Art History Critical Summary - The Book from the Sky Exhibit Created in 1990‚ The Book from the Sky designed by Xu Bing is located at the Blanton Museum. Xu Bing’s main purpose for the creation of the piece was to show his opinion on the concept of freedom of speech in Communist China. The Book from the Sky is a collection of calligraphies on individual sheets and scrolls that to an illiterate in Chinese calligraphy would believe to be authentic text. However‚ The Book from the Sky is instead a
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Marco Polo did not go to China‚ as there is not enough evidence to support his claims and stories. First of all‚ there is no original copy of the book‚ The Travels‚ that exists. The Travels was supposedly written by Rustichello‚ a writer and Marco’s fellow prisoner‚ whom he told his tales of travel to. According to Spodek‚ there are around 140 manuscripts of The Travels‚ in different languages‚ that were copied down by various scribes before printing was invented‚ but no actual original copy of the
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"Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine‚ there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived."-Robert Trout. The Opium War in the year 1839 to 1856 changed China’s trade policy with other countries especially with the British. The Opium War was a major turning point for China affecting a great number of their population of 400 million. China changed from being self-sufficient to being forced to sign the Nanking and Tientsin treaties with the British and the French. Due to China’s
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After World War I The Chinese felt betrayed. Anger and frustration erupted in demonstrations on May 4‚ 1919‚ in Beijing. Joined by workers and merchants‚ the movement spread to major cities. The Chinese representative at Versailles refused to endorse the peace treaty‚ but its provisions remained unchanged. Disillusioned with the West‚ many Chinese looked elsewhere for help. The May Fourth Movement‚ which grew out of the student uprising‚ attacked Confucianism‚ initiated a vernacular style of writing
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The Sook Ching‚ meaning a purge through cleansing‚ was a massacre that happened when Britain surrendered Singapore to Japan‚ from February 18 to March 4 of 1942. Chinese males aged 18 to 50 were called to screening centers to be examined by Japanese soldiers. If they were deemed “anti-Japanese‚” they would be executed. While this massacre is not as well-known as other historical events‚ there is still debate on some of the causes. One idea that is widely disagreed on is that the Chinese were passing
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Tang Dynasty was caused by the political disintegration and the elites sense of cultural decay. Also‚ the Battle of the Talas River led to military demoralization‚ which contributed to the downfall. However‚ the most devastating uprising that led to the downfall was the uprising led by Huang Chao‚ when he violently dominated the villages. The Tang Dynasty’s downfall compares to the downfall of the Han Dynasty because of the outside invaders that contributed to both downfalls of the dynasties. 17)
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The different education in China and America China has more than 5000 years history and it affects the world history a lot. In Chinese his tory ‚ the most effective one is the education. And the biggest difference of education between China and Western countried is that Chinese use the fixed base to creat but western countries use the creation to fill the base. I will say thing about the mind of Chinese. Chinese people always warship the Ru Theory. The root of this theory is “Generous”
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Dear Mr Kenneth Lam‚ Thank you for the invitation to the Chinese National Day. It will be a wonderful opportunity to meet you all. I am very much happy that sharing the happiness and being a speaker at an upcoming dinner at Government House. Globally speaking‚ China is known as one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Due to the fact that the potential of China has been currently realized‚ trading with China becomes a major trend in the world. Especially in terms of the I.T. industry because
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Response2 Article: Toys ’R’ Us Grows in China‚ With ’Tiger Moms’ in Mind By LAURIE BURKITT in Beijing and ANN ZIMMERMAN in Dallas http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323622904578128840637201504.html The article is mainly about the basic fact in the global toy industry‚ the Chinese market expression of large toy companies and the future plan of toys ‘R’ Us in China. The Article stands out the importance of culture differences and cultural localization. Toy Industry Analysis—The
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“As ethics and morality were laid much more emphasis and craftsmanship was disregarded in ancient time‚ people disinterested in exploring the world.” Therefore‚ the standpoint that stupid emperors and their autocracy determines China’s recession is untenable. When we go further on this issue‚ there is another one question that we shouldn’t avoid−why China’s feudalism has lasted for thousand years? At this moment‚ we need to come back to the study of our culture. Compared with the ancient Greece
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