Jiang Qing

The Mongols rose to power in China, originally, thanks to the leadership of Genghis Khan and his revolutionary military strategies that allowed his armies to easily overtake armies larger than their own. The Mongols began their conquest of China first by attacking and dominating the Tibetan state to the Northwest of China and the Manchu state of Jin that ruled Northern China. From there the Mongol forces took control of Beijing in 1227. This siege ultimately ended in the death of Genghis Khan,…

Due to the Industrial Revolution, Europe became modernized and had a lot of advanced technology. This allowed them to conquer and imperialize lots of land, including Africa and China. The main reason why Africa and China fell so fast to European Imperialism was because both of them weren’t modernized and Europe had far more superior technology and weapons. This made it really easy for Europe to come in and easily take over China and Africa. Therefore, imperialism started as a result of the…

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…

Until the arrival of West, China was confident of its centrality and supremacy in Asia. This was obvious in its tributary system, which included not only obedience and the exchange, but also the sphere of influence through supremacy. The China’s tributary system differed from Westphalian state system because China dynastic empires placed themselves at the center of territories and international affairs in the pre-modern Asian world. In this paper, I propose that the core of the China’s tributary…

Both China and japan responded completely different. China and Japan came under a lot of heat from the West to open to alien trade and association. The Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States have created a big opening among them and the West, fleeing the two Asian nations behind technologically and military. In that time, none of them had the potential to stand up to the Western nations, and soon enough both of them had to sign unequal treaties that made them open their ports and…

The silver trade led to the increase of tension between social classes, the monetization of the Chinese economy, and opposition to bans on foreign trade due to the demand for luxury goods. The demand for luxury Asian goods was also predominant in India. Europeans would also trade along the Indian Ocean for Indian spices and cloth. This fits into the growth of a mercantilist economy as European nations would compete against each other for the supply of silver in the Americas, similar to how…

1. Why was the rule of the Chinese Republic so brief? The rule of the Chinese Republic was so brief because General Yuan Shikai tended to be dictator, despite the Nationalist Party’s efforts to spread Western influences in China. When Yuan was president of the new Chinese Republic, he did not fully comprehend the Western ideas being introduced to China. On the other hand, the Nationalist Party advocated for these Western ideas. However, Yuan promoted traditional manners such restoring Confucian…

In the studied account of Liu Dapeng life by Henrietta Harrison, The Man Awakened from Dreams takes the reader on a journey through the history of China during the 19th and 20th century through a first-hand account of Dapeng’s writings from the time of 1891 up until his death in 1942. Dapeng was a Confucian scholar and teacher who held onto his Confucian beliefs he had gained during his youth throughout his life while China in retrospect changed drastically. Dapend grew up in the village of…

Food is central to human life; to think of food is to think of sustenance. It maintains individuals as a live being, for without it our body would no longer to perform the processes necessary for survival. The word ‘food’ itself conjures platonic images due to the fact that it is essential. The term cuisine, however, provides a much more intimate stance on food. When one thinks of food as it relates to cuisine, the train of thought naturally digresses to the food associated with countries, and…

Gender Prior to the establishment of the Republic of China, women had a significantly different role in society. During the Qing dynasty, there was a tremendous emphasize on society for individuals, both male and females to get married and produce sons. Women’s essential role in society was “childbearing and childrearing” and depending on their efforts, by raising a successful official can gain them merits and recognition. According to Paul Bailey, there are arguments that claim that…