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  2. Kanbun (era) - Wikipedia

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    Kanbun (寛文) was a Japanese era (年号, nengō, "year name") after Manji and before Enpō. This period spanned the years from April 1661 to September 1673. [ 1 ] The reigning emperors were Go-Sai -tennō ( 後西天皇 ) and Reigen -tennō ( 霊元天皇 ) .

  3. Kanbun - Wikipedia

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    Kanbun (漢文 'Han writing') is a system for writing Literary Chinese used in Japan from the Nara period until the 20th century. Much of Japanese literature was written in this style and it was the general writing style for official and intellectual works throughout the period.

  4. Classical Chinese - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary use of Literary Chinese in Japan is mainly in the field of education and the study of literature. Learning kanbun, the Japanese readings of Literary Chinese, is part of the high school curriculum in Japan. Japan is the only country that maintains the tradition of creating Literary Chinese poetry based on Tang-era tone patterns.

  5. Sino-Japanese vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    The kanbun writing system essentially required every literate Japanese to be competent in written Chinese, although it is unlikely that many Japanese people were then fluent in spoken Chinese. Chinese pronunciation was approximated in words borrowed from Chinese into Japanese; this Sino-Japanese vocabulary is still an important component of the ...

  6. Cinema of Asia - Wikipedia

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    The premiere Philippine directors of the era included Gerardo de Leon, Gregorio Fernandez, Eddie Romero, Lamberto Avellana, and Cirio Santiago. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] The cinema of South Korea also experienced a 'Golden Age' in the late 1950s and 1960s, [ 39 ] beginning with director Lee Kyu-hwan's tremendously successful remake of Chunhyang-jon (1955 ...

  7. List of historical films set in Asia - Wikipedia

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    The movie was based on Bui Anh Tan's bestselling novel of the same name. The Rebel: 2007: 1920s: Vietnam: Set in 1920s Vietnam under colonial French rule. Indochine (film) 1992: 1940s–1954: Vietnam: French film set in the twilight of colonial French Indochina during the 1930s. The Scent of Green Papaya: 1993: 1950s: Vietnam: Set in 1950s ...

  8. Vietnamese era name - Wikipedia

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    Era names originated in 140 BCE in China, during the reign of the Emperor Wu of Han. [1] [2] Since the middle of the 6th century CE, independent Vietnamese dynasties started to proclaim their own era names. [2] [3] [4] During periods of direct Chinese rule, Chinese era names would gain official use in Vietnam, as was the case for other parts of ...

  9. Enpō - Wikipedia

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    1673 (Enpō 1): There was a great fire in Heian-kyō. [3]1673 (Enpō 1): The foundations for Mitsui financial success began with the opening of a dry good store in Edo. [4]May 10, 1674 (Enpō 2, 5th day of the 4th month): Ingen Ryūki, founder of the Ōbaku sect of Japanese Zen Buddhism, died at Manpuku-ji, a Buddhist temple which Ingen had founded at Uji, near Heian-kyō.