu Yan, who was claiming the title of General Gengshi (更始將軍) at the time and who was considered a wea ...

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Buddhism in China - Arrival along the Silk Road. The arrival of Buddhism in China followed the first contacts between China and Central Asia which occurred with the opening of the Silk Road in the 2nd century BCE. Chinese murals in the Tarim Basin city of Dunhuang describe the Emperor Han Wudi (156-87 BCE) worshipping Buddhist statues, "golden men brought in 120 BCE by a great Han general in his campaigns against the nomads". However, there is no such mention of ...

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Empress Dowager Lü quickly exerted even more influence on the reign of her son than even she did as empress. The first targets that she had were Consort Qi and Prince Ruyi (who by then had gone to his Principality of Zhao, in modern central Hebei). She placed Consort Qi in prisoner clothes and stock and forced her to conduct hard labor -- grinding rice. She also summoned Prince Ruyi to the capital, intending to kill them together. Prince Ruyi's prime minister Zhou Chang (周昌), whom Empress Dowager Lü respected because of his stern oppos ...

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Empress Lü Zhi, Empress Lü Zhi - Family background and marriage to Liu Bang, Empress Lü Zhi - Life during Chu Han Contention, Empress Lü Zhi - As empress, Empress Lü Zhi - As empress dowager, Empress Lü Zhi - As grand empress dowager, Empress Lü Zhi - Death, Empress Lü Zhi - Personal information

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Quickly, Grand Empress Dowager Lü tried to carry out something that Emperor Gao had prohibited -- making her kin princes. (Emperor Gao had decreed that no non-imperial clan members could be made princes -- a rule that Grand Empress Dowager Lü herself had a hand in creating.) This was opposed by the right prime minister Wang Ling (王陵) but accepted by the left prime minister Chen Ping and the commander in chief of the armed forces Zhou Bo (周勃). When Wang rebuked Chen and Zhou in private for going agianst Emperor Gao's rule, they rati ...

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Quickly, Grand Empress Dowager Lü tried to carry out something that Emperor Gao had prohibited -- making her kin princes. (Emperor Gao had decreed that no non-imperial clan members could be made princes -- a rule that Grand Empress Dowager Lü herself had a hand in creating.) This was opposed by the right prime minister Wang Ling (王陵) but accepted by the left prime minister Chen Ping and the commander in chief of the armed forces Zhou Bo (周勃). When Wang rebuked Chen and Zhou in private for going against Emperor Gao's rule, they rati ...

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Empress Lü Zhi, Empress Lü Zhi - Family background and marriage to Liu Bang, Empress Lü Zhi - Life during Chu Han Contention, Empress Lü Zhi - As empress, Empress Lü Zhi - As empress dowager, Empress Lü Zhi - As grand empress dowager, Empress Lü Zhi - Death, Empress Lü Zhi - Personal information

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In 180 BC, Grand Empress Dowager Lü was making sacrifices to the gods at Bashang. As she was returning to the capital after the sacrifices, she saw something that appeared to be a blue-haired dog charging her armpit and then suddenly disappearing. A warlock informed her that the object was Prince Ruyi's spirit. She became apprehensive and began to suffer pain in her armpit, which eventually became a major illness. She died later that year and was buried with her husband. In the aftermaths of her death, the officials would plot against the Lü clan and have Grand Empress Dowager Lü's family members overthrown and executed. S ...

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Empress Lü Zhi, Empress Lü Zhi - Family background and marriage to Liu Bang, Empress Lü Zhi - Life during Chu Han Contention, Empress Lü Zhi - As empress, Empress Lü Zhi - As empress dowager, Empress Lü Zhi - As grand empress dowager, Empress Lü Zhi - Death, Empress Lü Zhi - Personal information

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Wang Shiwei - Family. Wang Shiwei was born in a small town in Yunan (豫南), China on 12 March 1906. His courtesy name ("zi" 字) was "Shuhan" (叔翰). His father was a scholar who worked as a teacher in a local school. Wang was the third eldest child in a family of eight brothers and sisters. His father's income as a teacher however was not enough to sustain the large family ; the financial hardship of Wang's family leading to his awareness of the social problems and unfairness of the Chinese state. ...

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Most of Wang’s literary works were published in the late 20th century. His style of writing was described as "having the energy and power to enrich the humanity" (有著蓬勃人性之熱與力). His works reflected his sincerity and love towards his home country and native homeland. He felt sorry for the suppressed weak people in the society. He always hoped that he would change the society through revolu ...

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He began writing at the age of 19 when he was studying at the Beijing University. He used "Shiwei" (實味) as his pen name. His talent was greatly appreciated by Xu Zhimo (徐志摩), who was a modern Chinese poet. Xu always posted Wang's writings in the Features page when he was the editor-in-chief of that page of the Morning Post. From 1930 onwards, he started to use some new pen names such as ShiWei (詩薇/石巍). His novella Xiuxi(Rest) (休息), which talked about how young people should fight against the darkness of a ...

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Wang Shiwei, Wang Shiwei - Biography, Wang Shiwei - Family, Wang Shiwei - Education, Wang Shiwei - Involvement in politics, Wang Shiwei - Wang as a journalist, Wang Shiwei - Wild Lilies, Wang Shiwei - Arrow and Target, Wang Shiwei - Wang as a writer, Wang Shiwei - Contributions to literature, Wang Shiwei - Famous publications, Wang Shiwei - Articles, Wang Shiwei - Novels, Wang Shiwei - Translated works, Wang Shiwei - Timeline, Wang Shiwei - Reference books

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In 57, Emperor Guangwu died, and Crown Prince Zhuang ascended the throne as Emperor Ming. Consort Ma became an imperial consort. In 60, he created her empress and created Prince Da crown prince. As empress, Empress Ma was described as humble and solemn, and she loved reading. She often wore the less expensive white silk without elaborate designs. The imperial consorts and princesses were all surprised by how thrift she was and yet impressed by her. Emperor Ming often consulted her on important matters of state when he could not make a ...

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Empress Ma Ming, Empress Ma Ming - Family background and marriage to Crown Prince Zhuang, Empress Ma Ming - As consort to the crown prince, Empress Ma Ming - As empress, Empress Ma Ming - As empress dowager

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As a consort to the crown prince, Consort Ma was described to be excellent at serving her mother-in-law, Empress Yin Lihua, and she quickly became Empress Yin's favorite. She was also cordial and warm to her fellow consorts. As a result, she also became a favorite of Crown Prince Zhuang. One of her virtues was said to be her willingness -- indeed, eagerness -- to find appropriate beautiful ladies in waiting for Crown Prince Zhuang to have sexual relations with, because at that point Crown Prince Zhuang had not had many sons -- something that might be considered ...

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Empress Ma Ming, Empress Ma Ming - Family background and marriage to Crown Prince Zhuang, Empress Ma Ming - As consort to the crown prince, Empress Ma Ming - As empress, Empress Ma Ming - As empress dowager

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Liu Xiu was the sixth generation descendant of Emperor Jing of the Former (or Western) Han. He was the son of Liu Qin (劉欽), magistrate (i.e., head official) of Nandun county (南頓令). Liu Qin was the son of Liu Hui (劉回), vice governor in charge of military affairs for Julu commandery (鉅鹿都尉). Liu Hui was the son of Liu Wai (劉外), governor of Yulin commandery (鬱林太守). Liu Wai was the son of Liu Mai (劉買), known posthumously as Marquess Jie of Chongling (舂陵節侯). Liu Mai was the son of Liu Fa (劉發), know ...

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Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Family background, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Participation in his brother's rebellion, Emperor Guangwu of Han - As official under Emperor Gengshi, Emperor Guangwu of Han - The ascension of Emperor Gengshi, Emperor Guangwu of Han - The Battle of Kunyang, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Liu Yan's death and Liu Xiu's bare survival, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Role in reorganization of Emperor Gengshi's regime and dispatch to northern China, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Independence from Emperor Gengshi, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Campaign to unify the empire, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Victory over the Chimei, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Gradual victories over other regional powers, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Reign over unified empire, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Marital and succession issues, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Late reign, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Era names, Emperor Guangwu of Han - Personal information

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Although Emperor Guangwu had already created many of his generals and officials marquesses, in 37, after the conquest of the empire was largely complete, he readjusted their marches in accordance with their accomplishments. He also considered what would be the best way to preserve the relationships between him and his generals and to protect their title and position. He therefore resolved to give the generals large marches but not give them official positions in his government. He rewarded them with great wealth and often listened to their a ...

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Emperor Guangwu of Han - Victory over the Chimei. Main article: Chimei Soon after Emperor Guangwu's ascension, his former liege Emperor Gengshi's regime was destroyed by the Chimei, who supported their own pretender to the Han throne, Emperor Liu Penzi. The Chimei leaders, while militarily powerful, were however, even less capable at ruling than Emperor Gengshi, and they soon alienated the people of the Guanzhong (關中, modern central Shaanxi) region, which they had taken over when they overthrew ...

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In autumn 24, Liu Xiu, still ostensibly an official under Emperor Gengshi, successfully pacified some of the larger agrarian rebel groups and merged them into his own forces. He also started replacing officials loyal to Emperor Gengshi with those loyal to himself. He consolidated his power north of the Yellow River and, as he predicted that the powerful Chimei would destroy Emperor Gengshi's government for him, he waited by for that to happen, not intervening on either side as that conflict was developing. He put Kou Xun (寇恂) in charge o ...

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