Fujian

They first entered China in 1994. In the next two decades, they went on to purchase stakes in more than a couple of breweries. K.K Brewery in 2001 and Chinese brewery activities of Lion group in 2004. In 2006, InBev acquired Fujian Sedrin Brewery Co., a brewer in the Fujian province of China, which allowed InBev to become a major brewer in China. In 2008, they took 100% stake in their partner InBev Shiliang which was approved by the Chinese regulatory authority. They had 20% voting interest in…

The Transformation of the Triad’s Mission(s) The ideals of the Heaven and Earth Society were patriotism, chivalry, fraternity, and traditional morality. These ideals could be seen through a variety of their missions, end-goals, and actions from the 17th to 20th centuries. Their complexion was seen as “unique” and “original” in having multiple facets influencing how their options were ran. With China rapidly changing in the 18th and 19th centuries due to dislocations of the dynastic tradition,…

Chan: 'The Stone Is Me'" is about a Hong Kong jeweler and his works. The article talks about how Wallace Chan became a well known international jeweler. Wallace started working with jewelry at the age of 8 when his family moved to Hong Kong from the Fujian Province. He was performing repetitive tasks like spooling yarn and assembling cheap decorative goods. He was working at a young age because his family needed to money to live in order to takes care of themselves in Hong Kong. Wallace…

foundation in family, loyalty, and an unwavering interest and curiosity to challenge myself. In being an Asian American I realize I have the best of both worlds and I can embrace both cultures. I am the first generation American of immigrant parents from Fujian and Hong Kong. I can speak Cantonese and have studied martial arts from the age of four, I started my formal education in the Chinese Mandarin language and culture when I was five by attending the Great Wall Enrichment Center. I…

Stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs is one of my favorite dishes ever since I was little. It is a common dish in China, quick and easy to prepare, and popular among students. -Adapting to cultural differences -reminds me of my childhood -recall my happy childhood memories -food preparation I grew up in a very traditional Chinese culture. Although I have been in America for ten years, it is still a challenge to adapt to cultural differences. When I was in high school, I never eat lunch…

According to the book How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century by Tonio Andrade, a new colonial system called co-colonization was formed for the Dutch to rule Taiwan in the early 17th century. The establishment of co-colonization was based on the cooperation between the Dutch colonists and Chinese settlers, but it is important to realize that this cooperation was based on mutual interest but under an unfair relationship, and it had changed…

reluctant, I had to leave my bed and dress myself up quickly. February 18, 2016, it was the wedding day of my stepmother’s only son, Ying Lin. Given that Ying was the oldest male heir in his Lin clan—a traditional mercantile family in a coastal town of Fujian province, China, it was not surprising that everything about him was under spotlight. His wedding had become the top story in the area. For me, things were less complicated. Ying was seven years older than me, and we had known each other…

Influenza virus H7N9 is commonly known as the avian flu. The avian flu is a viral infection. H7N9 is a subcategory of the type A Influenza virus. H7N9 is predominantly found in poultry. It is rare, but humans can be infected with H7N9. Humans are at risk of contracting H7N9 by handling, living amongst, ingest, and comes in close contact with live or dead infected poultry. The virus can be transmitted via ingestion, direct contact, airborne, and the introduction of contaminates to the mucus…

In these few decades, China’s economic has growth efficiently and the country is developing rapidly. However, in the 19th century and early 20th century , many Chinese were living under privation whether in cities or rural areas. As a result, many Chinese had the “American dream”: immigrating to the United States to get away from hardship and anticipate for life improvement. Indeed, their main goal was to “gold digging” meaning to earn money for better survival and able to contribute even a…

In the 19th century, since the trade’s well development between Taiwan and Mainland China, many land owners and merchants became a powerful force in local society. Among others, Wufeng Lins was a well-known prominent family in Taichung city. The power of the politics, the army, the agriculture, and the trade had been made the Lins family flourished for more than a hundred years. The Lins also owned a large portion of lands in Taiwan, especially in the central regions. Historically, they even had…