of the central government; the jiedushi retained their powers and quickened the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. （618-907） 2.Fanzhen (藩镇) a governmental system involving administration through regional governors (jiedushi). The term fanzhen literally means "buffer town"‚ and refers to the system of settling troops in strategic locations along the empire’s border areas‚ which during the Tang Dynasty came under the control of provincial military governors‚ or jiedushi. As control of these fanzhen devolved
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alchemists experimented with the sulphur and saltpeter heating the substances in order to transform them. The alchemist Wei Boyang wrote the Book of the Kinship of the Three detailing the experiments made by the alchemists. During the 8th century Tang dynasty‚ sulphur and saltpeter were first combined with charcoal to create an explosive called huoyao or gunpowder. A substance that did not encourage eternal life‚ however‚ gunpowder was used to treat skin diseases and as a fumigant to kill insects
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Gutowski 1 BrandonGutowski Carrie Morris Narration of Asia 30 January 2012 The Influence of Buddhism In Chinese Martial Arts Since first introduced During the Han Dynasty‚ Buddhism has played a major role in Chinese art and culture. This is especially true in the traditions that surround the art of Shaolin Kung-Fu‚ and their strong belief in Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Kung-Fu was Influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama and focuses heavily on the belief that enlightenment is attained through
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A SUMMARY OF CHINESE EDUCATION: EARLY PHILOSOPHIES AND PROGRESSION THROUGH THE AGES Eric Smith INTRODUCTION China has a rich history in education and philosophical presence. For thousands of years Chinese culture had profound effect on the education of its people. Various ruling dynasties brought many different concepts and visions to the realm of education. Many of those concepts and visions still have a profound effect on current Chinese education practices. Exploration through the Chinese
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Chinese Painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world‚ it is also known in Chinese as Guohua. Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy which is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink. Compared with the western style of painting‚ oils are not used in Chinese Painting. Chinese paintings were usually painted on paper or silk; Traditional painting can also be done on album sheets‚ walls‚ folding screens‚ and other media. Chinese
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Chinese Traditions Values for one society may seem strange to another society‚ but nonetheless‚ they are important to that society. For instance‚ the painful and debilitating Chinese tradition of foot binding‚ as bizarre as it may seem to our culture‚ to the Chinese people‚ it was the esoteric essence of pure beauty and signified status within the family structure‚ allowing young women with lotus feet better opportunities for marriage with well-to-do families. Traditional Chinese courtyard life
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ASP.NET: Tips‚ Tutorials‚ and Code Scott Mitchell‚ Bill Anders‚ Rob Howard‚ Doug Seven‚ Stephen Walther‚ Christop Wille‚ and Don Wolthuis 201 West 103rd St.‚ Indianapolis‚ Indiana‚ 46290 USA 0-672-32143-2 Spring 2001 Common ASP.NET Code Techniques CHAPTER 2 29 IN THIS CHAPTER • Using Collections 4 • Working with the File System • Using Regular Expressions 45 51 60 64 • Generating Images Dynamically • Sending E-mail from an ASP.NET Page • Network Access Via an ASP.NET Page
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A. Background The Children’s Hour is written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860 and is a kind of love letter to his three daughters‚ Alice‚ Edith‚ and Anne. It describes how the children get the “victory” of the hour‚ and although they were supposed to be going to bed‚ “win” the affection of their father. Longfellow‚ while writing from the point of view of a loving father‚ creates a persona that he is in a castle or fortress and about to be attacked by his children. He puts up a fight‚ but
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Form 2106 Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) OMB No. 1545-0074 Employee Business Expenses ▶ 2011 ▶ See separate instructions. Attach to Form 1040 or Form 1040NR. Your name Occupation in which you incurred expenses Trudy Santiago Attachment Sequence No. Social security number Senior Dental Hygienist Part I 123 45 129 6788 Employee Business Expenses and Reimbursements Column A Other Than Meals and Entertainment Step
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Written Commentary As I walked out one midsummer morning by Laurie Lee The extract given to us was taken from “As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning” written by Laurie Lee in 1969. From the passage we are not able to tell whether we are dealing with a fictional or non-fictional text‚ hence it could be an autobiography‚ however this does not affect my interpretation of it. For this purpose I will assume that it is a non-fictional text‚ because of the memoir like aspect to it. The setting is a
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