Discuss the twelve zodiac signs

Author: (Japanese) Minami Kuran
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Japanese people (including those who migrated from mainland China and the Korean Peninsula to the islands and their descendants) have been studying Chinese classics since at least the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of China. Along with the cultural phenomena that emerged as Chinese culture entered Japan, such as calligraphy and manuscript copying, the creation of kana (Japanese syllabary), lectures in the imperial court, the invention of reading methods, the popularity of recitation, the establishment of doctoral programs in (a field of study), and the preservation of classics and historical records, have formed a magnificent scene in the history of human cultural exchange. While observing China, the Japanese have also been accomplishing themselves. Regardless of the purpose, broadly speaking, the Japanese have studied China for almost a thousand years. However, it was only after World War II that academia in Japan began to refer to the study of China as "Sinology."