Chinese Inventions Katherine Huerta HIST-171-25 Professor Gerarda Costello February 19‚ 2013 It was very hard for me to pick a Chinese invention to do a research paper on. There are so many amazing inventions that the Chinese have given our world. So I decided to pick a few inventions that this world wouldn’t be able to live without. Invention of Paper The Chinese invented paper during the Han Dynasty. Originally the Chinese used paper made from hemp and plant fibers.
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The first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1820 according to U.S. government records. 325 men are known to have arrived before the 1849 California Gold Rush[12] which drew the first significant number of laborers from China who mined for gold and performed menial labor.[13][14][15] There were 25‚000 immigrants by 1852‚ and 105‚465 by 1880‚ most of whom lived on the West Coast. They formed over a tenth of California’s population. Nearly all the early immigrants were young males with low educational levels
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CHINESE INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA China’s growing involvement in Africa has raised concern from western countries for the past decade. China claims to have distinguished itself from western countries with regard to its Africa policy by a great financial involvement based on “political equality and mutual trust‚ economic win-win cooperation‚ and cultural exchange”[1]. Indeed‚ as Hu Jintao says‚ “China and Africa are good friends‚ good partners and brothers”[2]. Chinese “investment” in Africa involves
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O’Dell Holliday Humanities Vol. 1 Ancient Chinese Contributions Ancient China provided a great many inventions and contributions to the world. I will attempt to narrow it down to eight or ten examples. Cast iron was invented between the late 4th century BC and the early 5th century BC (Zhou dynasty). The process was created by melting pig iron. The blast furnace was used for smelting iron ore and coke (a high carbon fuel)‚ charcoal or anthracite (a type of coal). Limestone
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Part 1 questions 1. In "Daybreak Express" what happens with the beat of the music and the tempo? The beat and tempo would go high and low. It sounded like a train 2. What mode of transportation was a favorite of Ellington’s and is imitated in several of his songs? Ellingtons favorite transportation was the train. 3. What song was the theme song of Duke Ellington’s band? The theme song was “Sophisticated Lady”. 4. What instrument does Ellington use to set the mood or rhythm
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Chinese Lion Dance The lion dance is a traditional dance performed in the Chinese culture. The performers mimic the moves of the lion inside a costume that looks in a way like a lion. Many people who are not very familiar with the Lion Dance often gets it confused with the Dragon Dance‚ since both are performed‚ for the most part‚ for the same occasions. It is simple to tell the two dances apart. The Lion Dance is performed most of the time with only two people. The Dragon Dance is performed with
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primary one being class conflicts. The Chinese government has already realized the problem and every year it comes out with some relevant policies to stop house prices increasing‚ such as increasing loan interests for buying a house‚ tightening mortgage limits of house loan‚ and shortening the installment time limits in order to discourage investment in housing. Even so‚ the housing price problem still is not solved. In my paper‚ I identify what caused the Chinese housing prices to become artificially
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Japanese and Chinese food. However‚ no matter how you look at it‚ there is a plethora of differences between the two. Japanese food is usually light to the stomach. They are generally considered to be healthier than Chinese foods. It is because the latter makes use of too much grease in their food preparations along with the standard inclusion of carbohydrate foods rice and noodles. Nevertheless‚ Japanese food also includes some rice meals but perhaps not to the extent as of Chinese food. When
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History of the Chinese economy Although this is not a historical essay we simply cannot understand the Chinese evolution without first taking a brief look at their history. Beginning with the fall of the Qing dynasty which lasted from 1644 to 1912‚ the country soon became embroiled in a civil war headed by warlords that emanated from the Qing dynasty and blighted most of the newly established Republic of China. These civil wars officially lasted until 1928 but some minor warlords still operated
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Chinese Traditional Wedding In the different culture‚ there are many different customs and traditions in festival celebrations. Wedding customs are one of the most representative and symbolic customs in revealing the differences. Wedding ceremony shows not only the love of couple or two families involved‚ but also reflects the heritage of Chinese civilization. Ever since ancient times‚ the most delightful moments in one’s life come with success in marriage and birth of son. Chinese wedding decorates
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