CHINA-SCHOOLS-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

CHINA-SCHOOLS-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(230830) -- HEFEI, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read aloud the Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children in ancient China, in Tunxi road primary school of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

CHINA-SCHOOLS-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

CHINA-SCHOOLS-NEW SEMESTER (CN)

(230830) -- HEFEI, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students read aloud the Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children in ancient China, in Tunxi road primary school of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Aug. 30, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

S. Korean premier visits ancient scholar's grave in Japan

S. Korean premier visits ancient scholar's grave in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean Prime Minister Kim Jong Pil (R) offers a prayer at the gravestone in memory of Wani, who came to Japan from the Korean state of Paekche around 400, in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 5. Kim is completing his five-day official visit to Japan on the same day. Wani is thought to have brought the ''Analects of Confucius'' and the ''Thousand Character Classic,'' to Japan during Emperor Ojin's reign from the late fourth to early fifth centuries.

Homework 1,300 years ago reveals Xinjiang's school life in ancient times

STORY: Homework 1,300 years ago reveals Xinjiang's school life in ancient times DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: TURPAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's Xinjiang 2. various of a document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DILINUR MAIMING, Docent at Turpan Museum STORYLINE: What was school life like in China's Xinjiang in ancient times? A document unearthed in 1969 in Astana ancient cemetery in Turpan, eastern Xinjiang, offers an intriguing glimpse. The document is a 5-meter scroll, written by Bu Tianshou, a 12-year-old student in 710 AD, Tang Dynasty. Bu transcribed several chapters of two books -- the annotations of the Analects of Confucius by famous scholar Zheng Xuan and The Thousand Character Classic, a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children in ancient China -- both were assigned readings at that time. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DILINUR MAIMING, Docent at Turpan Museum "This is a copy of Zheng