central role in determining the social standing of the society. The horse represented military potential and were crucial tools of agriculture and transport. The Chinese dynasties that relied on the significance of the horse were the Shang‚ Sun Ji‚ Han‚ Tang‚ and Yuan. In each of these dynasties‚ the people made efforts of preserving and protecting horses. The appearance of horses in different architectural designs serves as evidence that the horse occupied a central part in their lives. The different
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merchants. Scholars looked down on merchants. The emperor was at the top of the whole hierarchy. In the Song dynasty‚ however‚ the gentry class was founded. The Tang period was very aristocratic‚ but the transition into the Song Dynasty brought about social changes that made it more egalitarian. A simpler tax system in the late phases of the Tang era made it harder for the wealthy to evade taxes and the growing commercial economy made it hard for the rich to be self sufficient. A civil service examination
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To what extent is the ability to adapt to local cultures and tastes the key factor in determining the success of businesses trading with or operating in China? Businesses need to adapt to local culture and tastes in order to appeal to the market that they are selling in. By doing this they will help ensure that their product/service is a success and does not fail as it did not meet the consumers standards and needs. I am going to explore how Disneyland‚ Starbucks and Lego‚ along with some other
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After the death of Charlemagne the Normans invented the long boat. These new boats could sail out into the ocean; as was important for the Normans because they were a society based on trade and warriors. The long boat journeys also brought capitalism back to Europe. At this time the Muslims controlled the Italian peninsula‚ and in 1029 the Normans defeated the Muslim Navy to gain control of the Italy. They also brought capitalism to the Italy and did away with agricultural manors. The manors were
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Shanghai Volkswagen is a joint venture between the German Volkswagen AG and a consortium of Chinese partners. The 25-year agreement signed by the partners in the middle of 1980s provided for 50 per cent VW AG equity. By 2001‚ this venture was the most successful automobile venture in China. Other attempts made by the US AMC Jeep Corporation and other carmakers failed. Other companies were attracted by the large population of 1.2 billion people (certainly only a very small percentage would be the
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porcelains‚ for it embraces the old custom of earthenware burial ceramics with later religious images and architectural ornament. Ceramic products also include lead-glazed tomb models of the Han dynasty‚ three-color lead-glazed vessels and figures of the Tang dynasty‚ and Ming
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Shaleen McDonald Yixen Chen History 104 October 2‚ 2014 Essay for Bound Feet and Western Dress: Traditions in Chinese culture are long-rooted and are taken very seriously from generation to generation. However‚ there must always be room for some type of modern change to occur. Modern change is needed in order for a society to grow and strive. In Bound Feet and Western Dress the conflict between Chinese traditions and modern change arises. With this conflict it is important to talk about the different
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ones feet tells us that society at the time was extremely patriarchal‚ that a women’s chastity was extremely important‚ and that it was imperative for women to conform to changing cultural ideals. Foot binding was a practice that started during the Tang Dynasty when a prince‚ Li Yo‚ enjoyed watching his concubine dance before him with tiny bound “lily feet”[i]. Since then it became popular in the Han Dynasty. Women would wash and massage their daughters’ feet‚ turn their toes under‚ and then they
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Shanghai Free Trade Zone(SFTZ) officially known as the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone was officially launched on September 29‚2013. With the backing of Chinese Premier Li Ke Qiang‚ Mainland China formed its first ever free trade zone. Personally‚ I feel that the establishment of the SFTZ is a stepping stone for China to boost their economy as well as creating more innovative and realistic systems to maintain its country’s competitiveness. SFTZ is a necessity for China to boost global cooperation
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Strategic Analysis of the Chinese Wal-Mart Based on SWOT Introduction The world renowned Wal-Mart is the biggest superstore chain all over the world. It has been found about 50years. With its headquarter in the U.S.‚ Wal-Mart has developed into a giant retailer chain with over 1.9 million associates worldwide and more than 6‚800 stores in 14 countries(Wal-Mart‚ para.1). During these years‚ Wal-Mart is devoted to offer excellent services with low prices goods to the global consumers and expanding
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