Author: hgreene

The Daodejing, also commonly referred to as the Tao Te Ching, is a Chinese text that teaches the beliefs of Daoism through poems. Daoism emphasizes getting back to a natural way of things and how opposites come in balance with one another to be apart of a bigger whole. This is similar to yin and… Continue reading The Daodejing, Poems 1-40

Yu Jang, formerly of the state of Chin, serves the Fan and Chung-hang clans, but does not seem to have a purpose and does not get the appreciation that he believes he deserves. Therefore, he leaves to serve the earl of Chih, and the two develop a mutual respect and honor for one another. The… Continue reading “Yu Jang” and “A Tiger-Fighter” Summary and Analysis

Today I had the honor of getting my picture taken with the two replicas of the terracotta warriors that were excavated in China. The replicas had been on display at the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis, but were purchased and donated to us here at Butler University. They can be found in Jordan Hall 109. In… Continue reading Picture with the Terracotta Warriors

“After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town” is a story that follows the narrator, Hongwen, as he works at the American restaurant Cowboy Chicken in China under the ownership of Mr. Shapiro, an American capitalist. Time and time again throughout the story, the author makes it easy to identify the differences between American culture and Chinese… Continue reading The American Way

“An Entrepreneur’s Story” follows the life of Liu Feng, who starts the story as a bricklayer. Wanting to pursue a higher income, Liu Feng decides to buy cigarettes in the South and then sell them in his neighborhood for a higher profit, an activity that is illegal at the time. He is caught by authorities… Continue reading From a Homeless Dog to a Very Able Man