Hengdian World Studios
Chinawood, 1996
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Hengdian World Studios (Chinese: 横店影视城) is
the largest film studio in the world. It is located in
Hengdian, a town in the city of Dongyang in Zhejiang
Province. The movie studio is operated by the
privately-owned Hengdian Group founded by a
farmer turned millionaire Xu Wenrong. Sometimes
called "Chinawood", Xu turned acres of farmland in
central Zhejiang into one of the largest movie studios
in Asia. Construction began in the mid-1990s and
has been ongoing ever since with the possible
recent addition of the replica of the Old Summer
Palace.
Movie: Confucius
Directed by Hu Mei, 2010
http://www.iqiyi.com/dianying/2010041
5/n2681.html (Chinese only)
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a 2010 Chinese
biographical fantasy
adventure drama
film written,
produced and
directed by Hu Mei,
starring Chow Yunfat as the titular
Chinese
philosopher.
Spring and Autumn Annals
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The famous Chunqiu 《春秋》, Spring and
Autumn Annals, is a chronological record of
the major events that occurred at the court of
the state of Lu between 722 and 481 BC.
“If the work will come to know me, it will be
through this book; if the world will think ill of
me, it will also be because of this book.”
“知我者惟其《春秋》乎！
罪我者惟其《春秋》乎！”
Chapter Titles
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1 Winter Sacrifice
冬季大典
2 Jiagu Meeting
夹谷会盟
3 Conflicts Between
会盟之争
4 Razing the Three City Walls 隳三都
5 The Parted Jade
玉珏
6 Femme Fatale
妖姬
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Femme+Fatal
e?s=t
7 World of Chaos
天下大乱
8 Go Back Home
回家
Duke Ding of Lu
promoted Confucius
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Due to his successful reform and effective
administration in Zhongdu 中都, Confucius
was promoted to the Minister of Law/the
police commissioner of Lu 大司寇
【dàsīkòu】;
his reform was based on his advocacy to
rule by rites 礼治【lǐzhì】modeled on the
Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC).
In a way, Confucius was looking backward,
not forward;
The Pheasant vs. the Slave Boy
放生【fàngshēng】 free captive animals
Analogy across disciplines/fields
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Before the Winter
Sacrifice, the lead
pheasant pecked off its
long tail, the most
valuable feature of its
body;
How to interpret this?
The Court agreed that
the bird be released not
to offend the will of
heaven.
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This scene paved the way
for Confucius’ request to
have the slave boy for burial
spared. For this reason,
Confucius offended Ji
Huanzi in public—a shame
culture where one’s “face”
(prestige) matters a great
deal.
陪葬【péizàng】 be buried
with the dead.
Ji Pingzi’s status: as high as
that of a funeral service for a
duke;
Jiagu Meeting 500 BCE
Between the State of Qi and
The State of Lu in order to
frame Duke Ding of Lu
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Confucius’ art of Diplomacy:
keep promise—500 chariots
vs. three lost cities;
Confucius retrieved three
lost cities for the State of Lu
without fighting.
Thus, Confucius reached the
peak in his career; in the
meantime, he attracted
jealousy from all over.
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The art of war--deception
Ji Huanzi 季桓子 had a
contest of archery with
Confucius and he lost the
game;
Earlier he promised if
Confucius won, he would
dispatch 500 chariots as
escort for Jiagu Meeting;
兵不厌诈【bīngbùyànzhà】
there can never be too much
deception in war; in war
nothing is too deceitful; all's
fair in war.
“有文事者，必有武备；
有武事者，必有文备”
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Carriage vs. chariot
礼车 vs. 兵车
Plan A & Plan B
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According to Duke
Zhou, any civil
servant should back
up words with
weapons [and vice
versa].
DVD 25:00
Check the movie
version
Characters
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Duke Ding of Lu
鲁定公
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Duke Jing of Qi
齐景公
500 BCE
80 Singing and dancing girls
497 BCE to distract Duke
Ding of Lu from his rule; this
scale is for the son of
heaven only;
Note the State of Qi
dominated the region due to
two figures: reform of Guan
Zhong (consult Ebrey’s East
Asia 22); The Art of War of
Sunzi;
Dynamic relationship among the
state of Qi/Zhao/Wei
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围魏救赵【wéiWèijiùZhào】 besiege Wei to
rescue Zhao - relieve the besieged by
besieging the base of the besiegers.
354 BCE
Consult the Art of War & the Thirty-Six
Stratagems @
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThirtySix_Stratagems
The Art of War
The highest art of war is
to win without fighting
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Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's
troops without any fighting; he captures their cities
without laying siege to them; he overthrows their
kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.
故善用兵者，屈人之兵而非战也。拔人之城而非攻也
，破人之国而非久也。
The Art of War 3.6
The text is available online
Confucius’s brilliant strategy: won three lost cities
without fighting;
What is “Razing the Three City Walls”?
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A city wall for dukes or princes under an emperor;
the feudal princes can’t go beyond 18ꞌ during the
Zhou Dynasty to prevent their rebellions.
The Three big families (Ji sushi/Meng Sunshi/Shu
sunshi 季孙氏、孟孙氏/、叔孙氏) in the State of Lu
ignored this regulation. They are nicknamed as
three Huans because they are princes of Duke of
Huan of Lu (--694BCE). Duke of Huan has four
sons, the first-born (out of the queen), inherited the
throne whereas the other three became ministers of
the state.
Ji Huanzi
Chen Jianbin as Ji Sunsi
head of Jishi Family, Minister in the
Court of Lu (State)
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季桓子季孙斯（？－前492年
），春秋鲁国大夫。季平子
季孙意如之子。前505年，季
孙意如死后，其家臣阳虎囚
禁季孙斯，并执鲁政达三年
之久。阳虎逃走 后，季孙斯
想用孔子帮助三桓打击当权
的家臣。但是，孔子想提升
公室的实力季孙氏将孔子逼
走周游列国，鲁哀公三年，
季桓子去世，其子季康子季
孙肥继位。
Three Big Families
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三桓，即指鲁国卿大夫孟氏、叔孙氏和季氏。鲁国的
三桓起于鲁庄公时代（前693年─前662年）。鲁庄公
父亲鲁桓公有四子，嫡长子鲁庄公继承鲁国国君；庶
长子庆父（谥共，又称共仲，其后代称仲孙氏，又改
称孟氏）、庶次子叔牙（谥僖，其后代称叔孙氏）、
嫡次子季友（谥成，其后代称季氏）皆按封建制度被
鲁庄公封为卿，后代皆形成了大家族，由于三家皆出
自鲁桓公之后，所以被人们称为‘三桓’。
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“庆父不死，鲁难未已”在汉英词典中的解释(来
源：百度词典)：
1.Until Qing Fu is done away with, the crisis
in the state of Lu will not be over.
2.There will always be trouble until he who
stirs it up is removed.
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电影《孔子》中的人物（实际上应为公山不狃），鲁国三桓之
一的部下。但其早已不满三桓的残暴统制，便想诱使孔子和他一
起谋反。可孔子不答应，他便恼羞成 怒，借季孙斯的名义谋反
。扬言要杀孔子，擒鲁君，驱三桓。但是公山狃军于武子台被孔
子用油锅打败。在镇压大军强大的攻势下被杀。
夹谷会盟后，孔子成代理国相，提出“堕三都”（即以三家
所建城墙不合周朝礼制的名义将其拆 除）。政令下达后，季孙
氏家臣公山狃的费邑也在拆除之列，公山狃带兵反叛，试图攻占
曲阜，自立为王。孔子保护国君登上武子台。武子台下，公山狃
部队进攻， 孔子以原先所藏的十二大缸油点燃，从上而下向公
山狃部队倾泻，公山狃军大乱，仓皇撤退，而坐收渔翁之利的季
孙氏乘机消灭了公山狃军。
http://baike.baidu.com/view/3137831.htm
"Orchid Parade” 幽兰操
The Theme Song
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《孔子》的主题曲名为“幽兰操”，由王菲演
唱。相传古诗《幽兰操》(又称“猗兰操”)是
精擅琴艺的孔圣人自感生未逢时的绝世作品。
唐代著名诗人韩愈曾作同 名作品唱和孔子。
而影片主题曲的歌词正是改编自韩愈这首名垂
青史的诗作。
Confucianism/Legalism/Taoism
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Identify dynamic relationship revealed in the movie.
Confucius’s dialogue with Duke Ding of Lu regarding
how to rule a state: rule by rites vs. rule by
punishment;
DVD: 1.02
Confucius’ meeting with Laozi: accomplish
everything by doing nothing!
无为方能无不为！
The weak survive; the mild persist;
Nothing is softer than water, and yet aggression and
force never triumph over water.
Read Zhuangzi, especially on how Cook Ding takes