cultural diversity

  • Hé Ér Bù Tóng (和而不同)

    Basic Information Chinese Idiom: 和而不同 Pinyin: hé ér bù tóng Literal Meaning: Live in harmony yet do not seek blind uniformity. Figurative Meaning: Maintain peaceful, respectful relations with others while retaining independent viewpoints; coexist amicably without blindly conforming to others’ opinions. Cultural Background This core Confucian philosophy outlines the ideal way of interpersonal communication…

  • Seeing Li off to Zizhou [Tang Poems]

    — Wang Wei The trees in your valley scrape the sky, You’ll hear in your hills cuckoo’s cry. If it rained at night in your mountain, You’d see your tree tips hung like fountain. Your women weave to make a suit; You’d try to solve people’s dispute. The sage before you opened schools; Like…