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History of China
Questions about Chinese people, events, customs and cultures, including the various Chinese dynasties in existence throughout nearly 5000 years of China's history.
6,134 Questions
Differnece of men and women in ancient china?
men were buffer and women were skinny because men got more stuff
How did the superpowers support the Chinese civil war?
When the Chinese Civil War began there were no super powers. However, Japan took advantage of the situation by invading China. At the end of World War 2 both the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were too self involved.
What is a mojor event that happened in China?
The great wall of China was built and there is normally a parade for their most famous Chinese new year
An act of kneeling and touching the ground with the forehead: an act of deep respect and worship
Did Han emperors based their rule on the teachings of Confucius?
Yes, the Han Dynasty agreed with Confucianism.
How did ancient Egypt and ancient china keep records?
The ancient Chinese civilization used not only wrote records with their own language (Jiaguwen) they also used their silk paintings to tell stories of their armies looked like and what they wore.
Why did the Chinese come to America in the 1800s?
The Chinese came to America in the 1800's because of ther ever depleting noodle stockpiles in china. In America there were copius amounts of noodles, even free noodles, every kind of noodles, spicy, beef flavor (imitated flavor) etc, etc. This is the mane reason why the Chinese came to America in the 1800's.
What were Confucius teachings?
Basically, Confuscius advocated a polite, orderly society. The basic reference source for Confucianism is the I Ching. Even though that book is often used for the purpose of divination, it is actually a compilation of Confucian wisdom. Edited: MAIN TEACHINGS: 1. Proper social behaviour: Everyone has roles and duties to be carried out. If the rulers does his duty(rules fairly& wisely), and all the people behave properly( respect to the rulers) there will be peace & harmony. 2. Others before self: to place the interest of their family, community and nation before their own. 3. Filial piety: Obey and respect their parents.
The Righteous Fists of Harmony were also know as the?
Boxers were known as the "righteous fists of harmony."
Why was communist China so successful?
Communism has never existed in the People's Republic of China.
The official economic model utilized in China is the "Socialist market economy" or "Socialism with Chinese characteristics", which is actually just a state capitalist economy based on state-owned enterprises and free-markets.
The government of China is run by the Communist Party, but that says nothing about the actual system over which the government presides over. Many high-ranking Communist party members are actually wealthy capitalists.
What food did Chinese people bring to Australia?
soy sauce, oyster sauce, lotus root, rice, bok choy as ingredients and most meals we have today in Chinese resteraunts were introduced
Evaluate the success and failures of communist China under mao zedong?
no mao did many useless acts after 100 flowers. he burned much needed materials to make useless iron. millions of his people died in a result of too much grain taken at once (famine).
How does China's communist government affect the lives of its citizens?
The most striking effect on the Chinese people when the nation became a Communist nation, were the large numbers of executions. The Communist Party believed that there were thousands and thousands of people to be considered as enemies of China, and these people were either put in prison or executed.
What did Britain want to import into China during the Opium War?
The British needed Chinese goods, primarily tea, but the Chinese didn't need anything from the British. That would leave a trade deficit on the British side, so they got the Chinese nation addicted to opium (unprocessed heroin) which they produced in India. When the Chinese emperor tried to ban opium, the Chinese people rebelled against him, backed by the British, which led to Opium wars.
