What was China called before 1949?
There was time when after Atlantis Aryan race developed Aryavarsha-Aryavarta and with it other sub-races among which one was Mongols-Chinese people and its original name-not in Chinese language-was Sin or land of Sin-go to Ireport of CNN and see ancient map of China in bandakhuda posts-in Hindu epic Mahabharat of 3138 B.C. they are mentioned as yellow race people from the north but they were off-shoot of Hindu aryan race in the very begining-gframesch.
How many characters are there in the ancient Chinese language?
There isn't a single Chinese language, the most widely spoken is Mandarin.
Written Mandarin doesn't use an alphabet, it uses a system of symbols - over 40,000 symbols are used.
During the 20th century, work on Simplified Chinese was started - making Manderin easier to write and reducing the number of symbols. This system reduces the number of symbols to a few thousand.
What are some major political characteristics of the Zhou dynasty?
Civil servants needed to have the ability to read and write.
What was the goal of the open door policy in china?
1. Growth of the U.S. economy depended on exports.
2. The U.S. had the right to intervene abraod to keep foreign markets open.
3. The closing of an area to American products, citizens or ideas threatened U.S. survival.
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What parts of china is communist?
Every part of China was Communist, ever since 1949 until the 1970s, when Chairman Deng Xiaoping instituted capitalism and free trade reforms. Since then, China has no longer been communist in practice, as the nation currently violates many tenets of communism (for example, communist countries by definition have free trade, which China does)
Why did Shi Huangdi standardize many elements of chinese life?
Shi Huangdi standerized many elements of Chinese life because, he thought they where so hard on there life so he made it simpler to there life.
What are the areas that caused China to be isolated from other civilizations?
China's border is made up of a mountain range and a large desert. Before the industrial revolution, there was no feasible way for anyone climb over the mountains or survive in the desert. The only way for outsiders to easily get into the country was by sea.
What was one social change Mao Zedong instituted in china after 1949?
the jeje fell off a tree when the abacus came to life in china
What are the goals of life in Judaism?
"The goal of Judaism is to somehow carry out the ideals - the values - which man control to be godly in our lives. So the goal of Judaism is to live lives in harmony with the one and only God."
What is the dynastic cycle in china?
Oh my god.. If i knew the answer i wouldn't type it in...smarten up.
Why are pagoda roofs curved upwards?
Buddhist believed that it helped ward off evil spirits, which were believed to be straight lines.
What challenges did ancient china face and overcame?
ancient china faced and overcame their rabbit problem. Thats why the Chinese built the great wall of china, to keep the rabbits out. There was too many Rabbits in China
Why did Chinese civilization develop with little foreigen influence?
Because ASIANS HAVE SMALL PENISES.
Has china one child policy been successful in controling china population growth?
This policy have being very successful to controlling the population, people in china follow this rule and great consequences will be faced otherwise. This policy also help the country to develop, if it wasn't for this policy, right now the amount of people in china would be way overboard compared to the area of land. Lack of food, job, shelter would become a big problem in the future, the the population wasn't controlled. In a few years time India's population will over take China.
Who started one child policy china?
the person who introduced the one child policy is the government of china
Franklin D. Roosevelt Died.Later on, Harry S. Truman became the 33rd United States president.
Why do people visit the Great Wall of China?
The immense size and history not to mention the great human effort it took to build makes it historically significant. It is classed as one of the seven wonders of the medieval world and one of mankind's greatest endeavors.
How many people work in SIC 3993?
In 2000, signs and advertising specialties manufacturers employed about 89,028 workers, 57,110 of which were production workers. This was up from 72,000 workers (46,200 production workers) in 1994
Why did the Chinese keep their silk making a secret?
They kept the process a secret so that they could make it, sell it and have a high profit because it was not easy to come by, only being made within the royal family.Whoever told this secret, they would be executed and would be left for DEAD!!
Why did china introduce the one child policy?
Because the population is increasing at a high rate, and there is a political reason inside. With a stabilized population, the GDP per capita will raise. Another economical reason is that China will export more agricultural products.
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Why do Chinese immigrants dislike American born Chinese?
They do?
That's interesting.
I'm a Canadian born Taiwanese and I've never experienced any sort of discrimination from my Taiwanese classmates (I came back to Taiwan when I was 8).
But I know some adults sometimes get a little jealous when they know someone's kid grew up in the States or Canada.
But those adults aren't Chinese immigrants, though.
I don't see why Chinese immigrants would dislike American born Chinese as many of their kids are probably ABCs or CBAs.
What weapons did they use in the Chinese civil war?
For decades the Chinese Army used weapons which have been copied from Soviet weapons, but they were even cheaper versions with less performance, although they are very rugged and reliable under wartime conditions. In recent years there are indications that China is placing more emphasis on quality instead of quantity.