Word: wu
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Wu Pin, Influences from Euope, and the Northern Sung Revival--Jakes Cahill, Norton lecturer, Science Center...
Bartok, Mozart, Beethoven--Robin Avery '80, piano; Larry Wu '80, violin; Dunster House Library...
Mozart, Beethoven, Wieniawski, Bartok--Rovin Avery '80, piano, Lawrence Wu '80, violin; Leverett House...
...Teng and his pragmatist faction, the wily leader stopped short of booting his enemies from their top posts. Three Politburo members who reportedly fought against Teng's rehabilitation from disgrace 18 months ago were still at their posts last week, though their power was manifestly diminished. They were: Wu Teh, who was ousted as mayor of Peking last October; Secret Police Chief Wang Tung-hsing; and Peking Regional Commander Chen Hsi-lien. Their survival appeared to be evidence of Teng's willingness to compromise with opposing factions, at least temporarily, to achieve the unity necessary for the arduous...
Still, the official moralistic ethic-it might almost be called Puritan-prevails. China's leaders inveigh against the licentious life-style of the imperial past. When Mao's widow Chiang Ch'ing first came under attack, she was frequently portrayed as a latter-day Empress Wu Tse-t'ien, whose career began in the 7th century as a 13-year-old court concubine and ended in an orgy of sex and assassination. Another execrated royal personage is the 8th century Emperor Hsüan Tsung, who was hopelessly enamored of a shapely concubine, Yang Kuei...