Chang'an

followers. Even though Buddhism did gain some popularity, it wasn’t enough to help Buddhism become Hans’s main practice. The period of time after the fall of Han left people in need of hope because of the constant fighting and changing of leaders. Because the Sui Dynasty was in favor of Buddhism, it helped the dynasty become more popular and united because it gave everyone a common belief in a higher power that would promise a life of peace and happiness after they died. Chang’an, a capital in the Sui Dynasty, also aided in moving people toward Buddhism. Although some people saw Chang’an as a dangerous place, such as a Buddhist monk named Faxian mentioned in document 3, it was most definitely a place where many people could come and study numerous religions, including Buddhism and, Daoism, and Christianity. Because there was a diverse population in Chang’an, Faxian might had seen the different customs of the people and viewed this capital as being dangerous. However, his statement cannot disprove how successful the Chang’an capital was. Even though the Sui Dynasty did not survive for a long time since the only two rulers was a father and his son, it still reintroduced Confucianism and introduced Buddhism to the Sui Dynasty and the upcoming Tang Dynasty. The focus on Confucianism was traded for Buddhism at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. Not only was Buddhism spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, two versions of it did as well. The most prominent type of Buddhism that…

and downs, but their goals is the make money. When Merchants was most successful it was during the Sui & Tang dynasty was in control and Chang’an was the capital of it, and silk road having trades and shops along the way before people got into Chang’an. Merchants had been classified into certain a group in East Asia. In East Asia, there had been different types of classes that was classified social category.…

Many commercial cities developed around the center of Chang'an. Not only domestic trade grew largely, but foreign trade flourished due to the discovery up of the Silk Road. Diplomatic missions and trade were established with ancient Rome, India and many other countries. In the Chinese industry, productivity was improved substantially in both metallurgy and the textile industry. Looms were incorporated, taking the place of manual labor in weaving. Iron-smelting was definitely implemented on a…

Few thousand years ago Japan did not have a civilization. They stayed in small family groups, finding or building simple shelters so they could move easily place to place to find food. Japan start to develop their civilization by contacting with different civilization and that was civilization from Asian mainland. The first time that Japan has contact with China is in 57 C.E., Wa (Japan) sent an envoy with tribute to Later Han (China) and emperor of Han gave gold seal to Wa. Chinese culture was…

in the engaging short stories to provide an idea of what life was like along the Silk Road. Stories overlap through location, for example, most of the characters were born from, travel to, or live in the cities of either Dunhuang or Chang’an. The stories of the Princess to the Courtesan, to the Nun are almost consecutive narratives. The Courtesan was residing in Chang’an when motley army was routed by the rebels, who then marched on the city. At the time, she was a madam for a brothel in the…

others. Romanization was the expansion of Latin and Roman cultures primarily in the western cultures Romanization signified the turning point of the empire because people living outside of Italy were finally granted with Roman citizenship. Ancestor veneration is the custom of worshipping deceased ancestors whose spirits are regarded to contain the capability to interfere in the affairs of the living. Ancestor Veneration is still a prominent aspect of the Chinese belief system. Bureaucracy…

Japanese society has been majorly influenced by China throughout history. This is visible in Japan’s religious art, technology, philosophy, and architecture. One of the largest influences of Chinese culture on Japan actually came through Korea. Buddhism was introduced to Japan in 552 by the gift of a Korean king to the Emperor. This gift consisted of a gilded bronze Buddha and sutras written in Chinese. From this gift and the Emperor’s subsequent conversion to Buddhism many changes came from the…

Li Bai wrote “Drinking Alone Beneath the Moon” in 774AD when he stayed in Chang’an, which is the capital of the Tang Dynasty. In this time, Li Bai would like to achieve his ambitions. Because of his deceit and jealousy, and because his mistrusted Li Bai, Emperor Tang Ming Huang did not put him in an important position, for the emperor did not trust him. For this reason, Li Bai felt lonely, depressed and discontented. Moreover, one of his best friends, Zhizhang He, returned home several months…

time went on, China expanded its borders to the north, south, and west. Today, China itself covers one-third of the continent of Asia. It is the third largest country in the world. China also has the world’s largest population. China shares borders with fourteen other countries. Major cities, which developed and grew along the Huang He, Chang Jiang, Wei and Luo rivers, served as political, financial, and economic centers of the dynasties. “The dynasty is a series of rulers in a particular…

Throughout all of ancient history there have been many cases of long-established trade, none of these are as famous as the Silk Road of China. The Silk Road integrated China and the Western World, including India, Greece, Persia and Rome. It was named the Silk Road in 1877 by the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen. The Silk Road was first established in the second century BC and it was put out of use in the 1400’s. Not only was silk traded on this road but culture as well. Many…