The Moso (or the Mosuo)‚ also known as the Na to themselves‚ are a small ethnic group‚ with population of around 40000‚ mainly living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China. It is interesting that the most distinct characteristic of the Moso is their unique matrilineal system‚ compared to other ethnic groups‚ dominated by patrilineality‚ in China. When men dominance and women subordination exist in Chinese patrilineal system‚ it is supposed that there would be an inversed gender inequality in matrilineal
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Red pandas are small mammals that look similar to a racoon. They are much smaller in comparison to the giant panda that shares its name. They also share the rainy‚ high- elevation habitat‚ but the red panda has a larger range of habitation. Red pandas have many physical traits‚ a stern behavior‚ a plant loving life‚ they are endangered‚ and they are unique. Red Pandas have many physical traits that may resemble other animals. They have long bushy tails. Their tail is two thirds of their body in
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China’s one child policy In eastern Asia‚ boarding the East Asian China Sea a huge country named the Chinese Republic has now over than one billion people. China had a leading civilization for centuries guiding the whole world in different fields. However‚ in the 19th and the 20th century China suffered form serious problems‚ which resulted from huge numbers of population. When China was under the leadership of Mao who believed that a strong nation must have large population‚ the population of China
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2010 to funnel electricity from power stations in the interior of the country to the main cities of its coasts. Three main transmission routes were set up‚ sending electricity from Inner Mongolia and Shaanxi province to Beijing and Tianjin‚ from Sichuan to the central regions around Shanghai‚ and from Yunnan‚ Guizhou and Guangxi provinces to China’s factory heartlands around Guangzhou. 2 The South to North Water Transfer Project Setting itself another huge engineering challenge‚ China has budgeted
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Every Chinese person knows what the Long March was‚ because it was an important part of Chinese history. Most Chinese people think that the Long March was successful during the second Chinese Civil War. In my opinion‚ I think the Long March was also unsuccessful. It was successful‚ because the Red Army of the Communist Party of China was not eliminated by the army of the Chinese Nationalist Party. It was unsuccessful‚ because it was the war between the Red Army and the National Revolutionary Army
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Global Expansion of McDonalds Many American corporations have attempted to expand their business globally. Some of these corporations have succeeded‚ but some have also failed because they have encountered different cultural barriers and differences that made it hard for these corporations to succeed. One of those multinational corporations that have encountered a few cultural barriers as they began global expansion was none other than McDonald’s. Though McDonald’s has encountered
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Haiti Earthquake The earthquake that devastated Haiti Tuesday was the strongest temblor to hit the island nation in more than 200 years. The magnitude 7.0 quake caused tremendous damage‚ and the death toll may run into the thousands. What caused the Haiti earthquake‚ and why was it so devastating? What caused the earthquake? The shaking started on Tuesday‚ Jan. 12‚ at 4:53 p.m. ET in the Haiti region‚ just 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. The Haiti earthquake occurred at a fault that
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applying in my family. There are only three members in my family‚ my father‚ my mother and me. It was in the final semester of my middle school year‚ in order to get further and better education‚ I wanted to finish my high school in our capital city of Sichuan Province rather than stay in our small town. Fortunately‚ at that time my father’s term of office ended‚ and in addition of the long distance‚ my parents decided to move to the city with me to start a new life there. My father told me that we are
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Hazards are anything that could cause damage to humans or buildings. Many volcanic and seismic events happen that cause hazards to humans. Often the world’s poorest people are hit the worst‚ however wealthier countries can also be adversely affected. The Kobe earthquake in Japan 1995 struck at 5.45am. Many people were asleep in bed‚ causing the hazard to be increased because the people were unaware. Although many Japanese buildings were of aseismic design‚ the roofs of their houses were designed
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KFC has a refocused international strategies to grow its company and franchise restaurant based on over the world. Competitive MKT strategy: developed 3 types of chicken :Original recipe (pressure cooked) Extra crispy (fried) tender roast (roasted). If there were just a few things that China has wholly embraced from the West‚ it would be their love for Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ or KFC as it is more commonly known. In 1987‚ the fast-food operator opened its first outlet near Tiananmen Square in Beijing
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