Cultural Influences In China

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China is and will always be one of the major cultural influences globally, because of his innumerable contributions that are already so much in the East as West heritage within the history of important people. Despite the primitive that may seem some aspects (such as the possession of slaves) this culture continues to amaze us by their great discoveries, which currently represent an essential part of our lives. Thus, without a doubt, China was one of the greatest civilizations in history, that we can still continue to learn and amaze

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