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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 country did the US' Open Door Policy refer to?
The US Open Door Policy was designed to open up the European-made Spheres of Influence in CHINA to US influence and trade.
Which was a motive for the great leap forward to communists china?
One of the main motives for the Great Leap Forward in Communist China was the desire to rapidly transform China from an agrarian society to a modern industrialized nation. Mao Zedong envisioned that through collective efforts and mass mobilization, China could surpass the industrial productivity of the Western world. The Great Leap Forward also aimed to consolidate Mao's power within the Communist Party by promoting radical changes and suppressing opposition.
Why was the seismograph important to ancient china?
It's important because it told the ancient Chinese which direction the earthquakes were from up to 310 miles away.
Why were merchants not allowed to have government jobs in ancient china?
because they were so low on the social class. Also because with merchants not allowed to have government jobs it will help the ruler stay in power. It would help him because it would mean he has less competition.
Why did China join World War 1?
China was invloved,yes but it was not part of the Allies. The British were just trading with them, that's all.
What does the dragon backbone pump do?
The Chinese Backbone Pump was used for collecting water out of wells and freshwater deposits. It saved time and convenience by needing only one person to operate it and not having to keep running back and forth scooping water.
What does the 8 symbolise in Chinese culture?
In the Cantonese dialect, the number 8 sounds the same as a word for good luck. I happened to be living in San Francisco in 1988 and heard that many in the Chinese community were picking August 8 (8/8/88) as a wedding date to bring good luck to their marriages.
What symbols compose the Chinese language?
If you mean what symbols make up the Chinese language then,
The Chinese language consists of several thousand characters, each adapted from pictoraphs or a combination of pictographs to create a meaning. This means that there are thousands of different "symbols" that make up the Chinese language, also there are several forms of Chinese, such as mandarin (traditional and simplified) and cantonese, these generally are similar or in most cases are the same, but can vary. However there are 29 different strokes essential to making these characters. These are compounds of 8 simple strokes. The simple strokes are
Dian-dot, Heng-horizontal, Shu-vertical, Gu-sharp change in direction, Ti a flick of the brush, Wan- a concave line, Pie (peee-eh), a diagonal leftwards, Na-inverse of Pie
What did Mao Zedong do for China's education system?
Students had to worship Mao and read Communist texts. They had to report on the bad things they have done during the day and even report on other students.
Who brought Buddhism to china?
Asoka, the emperor of India, was the cause;
because he was a faithful Buddhist, so he tried to spread the Buddhism to the world, and he did. By using his empire's influence, Buddhism was spread to Southern Asia and today's middle east; few hundred years after he died, Buddhism was introduced to China in Eastern Han dynasty
Is China Taiwan's Dominant influence?
The Taiwanese are Chinese and they weren't prohibited from engaging their culture as was the case on the main land. so it stand to reason that it would.
Which beliefs do you associate with legalism?
Judaism has long been insulted by others through the canard of calling it overly legalistic. The religious Jewish view, on the other hand, is that it is only by clarifying and carefully obeying God's commands that we can avoid straying from Him. In First Temple times, those Israelites who dabbled in idolatry, a single prohibition, eventually slackened in all the other ways of God, and were sloughed off from the body of the nation (except for those who repented). This process was repeated with the Hellenizing Jews, the Sadducees, and other non-traditional groups.
What part of china does rice grow?
In Southern China as well as northeastern China (Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang Province)
What dynastey lasted the longest in medieval china?
Dulo Dynasty of Bulgaria which lasted around 2890 years.
Is China an independent country?
Taiwan is independent and working as a country just like every country else
It highlighted the lack of respect the Qing dynasty had for non-Chinese products.
As a result of China having a Nationalist government that had been recognized by the world, communist factions began to fight with the nationalists, and civil war broke out. Although the Chinese Communist Party eventually won the bulk of China, there has never been an actual treaty ending the civil war.
Who taught martial arts to china?
No one taught it to China as every culture from around the world has their own martial arts.
How did the mongols conquer china?
The Mongolians were originally a country of Nomadic people that were separated into different tribes( Much like the North American natives were). They were usually divided by bad blood and war was quite prominent in their daily lives. The Chinese were actually afraid of the Mongols so they made sure to keep them divided and at war so they were no threat to them. Eventually a man by the name Temujin Borjin ( Genghis Khan) united the tribes and conquered most of Asia and almost all the way to northern Italy.
