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prevailed at the beginning of the 21st century. Related industries have been heavily invested
in and have obtained huge benefits. Ancient ghost stories provide rich and valuable ideological
resources, which can be widely used in television, film, stage, painting, animation, video
games, novels, scripts, music, advertisements etc. This course emphasizes both theory and
practice. In addition to allowing students to analyse global creative industry cases and
development trends, appreciate representative works of ghosts, and appraise related film and
television arts, it also requires students to design and create related industries. In other words,
this course aims to start from ancient legends and stories, allowing students to explore the
opportunities that traditional culture brings to the creative industry.

GEA 107 Yin Yang Wu Xing and Its Creative Use in Contemporary Life
1 Term; 3 Credits
The concept of “Yin Yang Wu Xing” ( 陰陽五行 ) is a crucial element of traditional
Chinese culture. It reflects the philosophy of ancient Chinese thinking and world view, which
deeply influenced the Chinese culture and society in every aspect.
The objective of this course is to introduce and equip students with fundamental concepts
of “Yin Yang” and “Wu Xing” (Five elements) through lectures and activities that integrate
theoretical knowledge with practical examples from traditional Chinese art, Go, architecture,
calendar, medicine, and costume design. The course aims to enhance students’ understanding
in different aspects of traditional Chinese culture, as well as identifying and applying the “Yin
Yang Wu Xing” thinking in contemporary life.

GEA 109 The Temporal-Spatial Theme of Feng Shui and Chinese Culture
1 Term; 3 Credits
Feng Shui is an important component of Chinese culture which has a great influence in
the choice of residential and burial sites in traditional and modern Chinese societies. Feng Shui
can mainly be divided into two dimensions: residential Feng Shui and burial Feng Shui. The
former is concerned with the environment of houses of living people and the latter focuses on
the environment of burial sites. Yet the philosophical principles behind them are basically the
same, for they have similar ideas of temporal-spatial concepts of traditional Chinese culture.
The content of this course is divided into three parts. The first part will explain the relationship
between Feng Shui and traditional Chinese culture. In the second part, the guiding principles
and the philosophy of residential Feng Shui and burial Feng Shui will be introduced. Lastly, the
temporal-spatial concepts of Feng Shui in traditional Chinese culture will be analysed.

GEA 110 Confucian Business Ethics in Modern World
1 Term; 3 Credits
The term "Confucian ethics" refers to the philosophical thinking in Confucian philosophy
that focuses on studying moral norms, moral language and moral application. Many modern
people think that Confucian ethics is backward and incompatible in modern society and should
be discarded. However, Confucian ethics is actually in line with people’s reflections on moral

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