British Chinese

the last of the dynastic empires to rule. The people of China were exposed to the Western world through trade and conflicts like the Opium Wars. The influences that resulted from these exposures, as well as aspects of traditional Chinese Culture led to the modern Chinese government to become communist. Communism changed China and its people forever. Throughout history, China was ruled by the Han people and the emperor with his imperial family. And though now it was being ruled by the Manchus,…

various of cultures that helped shaped a unique foundation. Why did the Chinese immigrate to The Mississippi Delta and what lead to their amazing contributions in The Mississippi Delta? Why was the Chinese able to strive in the business industry? The Chinese immigrated to The Delta in an attempt to flee the wild harsh conditions in the west. In the west, the Chinese faced discrimination and dangerous working conditions. The Chinese worked for super cheap wages and often treated considerably…

Chinese history is a complex and multifaceted loop of interrelated political, social and economic change, ultimately leading to the current rise of Modern China in the 21st century. The present century has been characterized by the Australian Government as the “Asian Century” due to the nation’s global economic prevalence. Considering the long term trends, this can be attributed to the countries erratic political transformations; principally the economic consequences of the nation’s Imperial…

However, the biggest triumph it made was to enhance trading. Goods were sent to Chinese Emperor as tributes, and the emperor paid even more as return. Merchants were also allowed to trade on their trip, and thus all members were benefited from it. Therefore, lots of the kingdoms were willing to join the tribute system with China to set up trade. The desire was so intense that, for example, Japanese was kept out of the Chinese tribute system because of the pirate issue, but they still tried to…

1.0 INTRODUCTION Malays, Chinese, Indians and many other ethnic groups have lived together in Malaysia for generations. All of these cultures influence each other, forming a true Malaysian culture. Malaysia's largest ethnic group is the Malays, Chinese and Indians. Malaysia is a multi-cultural characteristics of many different cultures, but some particularly special lasting influence of the country. Chief among these is the ancient Malay culture, throughout history, culture…

negative effects on the countries involved in this exchange. A map depicting the flow of silver between 1570 and 1750 shows the places the silver was transported before reaching its final destination. This final destination was often China, and once the Chinese got possession of the silver, they didn’t usually use that to trade. Instead, they used luxury goods that they manufactured, such as silk. This buildup of silver in China and the rest of Asia is known as the Silver Drain. The trade that…

In England, they wanted to break away from China’s silver monopoly, but Parliament was not able to do that because they knew their people had become dependent upon Chinese goods and England could not risk any uprisings when trying to keep their social standing. Although the…

The Chinese during the Qing dynasty followed three main philosophies; Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The rulers were strong followers of Buddhism. However, discrimination existed heavily in the society. For example, the Manchu were not allowed to marry Han Chinese who forms the majority of the society and were considered a lower social class. Representative Confucian was the social and ethical philosophy during this era. Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi, and Gu Yanwu were the three main scholars…

does not hold the authority unless the others allow you to, it is like a king will not be a king unless the community allows you to do so. That being said, what makes Hong Kong an interesting character? It is the freedom that we receive from both British and China. Hong Kong will not be able to develop its unique identity if there are too many restrictions. Trace back to the policy…

of the population is Han Chinese, the other 8 percent consists of Zhuagn, Uyhgur, Hai, Ye, Tibetan, Miao, Manchu, Mongoi, Buyi, Korean, and others. The main language in the People’s Republic of China is Mandarin Chinese, it is part of Beijing dialect. Modern spoken Chinese replaced the classical language in the 1920s. The writing system has more than six thousand characters that have not changed in thousands of years. It is also an easier written dialect where a Chinese word is written out in…