This person is the founder of the 5000-year-old, Chinese civilization.
Huang Di
Although Chinese written language has existed for 5000 years, This script, developed in the Shang Dynasty, is the earliest discovered written form of the Chinese language
Oracle script, bone and shell, 甲骨文 jiǎgǔwén
This person discovered tea and survived being poisoned by chewing on tea leaves according to Chinese legend.
Shen Nong
This US President quoted Lao Zi’s words, “Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish,” in his State of the Union address.
Ronald Reagan
JAN. 25, 1988
This means “black tea” in Chinese.
(Say and write)
紅茶 hóngchá
This is the first dynasty of China.
Xia Dynasty
These are the five visible planets associated with the Five Elements.
(say them in Chinese)
金星, 木星,水星,火星,土星。
jīnxīng ,mùxīng, shuǐxīng ,huǒxīng,tǔxīng。
This is the first book published that explains the knowledge, processing, making, drinking, and legends of tea.
茶經 chá jīng
According to the Chinese Theory of the Five Elements, this organ corresponds to 火。(Say in both Chinese and English)
心,heart
“心” is a significant component of Chinese characters and can be seen in many characters.
(Write and say any four with “心”)
For example:
德 -dé (Virtue)
怎 -Zěn (How)
快 -Kuài (Quick)
息 -Xī (Interest)
In this dynasty 老子,孔子,and 孫子 were all born.
Zhou Dynasty
One aspect of the traditional Chinese calendar system, 節氣 (jié qì). One 節氣 is comprised of this many days and one year is comprised of this many 節氣.
15 days, 24 terms
This honorable title was given to Lu Yu for authoring the 茶經.
茶聖 chá shèng
This sage taught his students “君子喻於義,小人喻於利. (jūnzǐ yù yú yì , xiǎorén yù yú lì)”
The wisdom of this teaching is ?
孔子, Confucius
This word negates past actions that did not happen.
(say and write with any verb)
沒____
This person wrote “Shi Ji” (Records of the Grand Historian) 史記 , the first Chinese general history organized by biographies. He is also the ancient China historian most well-known in the West.
Sima Qian
This is the first 節氣 of the traditional Chinese calendar.
(say and write in Chinese)
立春
lìchūn
Taiwanese farmers believe that Taiwan produces the best type of this tea in the world.
烏龍茶wūlóng chá
Name an excerpt in Chinese from the Dao De Jing discussed in class and explain your understanding of its meaning.
For example
人法地
地法天
天法道
道法自然
This phrase can be used to express the same feeling as 快樂.
(Say and write)
高興 -Gāoxìng
This is the Chinese title of the Art of War.
Say and Write it in Chinese.
孫子兵法
Sūnzi bīngfǎ
This 中國成語 (chéngyǔ)means “Military tactics on paper.”
(Explain the meaning of the characters)
紙上談兵
This country was the first to import a tea tree from China.
(say in Chinese)
日本
Name a wisdom from Lao Zi 老子 in Chinese, and explain your understanding.
For example
無爲
These two, two-character phrases mean “solar eclipse” and “lunar eclipse” in Chinese.
(Say)
日食 rìshí
月食 yuèshí