Ch’oe Pu’s Religious Beliefs and Those of His Companion

Guidelines for reading report two
In this reading report, you will make use of historical evidence from the Ch’oe Pu reading to address one of the following questions:
1) How do the religious beliefs of Ch’oe Pu compare with those of his companions on the boat?
2) Are Ch’oe Pu’s impressions of the character of the Chinese he meets mostly positive or negative? What does he criticize and what does he praise? Why?

3) How does Ch’oe Pu conceive of the relationship between China and Korea? Why are they two separate realms? How are they linked together?
4) Judging from this story, how effective was the Ming government? The Chosŏn government?
Your paper should be around 500 words, formatted with double spacing and one-inch margins.
You should include a bibliography that lists your sources, including the assigned reading (does not count for the 500 words). When citing information, use parentheses with author and page number, as in the example below. Each work you cite should be included in the bibliography.
Example of in-text citation style:
During the Tang dynasty, Buddhist monasteries played an important role in the economy, setting up pawn shops and lending money to farmers and even members of the imperial court (Benn, 29-32).
You will use your report to contribute to our class discussion on October 4 and hand it in at the end of class that day. Get in touch with me if you have any questions!
The report is worth up to 20 points, and we will use the same rubric we did for the first reading report.