Education in the People's Republic of China

Howden, David, and Yang Zhou. "China's One-Child Policy: Some Unintended Consequences." Economic Affairs 34, no. 3 (2014): 353-69. Accessed October 2, 2015. doi:10.1111/ecaf.12098. In “China’s One-Child Policy” says that China was enforcing the family planning policy. Enforcing this policy created penalties that were not intended by China’s government. By creating this policy the government strategize to reduction the population. By implementing this the One-Child Policy, the country suffered a…

Hung Liu was born in 1948 in Changchun, China, however, she grew up in Beijing. There, she experienced the Cultural Revolution under the power of Mao Tse-tung. Around the age of 20, Hung Liu went to live in the countryside where she had to work with peasants in the fields. When schools finally reopened, she started thriving chose to study. Later she became a teacher at an elite Beijing school. She also had a television show revolving how to draw and paint. Then in 1984, Hung Liu was off to San…

China influenced and changed the world, and that all had to start somewhere. It began with the people’s ideas and imaginations. Technology was a huge influence towards China during the Tang and Song dynasties. This was after a long period of disunity. Which means that at that time everything was recovering from a weak period in China. There are many technologies that impacted China. The three I chose to write about are canals, silk, and paper money. A canal is a man-made waterway for ships or…

Chairman Mao’s Scheme to Success In Ji-Li Jiang’s Red Scarf Girl, Chairman Mao is the egregious dictator responsible for the destruction during the Cultural Revolution, achieved due to his manipulative nature. For example, near Ji-Li’s house stands a propaganda wall filled with quotes and pictures of Mao, one of which Ji-Li describes as, “… a beautiful copy of the popular painting Mao Ze-Dong on His Way to Anyuan… I could not look at the painting without feeling inspired. I was ready to follow…

Party of China (CPC) to established People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949. Mao is still a controversial figure today about what he did. Although Mao did not proclaimed himself emperor, the supreme power he controlled and the worship he received by people were even more than a feudal emperor. Mao’s rise to power and the nature of his rule marks a significant break with the traditional dynastic form of government in Chinese feudal society. However, what Mao did and the way Mao ruled China…

Traditional Chinese Food – Dumplings In China, especially in the Northern areas of China, the making and consumption of dumplings is a prioritised activity for most families on New Year’s Eve in Spring Festival. They are also eaten on the day of the Winter Solstice in Northern China. Dumplings are made before midnight and eaten during the last hour of the old year and the first hour of the Lunar New Year. Eating dumplings in the Spring Festival brings good luck. People often wrap a one-yuan,…

Wang Lung’s Suffering Life in China is not as luxurious as it may seem. In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, Wang Lung is a poor farmer who lives with only his father. He faces many difficult challenges and obstacles each day that he must overcome. The New York Times described the novel as, “A comment upon the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any corner of the globe.” Across the globe everyone faces devastation and the meaning in our lives each day. Wang Lung is…

A letter written to Queen Victoria by a Chinese official concerning the trade of Opium between Britain and China is the primary document that I have chosen to use. Lin Zexu, the author of the letter, discusses three points about the trade. Firstly, the letter touches upon Britain’s true intentions for the continuous shipment of the illegal cargo. The author begins to discuss the effects of the Opium and accuses Britain to be solely focused on making a profit on China’s destruction. Secondly, the…

My world is called Hei’an meaning darkness since they live in a dark cave. There are seven cities the greatest being Shenghuo Hei'an, the other six are called Siwang, Qi si, Buxing, Huo, Shui, Wu Xing. Each city is a separate nation with its own government and laws. Connecting the cities is a series of bridges. To pass from each city you must have a passport or other papers. If you are an outlaw you will have to use the caves to get from city to city. The rules are pretty much the same from city…

The Great Leap Forward began in 1958. It was Mao Zedong’s plan to catch China up with the Western world’s economy. It was supposed to turn China into an industrial superpower, but it failed terribly. By examining the casualty count, effects on China, and the reasons people died, it is clear that Mao’s Great Leap Forward was one of the worst genocides in history. Even though Mao didn’t directly want to kill anyone, he is still responsible for the deaths that his poor policy led to. Since…