Ginkgo is popularly known as living fossils. It is also known by other names like Fossil tree‚ Kew Tree and Silver Apricot. Ginkgo trees are in a position to live long for thousands of years. Historically‚ medicinal use of Ginkgo was documented in 2600 BC. for the treatment of bronchial-asthma and bronchitis. The botanical name of ginkgo is Ginkgo biloba Linn. and it is a member of family Ginkgoaceae. Ginkgo although not described in Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia is major herbal drug of western herbal medicine
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Kong Zi or Confucius is a very famous man in China. In fact his ways are still being learned today. He was born at September 28 ‚ 551 B.C in Qufu‚ in a small feudal state of Lu in what is now known as Shandong Province. Confucius is an ancient Chinese politician‚ teacher and philosopher. He belonged in The Spring and Autumn Period or Period of A Hundred Schools or even some might say the Warring States period. Kong Zi’s philosophy is centered on personal and govermental morality‚ social relations
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3. SHANG DYNASTY The Chinese had settled in the Huang He‚ or Yellow River‚ valley of northern China by 3000 BC. By then they had pottery‚ wheels‚ farms‚ and silk‚ but they had not yet discovered writing or the uses of metals. The Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 BC) is the first documented era of ancient China. The highly developed hierarchy consisted of a king‚ nobles‚ commoners‚ and slaves. The capital city was Anyang‚ in north Henan Province. Some scholars have suggested that travelers from Mesopotamia
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I’m going to speak a little bit about china. -China has 1.3 billion people‚ a little over 20 percent of the world’s population. - The capitol city is Beijing and I have been there myself. China is the fourth largest country in the world. Only Russia‚ Canada and USA are larger. - The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure found anywhere in the world. The main reason for making the wall was to protect themselves against the Mongols. The wall is around 5.500 miles long. - Giant pandas
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Nichelle Heard LS 238 A Dr. Michael Aradas 17 December 2012 The Unification of China When I first read the entire Sima Qian document‚ I immediately thought that I was entering top secret files or records or something like a diary from Qian himself. Then I realized that this was his job‚ to document the activities of the Emperor‚ and I got a little less excited about the drama within the reading but focused on the material. The unification of China had its good and bad results. I personally
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1.1. Silkworm (Bombyx mori) was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and belongs to the order Lepidoptera and the family Bombycidae. B. mori has been domesticated since last 5000 years ago in China‚ and used as a model system nearby a rich repertoire of in order connected in the genetic mutations to influence morphology‚ development‚ and behavior (Arunkumar et al.‚ 2006). Furthermore a host of different pathogenic microorganisms. Different geographically differentiated genotypes‚ silk worm is the famous
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Newgrange is a large circular hill with a diameter of ninety three yards‚ a height of fifteen yards‚ and an area of around one acre. The pathway inside Newgrange is under sixty feet long and guides you to a room with three openings that lead to other‚ smaller chambers. This room is roofed by a trussed supported ceiling‚ that has not been repaired in anyway since it was discovered. The cairn that covers the tomb is calculated to weigh two hundred thousand tons. Out of the three recesses the one on
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Review of China Buffet Restaurant I am a food lover‚ and I enjoyed eating in a Chinese restaurant. I tried different restaurants in our place‚ but what interests me most is the China Buffet Restaurant. China Buffet is located at Madison Avenue at the heart of Mankato‚ one of the biggest cities in Minnesota. The restaurant has a seating capacity of approximately 100 people. They have several food stations. Although the name China Buffet speaks for itself‚ their food stations consist of American
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The Last Emperor is a movie about the last emperor of China. This last emperor was known as Henry Puyi‚ the final ruler of the Qing dynasty. The movie The Last Emperor follows the life of Puyi from the time he became emperor of China at the age of 3‚ to the time of his release from a Chinese communist prison. This movie presents the end of “old” China and what was being done to persevere its traditions and culture‚ in an interesting and dramatic way. Background In the 19th century‚ China was
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What if somebody asked people on the street if they knew who Zheng He was? Why do people not pay attention to such a huge part of world history? Zheng He was a Chinese fleet commander and was famous for the seven voyages that he made between 1405 to 1433. His voyages should be celebrated for several reasons. Firstly‚ he invented several innovations in nautical architecture. Secondly‚ wherever he went‚ he was always respectful to the native people and did not expel or colonize them. Thirdly‚ Zheng
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