UGEA2230B 中國歷史變革概論

From a historical perspective, the course explores the origin and evolution characteristics of Chinese culture. Its contents analyze and describe the historical traditions and changes in Chinese politics, economy, society, religion, culture and education, as well as the relationship between Chinese tradition and modernization.

Learning Outcomes

1. Students can learn the evolution process and development characteristics of the different Chinese dynasties as well as the different interpretations of historians. This will strengthen their abilities to understand, appreciate and evaluate Chinese history and cultures.
2. The course requirements enable students to learn basic research skills such as data collection, verification and analysis in writing research reports. Students can apply such skills to their field of study, lives and careers.
3. The demonstration and critique of multi-dimensional interpretations of history will enhance students’ critical thinking ability. Using an objective analytical approach, they will be able to solve problems in life and in their future work.

Teacher explained the Chinese folk religion in field trip

Recent Interactive Teaching through TV/Radio/News Media Interviews

References Used in the Course

12 lectures + 1 field trip on local religions

A. Introduction

Week 1 What is the Work of Historiography ? Multi-dimensional Interpretations of the Historical Narrative for Understanding Changes

B. Multi-dimensional Interpretations of Chinese History

Week 2 Economic Perspective: Materialist Conception of Chinese History of Shang Yue in Mainland China

Week 3 Chinese Culture Perspective: Historical Conception of Chinese Cultural Wave of Naitō Konan in the Kyoto School

Week 4 National Spirit Perspective: Historical Conception of National Culture of Qian Mu in New Asia College

C. Topics on Political, Economic, Social, Religious, Educational and Cultural History of China

Week 5 Towards Democracy: From Absolute Monarchy to Republican Constitution

Week 6 Gods, Buddhas and Prophets: Christianity, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and Folk Religions (Include Watching Topical Documentary)

Week 7 Commercial Cities and Customs: Urban Food Culture and Arts of Storytelling and Singing (Include Watching Traditional Chinese Opera)

Week 8 From Self-sufficiency to Opening Up: Development from Rural Smallholder Economy to Socialist Planned Economy and Capitalist Market Economy

Week 9 Learn to be Official and Merchant: Transformations from Political-oriented Education to Academic-oriented, and Commerce and Science-oriented Education

Week 10 From Four-class Society to Urban-rural Society: Features and Transformations in Social Structure under Urbanization

Week 11 Consultation on Take-home Essay Examination and Book Report

D. Topics on Modernization of China and World Trends

Week 12 From Traditional to Modernity: Tradition and Modernization in China in the Perspective of John King Fairbank, the U.S. Sinologist (Include Watching Topical Documentary)

Week 13 China towards the World: Democratization from Chinese Subjects to Chinese Citizens

Field Trip on Local Religions: Understanding the Faith and History of Local Christianity and the Culture of Phra Phrom (Four-faced Brahma)
The field trip is held on a Sunday in March 2021. It lasts for about 2 hours.

Grade Descriptors
Grade A
Outstanding performance on all learning outcomes.
Grade A-
Generally outstanding performance on all (or almost all) learning outcomes.
Grade B
Substantial performance on all learning outcomes, OR high performance on some learning outcomes which compensates for less satisfactory performance on others, resulting in overall substantial performance.
Grade C
Satisfactory performance on the majority of learning outcomes, possibly with a few weaknesses.
Grade D
Barely satisfactory performance on a number of learning outcomes
Grade F
Unsatisfactory performance on a number of learning outcomes, OR failure to meet specified assessment requirements.

No tutorial.
A field trip on local religions (Understanding the faith and history of local Christianity and the culture of Phra Phrom (four-faced Brahma)) is held on a Sunday in March 2021. It lasts for about 2 hours.

1. 黃仁宇。《中國大歷史》。臺北：聯經出版事業公司，1993。
   或 Huang, Ray. China, A Macro History. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 1989.
2. 黃仁宇。《大歷史不會萎縮》。桂林市：廣西師範大學出版社，2004。
3. (日)內藤湖南著，夏應元選編並監譯。《中國史通論－內藤湖南博士中國史學著作選譯》上下冊。北京：社會科學文獻出版社，2004。
4. 尚鉞。《尚氏中國古代通史》北京：高等教育出版社，1991。
5. 錢穆。《國史大綱》。香港：商務印書館，1995。
6. Gallie, W. B. “Narrative and Historical Understanding.” In The History and Narrative Reader, edited by Geoffrey Roberts. London; New York: Routledge, 2001.

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With each assignment, students will be required to submit a signed declaration that they are aware of these policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures.

• In the case of group projects, all members of the group should be asked to sign the declaration, each of whom is responsible and liable to disciplinary actions, irrespective of whether he/she has signed the declaration and whether he/she has contributed, directly or indirectly, to the problematic contents.
• For assignments in the form of a computer-generated document that is principally text-based and submitted via VeriGuide, the statement, in the form of a receipt, will be issued by the system upon students’ uploading of the soft copy of the assignment.

Assignments without the properly signed declaration will not be graded by teachers.

Only the final version of the assignment should be submitted via VeriGuide.

The submission of a piece of work, or a part of a piece of work, for more than one purpose (e.g. to satisfy the requirements in two different courses) without declaration to this effect shall be regarded as having committed undeclared multiple submissions. It is common and acceptable to reuse a turn of phrase or a sentence or two from one’s own work; but wholesale reuse is problematic. In any case, agreement from the course teacher(s) concerned should be obtained prior to the submission of the piece of work.