Culture of China

Eve Orbach 10H1 Social Studies China, Japan, the Middle East, and Africa were regions in which the influence of the Europeans was eventually greatly felt. All of these regions were at first reluctant to join with the European ways in matters such as culture and trade, but eventually succumbed to the pressure to join the Europeans due to various reasons such as military pressure from the Europeans or the pressure to succeed and evolve by modernizing as a country. The Europeans always succeed in…

Ancient empires of India and China saw a series of dynastic emperors. Two of the most prominent and influential were Ashoka and Qin Shihuangdi, who had some similarities and differences. Ashoka was an emperor in India of the Mauryan Dynasty from 268 to 232 BCE. Shi Huangdi was the founder of the Qin dynasty, he ruled from 220 to 210 BC. Both rulers were seen as hard-working and self-confident. These characteristics aided them in persuading people to do as they said in terms of laws. Late in…

Cultural Influence of the Tao Te Ching There are a multitude of influences which are significant to the Chinese culture due to the phillosiphy expressed in the ancient poem, Tao Te Ching. The ideals expressed in the poem contributed to the culture of China in the areas of religion, and literature, and leadership. The philosophical influences of the poem Ta Te Ching have extended beyond China. The first two lines of chapter one of the poem Tao Te Ching suggest the writer, Lao-Tzu named something,…

color in China symbolizes misfortune and only used when person who pass away. However, red color is more likely to use that come from a worship of Apollo-- the red sun which always bring harvest. That's why red color in Chinese become a symbol of good luck, health, honor and happiness. At traditional Chinese wedding, everything is red, the bride wears an embroidered gown, a Phoenix coronet shawl on bead and a red scarf. Phoenix patterns on the clothing are indispensable in China's culture. It…

In the onset of the 16th century, separate rulers ruled the northern part of China. However, the southern remained under the dynasties. As a result, the non-Chinese rulers controlled the northern part. The Buddhists in southern China continued to translate the Buddhist texts into Chinese, and they wrote comments on various texts. The southern rulers were devoted Buddhists who ensured everything was constructed and done according to the religion. The rulers led to the expansion of the earlier…

The demise of Confucianism caused the most educated scholars in China to search for a philosophy that could provide answers in response to the period of disunity. Several variations of Daoism was encouraged by many people to be the new ideology, since it taught the people how to live in harmony with the world and accept things as they came and went. However, the revival of Daoism was cut short by the impact of Buddhism in China, which had an immense impact on Chinese society and intellectual…

include, but are not limited to; religious exchanges, artistic exchanges, and last but not least economic exchange, which is the ordinary form of trade. To start off with, religious exchange has been clearly indicated throughout civilizations such as China, India, the Islamic world, and the Roman Empire. It was mainly spread out throughout the silk road. This can be observed with the religion Buddhism, which was represented by…

There is a drastic difference in the concepts of male and female equality during the time Lindo was a girl in China versus Waverly in America. In China, there was an invisible yet strong rule that men and women have different duties in life, as well as different privileges. Lindo, when she was a small child was betrothed to a boy whom she didn’t know. This is because back then, girls didn’t have any choice nor could have any opinion on which man they could and wanted to marry. A good portion of…

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 religions, consisting of Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manicheism, Nestorianism, and Islam were spread to China and the West…

English-speaking environment when they were in China. In addition, it’s often times the first time for most of them to sit in a classroom where the lecture was delivered in English only, with a targeted audience of English speakers. There is a number of research studies have identified and discussed about Chinese students ' difficulties with English. For example, experiential studies agreed that language proficiency resulted in much frustration for students from China at American universities…