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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
What is the definition of dynastic cycle?
"Dynastic cycle" is a Chinese political theory. By definition, it is the name for the cycle of the rise and fall of dynasties.
Why was the great wall built only along the northern border of china?
The Great Wall of China was built in north because the military threat it was intended to defend against was north of China.
In the Communist Revolution what were the differences between Communists and Nationalists?
The nationalist and communist work closely together to overthrow the Imperialist once and for all. After they were able to accomplish a republic, encourage a cultural revolution, and illuminate the old social order then they executed A. To adopt Western liberal ideas also known as the May Fourth Movement.
Who is the Chinese God of Thunder?
Most religiously observant Chinese worship the gods of Chinese Buddhism or of Daoism. The Daoist gods include the Buddhist gods, but not vice versa. Daoists also worship their Immortals, who once lived on earth, but through achievement of knowledge and high moral standards are now in heaven, where they can be asked to help the faithful.
A small proportion of Chinese people are either Muslim or Christian, and therefore worship the abrahamic God.
Why did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press?
He invented the Printing press because before the printing press they wrote books by hand and they took for ever to finish 1. So they were really rare and only the people that were rich could afford to bye books so only the rich ones could read. Then when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press everyone could bye books and eventually it spread through out Europe . The printing press could print 31 pages before you could write 3 pages .
What are the 3 most important ancient Chinese dynasties?
- The Zhou dynasty was the longest-lasting dynasty in Chinese history, from 1066 BC to approximately 256 BC. By the end of the 2nd millennium BC, the Zhou dynasty began to emerge in the Yellow River valley, overrunning the territory of the Shang. The Zhou appeared to have begun their rule under a semi-feudalsystem.
Who was the president of China in 2006?
Hu Jintao (???) was the President of China (People's Republic of China) in 2006. He took power in 2003 March 23, and started his second term on 2008 March 15. His term will expire in 2013 March.
Wen Jiabao (???) was the Premier of the State Council.
The vice-premiers were:
- Huang Ju (Vice Premier, later died 2007 June 5)
- Wu Yi (Later acting First Vice Premier)
- Zeng Peiyan
- Hui Liangyu
Why did China support North Korea in the Korean War?
Because Mao Zedong and the central committee feared that the United States would continue its invasion of the North Korea and move on to invade China, they also felt obligated to help the north Koreans who had assisted them in their own war of liberation against the Japanese. Mao disliked Kim-Il-Sung however, and thought that he was a Soviet Puppet
What happened to workers who complained when building the great wall of china?
During the qin dynasty they used the worker's dead bodies as fill in the construction, im not sure about the later emporers
When did the government of China encourage people to have more children?
1949, when the People's Republic of China was founded.
What tools do ancient Chinese use?
Hi there the main utensils used in China are chopsticks to eat with.A wooden stirer to stir the noodles and stir fry.The knife to cut and prepare their food.The untensil are very basic in china and they dont use much mre than above.
What are facts about the Chinese communism party?
The Chinese Communist Party, in theory, follows five central doctrines:
-Marxism-Leninism: The doctrine of the Soviet Union, this centers around socialist industrial development through the leadership of a central party ("democratic centralism") to accelerate the process of revolution. Many elements have been replaced by later developments, but the core- one-party rule and socialist theory- remains.
-Mao Zedong Thought: The doctrine of Agrarian Revolution and People's Democracy. This was the central thought behind the Cultural Revolution and centered around establishing rule of the country by agrarian communes. This doctrine is largely obsolete; the official line of the communist party is that Mao was "two-thirds right and one-third wrong".
-Deng Xiaoping Theory: The doctrine of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, or Market Socialism. After the failure of the Cultural Revolution and stagnation of the Leninist economy, Deng Xiaoping theory introduced reforms intended to create a system in which state-owned companies would develop the economy in a guided-yet-competitive market system, focused on exports, technology transfer, and integration with the modern world rather than Maoist autarky ("Reform and Opening Up")
-The Three Represents: Jiang Zemin's major contribution to Chinese political thought, it's main results have been to purge old-line communists from the party and increase representation of all sectors of society, including (and especially) entrepreneurs and private businesspeople, within the Communist Party. Since the introduction of this doctrine, corruption has decreased and the party has grown considerably.
-Scientific Development Theory: Hu Jintao's contribution to theory, this enshrines Chinese technocracy into constitutional law. The contemporary Chinese political system, since the death of the older generation of leaders, has been replaced with a large cadre of engineers who deal with the Chinese system from a point of view of "project management". Under this system, it is imperative that the government has the best expertise, most valid information, and applies scientific method and analysis to solving the problems of state, superceding other ideological concerns.
In short, the Chinese Communist Party today is a technocratic dictatorship whose main beliefs are Chinese nationalism, a long-term plan of socialist development, and a commitment to using "best practices" to build a modern Chinese state. Since the death of Mao Zedong, commitments to Revolutionary Communism have largely been abandoned in favor of pragmatic economics, relatively neutral foreign policy, and continued maintainance of one-party rule in increasingly sophisticated forms.
What made the rapid revival of empire under the Tang possible?
While the Tang dynasty was starting to slip away, the base religion of Confucianism started to restart the country. Many dynasty's tried to switch the main religions between Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism, but Confucianism never tried to over come any of the others, always being the base religion of China. So when the Tang dynasty was in need of something to help boost the country, Confucianist people helped 'restart' the country.
How did 19th century imperialism affect China?
Imperialism had a major affect on China. The Opium War played a major part of this. The opium war was provoked by the problems with European countries and China. British were getting tired of doing outside trading and wanted to trade directly with China. China had little need from the West. As a direct result the smuggling of opium began. Opium was forbidden in China except for medicinal use. The war was fought to determine the relations between China and the West, and as a result China was forced to reevaluate her position as the center of the world. Imperialism is most commonly related to historical content such as the ancient histories of Rome, Greece, and China.
Do Chinese people have rights?
Yes, people in modern China do have certain rights to their names.
However, the reason it seems Chinese people have few to little rights is because the country is undergoing industrialization. If you look at the histories of other countries and read about their industrialization era, you'll most likely find China is doing quite well for its situation.
What is the value of 50 dollars in Chinese money?
Depends what sort of dollars you are referring to. Many different countries have currencies called 'dollars', and they all have different values.
The currency of China is the 'Chinese Yuan', abbreviation CNY.
If you know the 3-letter abbreviation of the type of dollar you wish to convert (for example XYD), type 'XYD 50 = CNY' into Google and this will give you a conversion.
Who was the founder of the peoples republic of china?
Sun Yat-sen (Chinese: 國父 孫中山先生), the "Father of the Republic of China"
The Nationalist were very corrupted and they were not supported by the poor people. Communists defeated the Nationalist government very quickly, mainly because the Communists had higher morale and they managed to make the Nationalist Army desert in whole batallions. The Nationalist government lost the war and they fled to Taiwan province which is an island. So the Communists established the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC, the Nationalists) is only holding Taiwan. USA did not recognise PRC until the 1970s.
Why did the US recognize China's communist government?
They had way to big an army for us to handle. Otherwise, we fought a war with Vietnam, Korea, and many other countries to prevent communism.
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I don't think USA has the right to control the social system of China and other countries.
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How did ancient Chinese religion spread?
In the Yuan Dynasty, Emperors, High Judges, Generals and other people of significance will write letters and give to messengers for delivery.
Also, China was the first to use beacons to alert the armies of enemy attacks, such as those on the Great Wall.
It's hard to say exactly what would've happened if the Nationalists had won the Chinese Civil War,. However, just a somewhat educated guess is that China probably would not have gotten involved in the Korean War. The Kuomintang (the primary political party of Nationalist China) was not aligned with Communism, and likely would not have bothered to help- they may have even helped the South Koreans, to prevent a possible resurgence of the Chinese Communists.
However an interesting further question comes up. Depending on when exactly the Nationalists win in this hypothetical scenario, it's entirely possible that North Korea turns out totally differently.
The Chinese Civil War began in 1927, before World War II began. It stopped in the late 1930s as the Nationalists and Communists temporarily worked together to fight against Japan in World War II. Once World War II ended in 1945, the Civil War began again, and lasted until the Communists won and took control of China in 1949 (although some fighting continued until 1950).
If the Nationalists hypothetically win before 1945, then it's unlikely that Communist North Korea even happens. This is because Kim Il-Sung, the first leader of North Korea, fought alongside the Chinese Communists during the Chinese Civil War and during World War II. So if Kim died fighting for the losing side (as in this hypothetical situation), then he can't take control of North Korea. Additionally, if the Nationalists can keep control of China and prevent the Soviets from occupying northern Korea, the Soviets could not set up a Communist regime there.
The Soviets historically did occupy northern Korea in August 1945, and quickly began the process of setting up a Communist regime there. By early 1946, Kim was unofficially the ruler of North Korea and he became the official ruler in 1948.
