Online Class Notes (Kyle) (R+S)

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Actually I think know more information about the history is very useful for personal development. The history is also a kind of the culture of China. In currently we need to follow the older rules as Chinese history left us, we need to respect to the older man and take care of previous generations. Actually, I know a few information about my ancestors from Henan province they moved to Jiangsu province at my Grandfather of the Grandfather. I talk to other people like my friends, they said most of the people come from the Henan province area, because in ancient times, it was a very rich area. Henan was a rich area, because a long time ago in this area, it was center of Chinese history development. You can go to see the Luoyang, and the many famous historical places. There are so many things to help you understand Chinese history. There is an article and some rich person built many house and they hide some…. You can go to Dunhuang and visit the famous decorated caves. There are pictures and writing on the walls inside these caves. This place is very far away from Shanghai and is it a very remote location in Western China.

Fu Hao (simplified Chinese: 妇好; traditional Chinese: 婦好; pinyin: Fù Hǎo; died c. 1200 BC) or Lady Hao, posthumously Mu Xin (母辛), was one of the many wives of King Wu Ding of the Shang dynastyand, unusually for that time, also served as a military general and high priestess.^[1] Minimal evidence detailing Fu Hao’s life and military achievements survives the Shang Dynasty, as it precedes the invention of paper and the records may have perished over the course of time.

Her tomb was unearthed at Yinxu, by archaeologist Zheng Zhenxiang^[2][3] intact with treasures such as bronzes and jades. Inside the pit was evidence of a wooden chamber 5 metres (16 feet) long, 3.5 metres (11 feet) wide and 1.3 metres (4.3 feet) high containing a lacquered wooden coffin that has since completely disintegrated.^[4] The tomb of Fu Hao provides the most insight into her life, her relationship with the royal family, and her military role and achievements–as the objects she was buried with provide clues as to her activities and interests.

Vocabulary

language immersion – 語言沉浸式

high priestess – 高级女祭司

to perished – 丧生

archaeologist – 考古学 家

disintegrate  – 瓦解

Tomb Sweeping Festival -清明节 

Ancestors – 祖先

Tomb – 墓 – A place where you bury people, sometimes Kings or Queens

historical places – 历史名胜

interesting place in China – 在中国有趣的地方

cave – 洞穴

farthest – 遠

distant – 遙遠

I think my life is very boring. I just work and sleep, sleep and work. In this tough time, actually I want to quit. So I am trying to staying here for a while / some time to improve myself some I my work touches on some new fields, so I want to get more familiar, and improve myself. No matter  how good your hard skills are, knowing product information or market information, you still need to improve your soft skills. You need to know these fields and then you can communicate this information to others. Improving your hard skills also improves your soft skills.