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yep, I thought it was great. absolutely beautiful and I like how we learn it's set in contemporary Korea through the minor details. you can buy the Pilsung Cider that the policeman was drinking anywhere in Korea, I rather like it. It's sort of an apple flavored Sprite.
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supposedly, the director is a Christian and the movie can be read as a critique of Buddhism. but it seemed like an ambivalent critique at best, and the movie only inspired me to strive harder to find the true Dharma/Tao.
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what about temporary work? and do you need a bachelor's degree to teach? is it legal to teach with just a high school education?
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I am looking to study a Chinese instrument and would like some advice on how to pick one.
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I am leaning toward the guzheng but I also like the erhu, the qin, and the pipa. Something with strings, I guess
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Do any of the instruments have special spiritual connotations like the shakuhachi did with itinerant monks in Japan?
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Which ones are most labor intensive or take the most years of study to become reasonably proficient? Which ones are least?
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Can you easily transition from any particular instrument to another?
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What are the systems of notation, or does everyone just use the Western notation now?
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Where can I find a good teacher? U.S. or China/Taiwan both OK.
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I'm not particularly serious about anything right now, but I find discussions about Taoism and related disciplines quite enjoyable.
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I speak/read Mandarin to some degree and know more than the average layperson about Taoist and Buddhist thought, martial arts, and internal medicine. But not too much more.
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Just putting in my mandatory intro post. Now I feel too tired to reply to the topic I felt like talking about.
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Peace.
traditional Chinese instruments?
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Aiwei, thanks for the erhu information. That sounds very feasible for the 6 month stay I plan in China.
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The guzheng sounds beautiful and elegant. The erhu generally sounds melancholy.
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Michael, you have a point with the woodwind but I've alwaus liked strings