Tang-Song Monopoly and Image Narrowing: A Study on the Historical Coverage Issues of Multi-Dynastic Chinese Poetry Textbooks

Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v6i5.4591

Yingying Zhang

Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an 710000, Shaanxi, China

Abstract

Amid growing demand for China’s national image communication, international Chinese classical poetry textbooks play an increasingly critical role as cultural carriers. Current textbooks differ in positioning: some focus on a single dynasty (e.g., Selected Tang Poetry), while others are multi-dynastic (e.g., Reciting Ancient Poems to Learn Chinese, Between Mountains and Waters). Using content and comparative analysis, this study examines these three textbooks to address: “Why do multi-dynastic textbooks concentrate on the Tang and Song dynasties, causing insufficient historical continuity of the ‘traditional China’ image?” With single-dynasty textbooks as a reference to verify perspective integrity, the study aims to provide targeted suggestions for optimizing textbooks and constructing an authentic, three-dimensional traditional China image.

Keywords

international Chinese classical poetry textbooks, historical perspective integrity, traditional China image

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