I'm currently doing a diploma study on 'chinese language and culture'. My chinese history teacher taught us a 'dynasty song' , which is quite poetic, for us to more easily learn chinese dynasty history. Here it goes. I suggest all beginners to memorise this dynasty song to learn chinese history (I've provided an english translation of the song).
Chinese Dynasty Song
Chinese:
炎黄尧舜夏商周
yan huang yao shun xia shang zhou
春秋战国决雌雄
chun qiu zhan guo jue ci xiong
秦汉三国到两晋
qin han san guo dao liang jin
南北朝在混战中
nan bei chao zai hun zhan zhong
隋唐五代又十国
sui tang wu dai you shi guo
宋元明清帝制休
song yuan ming qing di zhi xiu
English Translation (Dynasty Song) :
Yan-Huang, Yao-Shun, Xia, Shang, Zhou
Spring, Autumn, Warring-States fight for power,
Qin, Han, 3 kingdoms till two Jin,
North-South Dynasty a state of violent war,
Sui, Tang, 5 dynasties, another 10 kingdoms
Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing ends chinese imperialism
Explanation:
Yan Di and Huang Di are the two legendary chinese clans that united together, becoming the earliest ancestors of chinese. This is followed by Yao and Shun. After Yu created the first Xia dynasty, this was followed by Shang which conquered Xia. The last king Zhou of Shang was corrupted and Shang was conquered by Zhou.
Zhou has two period: Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou. Eastern Zhou was further divided into Spring/Autumn and Warring States period. This was a state of constant warfare where states fought for power and dominance.
Qin finally conquered all 6 states and unified China. But it lasted only for 15 years when an uprising by Liu Bang overthrew Qin and founded Han. Late period of Han was corrupt and disintegrated into 3 kingdoms. The descendents of Sima Yi founded Jin and unified China. The Jin was divided into western and eastern Jin. Western Jin collapsed after the northern nomads invaded China. Eastern Jin was established in Southern China.
North China was divided into 16 kingdoms and after a series of warfare, Xianbei unified North China and establish north Dynasty. Liu Yu, a general of eastern Jin upsurp the throne and established south Dynasty. This was a period of incessant warfare.
Sui unified whole of China, followed by powerful Tang, but later it collapsed and China was disintegrated into 5 dynasties and 10 kingdoms.
Song unified China again, but was conquered by Yuan established by Mongols. Zhu Yuan Zhang, a rebel, led an uprising that overthrew Yuan and established Ming. Late period of Ming was corrupt. From Manchuria, Manchus established Qing and conquered Ming. In 1911, Qing dynasty collapsed and chinese imperialism ended.
(any comments are appreciated)
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Chinese Dynasty Song
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Posted 28 February 2005 - 10:07 AM
"夫君子之行：靜以修身，儉以養德；非淡泊無以明志，非寧靜無以致遠。" - 諸葛亮
One should seek serenity to cultivate the body, thriftiness to cultivate the morals. If you are not simple and frugal, your ambition will not sparkle. If you are not calm and cool, you will not reach far. - Zhugeliang
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Posted 08 March 2005 - 10:30 PM
haha... do you have the music too? I'd like to hear it.
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Posted 08 March 2005 - 10:41 PM
One of my friends just sang it for me today...it's pretty short and monotone.
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Posted 08 March 2005 - 11:34 PM
Well.. the music has to be composed..by someone..unfortunately I don't know much about music..can someone compose it for CHF?
"夫君子之行：靜以修身，儉以養德；非淡泊無以明志，非寧靜無以致遠。" - 諸葛亮
One should seek serenity to cultivate the body, thriftiness to cultivate the morals. If you are not simple and frugal, your ambition will not sparkle. If you are not calm and cool, you will not reach far. - Zhugeliang
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Posted 09 March 2005 - 08:26 AM
hey.....Gz
do you want your song have raps or chorus?...
if our forum's song has been approved by members?
should we ask someone with good voice to sing it out and we download it?
lol..........
do you want your song have raps or chorus?...
if our forum's song has been approved by members?
should we ask someone with good voice to sing it out and we download it?
lol..........
''Fear leads to anger,anger leads to hate,hate leads to
suffering'' -Yoda
아론 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---------谭伟伦-----------------------------------
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suffering'' -Yoda
아론 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---------谭伟伦-----------------------------------
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Posted 26 May 2005 - 08:17 PM
The version I learned was :
唐堯虞舜夏商周 春秋戰國亂悠悠
秦漢三國晉統一 南朝北朝是對頭
隋唐五代又十國 宋元明清帝王休
唐堯虞舜夏商周 春秋戰國亂悠悠
秦漢三國晉統一 南朝北朝是對頭
隋唐五代又十國 宋元明清帝王休
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Posted 28 July 2005 - 09:20 PM
Lol, I'm in the mood to write music, brb.
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Posted 29 July 2005 - 01:13 AM
http://www.geocities...l?1122617416249
The song automatically plays in the background once you go to the site.
Please leave feedback so I can fix any problems. The song is made using Noteworthy Composer's Free Trial Software. I then converted it from MIDI to WAV.
The song automatically plays in the background once you go to the site.
Please leave feedback so I can fix any problems. The song is made using Noteworthy Composer's Free Trial Software. I then converted it from MIDI to WAV.
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 10:32 AM
Great song.. I wonder how you compose the chinese dynasty song...my first time listening to it.
"夫君子之行：靜以修身，儉以養德；非淡泊無以明志，非寧靜無以致遠。" - 諸葛亮
One should seek serenity to cultivate the body, thriftiness to cultivate the morals. If you are not simple and frugal, your ambition will not sparkle. If you are not calm and cool, you will not reach far. - Zhugeliang
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Posted 02 August 2005 - 02:22 PM
What do you mean GZ?
The tunes are kind of repeated. I used Noteworthy. Its a software to make midis by typing in the notes. All I did was hymn a tune for every line, making sure that it had 7 beats so that it can go along with the words.
The first line was the main sound, which I used violin I think. Second line I used the, Symphonic Masterpiece feauture, which is like an orchestra playing a note at a time, and I used this as the base. The third line, I used Taiko drums, which gave it a beat without losing the Asian themes in the song.
The tunes are kind of repeated. I used Noteworthy. Its a software to make midis by typing in the notes. All I did was hymn a tune for every line, making sure that it had 7 beats so that it can go along with the words.
The first line was the main sound, which I used violin I think. Second line I used the, Symphonic Masterpiece feauture, which is like an orchestra playing a note at a time, and I used this as the base. The third line, I used Taiko drums, which gave it a beat without losing the Asian themes in the song.
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Posted 03 September 2005 - 06:56 AM
well done, definitelty has a Chinese feel [ and sound]
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Posted 05 September 2005 - 11:57 PM
Efforts appreciated... great tune and link too - plenty of interesting info and emperors' portraits inside.
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Posted 18 May 2006 - 01:39 AM
Hmmm... that's pretty good. I'm impressed!http://www.geocities...l?1122617416249
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Posted 29 June 2006 - 07:08 AM
woo..this is so cute haha.
thank u
i think i know wo to remember them now
thank u
i think i know wo to remember them now
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