Dynasties in Chinese history

In the Song Dynasty, homosexuality had been shunned by the Chinese government, most notably only towards homosexual males. Strictly only including the act of “young males who act as prostitutes with a fine of 100 blows with a heavy bamboo and a fine of 50,000 cash.” , furthers the principle of this matter. Later on in the Ming Dynasty, the first statue prohibiting same-sex intercourse was enacted in the Jiajing era, and in the Qing Dynasty the first statues in legal code contained…

Along with tracing the origin and rise in popularity of one of the most well-known “Chinese” dishes in the United States, “The Search for General Tso” documents the struggles of Chinese-American restaurant workers and the circumstances that altered their approach to the restaurant business. By questioning people both in America and China, the documentary crew reveals the extent to which General Tso’s Chicken has become ubiquitous in the U.S. while it has remained relatively unheard of in its…

For almost as long as complex societies have existed, there have been debates and discussions concerning the characteristics that contribute to the long-term stability of these entities. Scholars have also given much thought to the different reason that led to the collapse of complex societies, nations, and empires. Over the years, it has been possible to identify several different factors, which in many cases overlap, that are used by historians and social scientists to explain the collapse of…

book “Questions of Hu” is a historical book written by Jonathan Spence, a British-American historian, who is specialized in Chinese History. Dr. Spence received a lot of positive critics by major newspapers and journals like Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, etc. This book can be considered as a product of Spence 's interest in China and its culture and history, and his passion to describe the historic and cultural traits of two cultures. Writing “Questions of Hu”, Spence gave a…

Aaron Nguyen HY104 Test 1: Question 2 9.18.2017 Difference of the Old and New Trade Ways With old ways being dated, there are new ways always knocking at the door to replace the old, whether for the good or for the bad. The old versus the new ways have impacts on the world economy. The costs of the early global trade versus the costs of the new trade placed a new way that people interacted with each other in a world basis. The costs of the early global trade were on the environment and…

found in the Daodejing which was written by the first philosopher of Chinese Laozi, (Chinese name “Mater Lao” or Old Master) which gave explanation as to the reason of why the central writing of Daodejing was in Chinese.Laozi was well-known as a philosopher and he was worshipped by many Chinese as an imperial ancestor during the period of Tang dynasty up until recent age(Edward 2005). He was consider a central figure in Chinese history, culture and philosophy. Before the noticing of Laozi by SI…

China has a very long history, with many triumphs and achievements comes failures, the improvement of Post Classical China’s economy was an achievement. The advancements in agriculture, technology, and the increase in population, had a major impact on China's economy. China’s advancements in agriculture, technologically, and the sustainability of the population was a great factor that played a role in China’s economy. Agriculture is a main factor of improving China’s economy because it helps…

There exist many religions currently been embraced in the world with Buddhism, Christianity being the most adopted religions. One thing in common with all the religions is that the societies that embrace tend to embrace the way of life that associated that specific religion. These religions were distinguished by their predecessors in that they were focused on salvation, the idea of purifying one’s soul so that they could be assured of eternal life following death. The spread of these religions…

In the late Qing dynasty (1644-1911), many missionaries came to China with Western ideas following the invasion by Western powers such as British imperialists. Therefore, many Chinese students and intellectuals inevitably came into contact with Western techniques, religious ideas, and history. However, there always have been many differences between the original European ideas and the Chinese understanding of them. Under the hegemonic power of western civilization, Chinese scholar Kang Youwei…

which monitored securing individual rights. Chinese individual human rights advanced by the development of the country as a whole to ensure the survival and physical safety of the population . Conclusion China is one of the most impressive countries from the ancient times. According to its past, China was doing well, even his territory was covered by some of state war periods. For some of the states was this the time where a change on the dynasty took place. The ruling house has lost the…