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Dictionary definition: Wu-ch'ang
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions;      303 words ...Wu-ch'ang (Chin., ‘five constants’). The five cardinal virtues in Confucianism : (i) jen , empathy ...

Dictionary definition: Wu-ch'in-hsi
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions;      277 words ...Wu-ch'in-hsi (Chin., ‘movement of the five animals’). Taoist exercises, developed by Hua T'o (2nd ...

Article: Hidden riches from the East
Evening Standard - London;  October 16, 2000 ;     511 words ... ... Chinese porcelain and objets d'art, it was only in the past 50 ... themselves influenced by Chinese art, frequently via Japan. The ... 20th century artists such as Wu Ch'ang- shih or Zhao Yun-he ... tenacious traditions, Chinese art has not stood still. The Ashmolean ...

Article: The year of the Monkey God
Evening News - Scotland;  May 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... dubbed into English, its martial arts violence more suited to a pantomime ... based. Adapted from a story by Wu Ch'eng-en, but drawing on an ... dazzling dance and drama, martial arts, live music and flying. Co ... adding that his own martial arts training probably helped him ...

Article: Sayings Of Confucius, The: VI
Great Works of Literature;      700+ words ... ... do. [12] When Tzu-yu was governor of Wu-ch'eng,^14 the Master said: Hast thou ... 16] The Master said: Nature outweighing art begets roughness; art outweighing nature begets pedantry. Art and nature well blent make a gentleman ...

Article: Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book.
The Nation;  June 5, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... and they all look alike: "A liberal-arts education is good for knowing how to look ... an incarnation of the Monkey King in Wu Ch'eng-en's sixteenth- century Journey ... Kingston achieved such a shiver by a sneaky art disappearing into people who couldn't ...

Dictionary definition: Monkey or The Monkey King
A Dictionary of Buddhism;      551 words ... ... written versions until the Ming-dynasty scholar-official Wu Ch'eng-en (1500–82) gave it its definitive form ... masters, he possesses magical powers, extreme prowess in martial arts, and wonderful weapons. Prior to his imprisonment, the readers ...