Jiang Qing

Ming Dynasty was named Zhu Yuanzhang, he called the Ming Dynasty the Brilliant Dynasty. He also got the Mongol Empire to help the Ming Dynasty rule China and helped china rule between to foreign conquests. The Mongol empire also followed the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty. 1368 is when Zhu took control of China and made Jin Ling known as Nanjing, the capital. In 1628 Li Zheng lead a peasant revolt against…

The Great Wall of China: An Architectural Achievement China has had an incredibly large amount of recognizable accomplishments and aspects. While all were/are extraordinary and have caught our attention, some haven't been so likeable or popular. Although, among the most well-known and desirable have been The Great Wall of China. Did you know that China's Great Wall is a graveyard as well? Or how about the fact that it's more than 13,000 miles long?! This exceptional monument is, without doubt,…

This investigation will evaluate the inquiry: To what extent did the Qing Dynasty’s xenophobic attitudes inhibit Empress Dowager Cixi’s ability to prevent the downfall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912? The investigation will focus on the tenure of Empress Dowager Cixi between the years of 1850 -1910. The time period allows for the evaluation of the period before Cixi’s rise to power and the end of the last Chinese dynasty. The first source is the Boxer Protocol of 1901. The relevance of the document…

Journey to Rainbow Island Christie Hsiao Yu-ning, Metatron, Supurna, Hobaling, Balthazar Setting: Rainbow Island, Gracia Island, Grey City Time: Summer, Fall 383 pages Yu-ning lived on a beautiful island where hatred, jealousy, and strife were not known. This island was a special place in many people’s hearts. It was called Rainbow Island. Yu-ning was an eleven year old dark haired girl. She was the leader of all the island children. A very special girl at that. Yu-ning meant love and…

Chinese culture, although not alone, was based on ancient traditions such as storytelling. Through storytelling they told myths in order to comprehend current phenomenon’s, one that was told, continuously entertained its audience, this was the creation myth of Pan Gu and Nu Wa. Due to the actions of the previous generations, this myth has made its way through countless generations. At the beginning of time there was an egg shaped cloud. Cradling inside was the universe suspended in a chaotic…

Tea was an addiction among many drinkers from China to all the way to Europe. It was considered an alternative to water. It had a major impact on trade and was one of the many goods that dominated the global market. Tea played an important role in British imperialism and was involved in political affairs. It was also part of the daily lives people and assimilated to different cultures in parts of the world such as England. The origin of tea is unknown and was domesticated thousands of years…

Yan Liben was a prominent figure in Chinese art history, specializing in figure art. It was the most common art form in the Tang dynasty, and Liben’s artwork was primarily focused upon Chinese rulers. Displayed in Gardner's chapter twenty-three is one of his most significant pieces: Emperor Xuan and Attendants. It is one of the many details part of the full Thirteen Emperors scroll, depicting thirteen emperors and Chinese rulers. It is attributed to the Tang Dynasty, circa 650, and is…

In the reading “Half the Sky” “Investing in Education,” Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn discusses a thirteen-year-old girl, Dai Manju, a thin girl with black hair and shorter than an average American thirteen-year-old who lives in the Dabie Mountains of central China. The family has no electricity, running water, or any form of transportation. Manju’s parents were illiterate and they did not see any reason for a girl to be educated, especially for $13 per year so she was forced to drop out of…

Research Question: To what extent did the uprising of peasants during the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 contribute to the Chinese Communist Party’s victory over the Chinese Nationalist Party in the Chinese Revolution in 1946? Relevance of the Source: The two sources that are evaluated are Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village by William Hinton and The Reluctant Combatant: Japan and the Second Sino-Japanese War by Lin Si-Yun and Minoru Kitamura. These sources are relevant to my…

Liu’s Civil War The life of Liu Dapeng is a fascinating individual parallel to Chinese history and is captured strikingly in The Man Awakens from Dreams. The book, based on Liu’s diary which he kept faithfully through some of the most tumultuous periods in Chinese history in the last hundred and fifty years, captures the struggle of awakening into a world of illusion. The irony in Liu’s writing is that the illusion is as much a result of his own worldview as it is of rapid change in Chinese…