The Greatest Chinese Inventions Gene R. Kelsey Strayer University The ancient Chinese culture produced major inventions that some of which still are relevant and useful to our modern culture all over world even today. When an Italian merchant named Marco Polo traveled to China in during the Song Dynasty in 1271 he discovered a place so technologically advanced far greater than any Western European nation of its time. The following is a listing of 9 important inventions instrumental to
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Women writers of 1930s Chinese literature tackled issues on gender and family. Yuan Changying adapted her play over the famous Han dynasty folk ballad and love tragedy‚ Southeast Flies the Peacock. In the traditional ballad‚ the male protagonist‚ Zhong‚ was the son of the well off Jiao family’s widowed wife. He was matched with and married a common‚ but beautiful and talented lady named Lan. Although they loved each other‚ differences in status and family opposition forced the couple apart. There
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Prologue The Cultural Revolution began quietly. On November 11‚ 1965‚ a Shanghai daily newspaper published a review of a four-year old play‚ Hai Jui Dismissed From Office. The review stated that the play ’s author‚ Peking Deputy Mayor Wu Han‚ had written an anti-socialist document calling for the destruction of socialism in China. That same day‚ Red Flag published an attack on the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and revisionism within the CCP. The article charged that some leading CCP members
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Why did Americans pass the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act? During the late 1800s‚ The Gilden Age was in full effect. After the Decade of Crisis‚ when thousands of settlers came to the West in search of gold‚ reconstruction began. While many of these temporary settlers left when the Gold Rush was over‚ some stayed like the Chinese. They worked on the Transcontinental Railroad‚ more commonly as replacements for fellow Irishmen‚ Germans‚ Englishmen‚ or Italians who were unreliable for miscellaneous reasons
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unism in which he so firmly believed. Nevertheless‚ China’s economy grew strongly during three particular years‚ from 1962 to 1965 with the more conservative economic policies in place. At the same time‚ Mao started to worry that local party officials were taking advantage of their positions to benefit themselves. Rather than resolving such cases internally to preserve the prestige of the Chinese Communist Party‚ Mao favored open criticism and the involvement of the people to expose and punish the members
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The Chinese Civil War Evaluate the reasons for the success of Mao and the communists gaining support during the Chinese Civil war. By: Chia Ni Wu 13th May‚ 2010 Teacher’s Name: Mr. Smith Total Number of Pages: 11 {2‚903 words} Table of Contents Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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about a large ship full of adventurous people; they were trying to gain new opportunities in America. It could be about people from the East; they were going to seek gold and silver in these wild lands. Or it could be about thousands or more than thousands
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Assignment: Ms.Tacke Chinese Moon Festival Oh my gosh! The Chinese Moon Festival is coming up and I totally cannot wait! Just think of the moon cakes‚ chestnuts‚ sweet potatoes‚ rice balls and the big feast (with lobster‚ shrimp and ect.) when our relatives come over makes me drool. Oh‚ and walking with the toy lanterns at night (I guess I’m too old for that) I’m sorry‚ and I think I’m just too excited because the Chinese Moon Festival is my 2nd favorite holiday in Chinese custom and it’s coming
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The Chinese Fireworks Industry Revised: Introduction: Liuyang is a city known as “the home of fireworks and firecrackers” in Hunan province of China. Fireworks and Firecrackers have become the pillar industry of Liuyang‚ where 50 percent of total jobs are related to fireworks and one third of the total workforce lives in fireworks. Out of total 6458 fireworks manufacturers‚ 2702 are in Liuyang and 2144 in the surroundings of Liuyang. 89 % of total chines production of fireworks and firecrackers
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