In the early 17th century Japan shut itself from most contact with other nations. Under the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns the Japanese society was very reserved and was in very tight order. The shoguns gave out land to the lords and daimyo. The peasant worked for and lived under the protection of their daimyo. The daimyo had a small army of samurais. The rigid system was to keep the country free of civil war and to keep peace for Japan. This lasted for about two centuries. Japan during those two centuries
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Slide 1: In this photo is the South Korean flag on a building. The South Korean flag‚ which is also known as the “Taegeuk‚” has a lot of meaning behind the colors‚ lines‚ and shape that are presented. The white background of the flag means peace. The centralized circle presents the red area “Yang” is the positive aspect of the balance‚ while the blue area “Eum” is the negative aspects of the balance. The examples that are represented in this balance are things such as heave and hell‚ life and death
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Compare and contrast essay: Chinese eating manner vs. Korean eating manner Different places and countries have different cultures and manners. China and Korea both are historical and traditional Asian countries‚ which have many traditional cultures and manners‚ including the eating manners. Even though their geographical position is close‚ there are similarities and differences between Chinese and Korean eating manner. There are some distinct similarities between Chinese and Korean eating
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A study of rhinoceros and rhinoceros horn artifacts in the ancient China Rhinoceros(xi犀)‚ also named as si (兕)‚ is a rare animal in the ancient China. They were very active in the landscape of China during the prehistoric times. Archaeologists have found the evidence of rhinoceros bones in many Neolithic relics. Various ancient literatures such as “E Ya”‚ “Guo Yu”‚ “Lun Yu”‚ and “Shan
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Korean Way of Accepting Christianity Observing Korean culture here and there‚ one can find a unique culture only in Korea. The number of church in the city‚ people going to the church on weekends‚ Olympic sports players praying with a cross after the match‚ inviters for the Church on a street are just some examples how Christianity is widespread throughout the country in Korea. This is what makes Korea distinct from neighboring countries like Japan and China‚ where Buddhism is more popular
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Tao Fung Shan: A Christian Church Built in the Chinese Oriental Style Situated upon a small hill in Shatin‚ Tao Fung Shan is the perfect location for a missionary site. However‚ Tao Fung Shan struck myself‚ and undoubtedly any other new visitors‚ as its appearance does not reflect its Christian roots. Instead‚ the context was wholly Chinese with the buildings constructed in the typical Chinese traditional style. The gardens were in a typical Asian-Pacific style which involves having the garden
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Japan and Western Europe are two countries on opposite sides of the earth‚ yet both had a time period known as the feudal period. Japan’s feudal age (12th century to the = 15th century) is comparable in many ways to Europe’s feudal age (9th century through the 15th century‚ also known as the Middle Ages). Three specific areas that share differences and similarities between these two ages of feudalism are in politics‚ culture‚ and social structure. An area in which the West and Japan are as different
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It is clear by the number of artifacts and remnants of Buddhist artwork and architecture in Korea that Buddhism imported from India via China had a great influence on the development of Korean culture and values. To this day‚ Buddhism remains as one of Korea’s widely accepted religion after Christianity. Why did Buddhism have such a strong influence on the development of Korean culture? In what way did it help the budding 3 kingdoms find a foothold in establishing the Three Kingdoms period? Why did
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In Favor:- • Chinese software Baidu (search engine) is in 6th position among top websites of the world. • Chinese softwares such as QQ (instant messenger)‚ and Xunlei (download manager) are well known today. • Chinese softwares are of less cost. So‚ people prefer them. • Some software professionals are not working for India. They are working for foreign countries. More than 100‚000 Indians migrating to the United States each year for better-paid software jobs. This is a big disadvantage to Indian
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Discuss the future consideration for NIKE in view of the changing market/business environment in South Korea‚ China and Taiwan and give your recommendation/ideas/thoughts for the same. Some of the market conditions found in Taiwan‚ South Korea and China were: 1. Development and production start up time: The time taken for production and development was four months in South Korea and eight months in China. 2. Quality: A grade to B grade ratio was 99:1 in South Korea‚ 98:2 in Taiwan and 80:20
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