Synthesis

Do you think that writing in Chinese is more "colorful?" That is to say, when you are writing in Chinese, what images do you form in your head? Chinese characters are very beautiful - when writing with these characters, tell us what is going on in your mind. China has a long, rich, history - how does this long, rich, history affect you as a writer when you are writing in Chinese? How do you feel when you must write in American English? In ENGL 396, many of your projects have involved the use of images, photos, and/or videos. Did using these items help you to express your ideas better in English? Why or why not?
Yes, writing in Chinese is very different from writing in English. Actually we do not use idioms and poetries in academic writing neither, but we have unbelievable quantity of beautiful poetries, idioms and metaphors to choose in litterateur and political papers. Chinese people really focused on litterateur and political in the past. Writers usually politicians as well enjoy the highest position in China’s history. The ancient version Chinese were designed for litterateur, so it is extremely colorful, flexible and has a very high information density. As consequence, it is very difficult to learn and use for normal people. As we all know there were many dynasts in Chinese history, so every dynast had a specific kind of litterateur form. For instants, we had “Tong Shi” in Tong dynast, “Song Ci” in Song dynast, “Yu’an Qu” inYu’an dynast and “Han Fu” in Han dynasty. Tong Shi is the most famous one of them. Its form is much more strict than English poertries. The Chinese idioms are amazing achievements of ancient Chinese people. They mostly are constructed by four Chinese characters, and there must be a meaningful story behind every idiom. When we use this poetries and idioms, there are not only photos in our mind, but also stories, emotions and philosophy.