Jiang Qing

Chapter 17 begins with a confirmation of Chin Chung’s tragic death. The ending of the previous chapter left the reader with a sense of hope that Pao-Yu’s best friend would return to us, but Cao Xuequin did not revive Chin Chung. Thus, Pao-Yu’s sadness and distress is shown to the reader in great detail. The author than beings to describe all the preparations taking place for the arrival of the imperial consort. Chin Cheng, Pao-Yu’s father has taken it upon himself to write poems describing the…

In the film, To Live, the role of the shadow Puppets are used primarily as a symbol of the main character’s will to survive. In Chinese culture more than 2000 years ago, a favorite concubine of Wu Emperor of the Han Dynasty died of illness; the emperor missed her so much that he lost his desire to reign. One day, a minister happened to see children playing with dolls where the shadows on the floor were vivid. Inspired by this scene, the smart minister hit upon an idea. He made a cotton puppet of…

The aftermath of the Korean War was expensive in terms of both lives and money. Therefore, this most asking question has been raised on China, the small state at the time, what are the reasons behind its intervention in the war. Many authors have argued that the main reason behind the China’s decision making to intervene in Korean War was to protect its national security interest. According to O'Shaughnessy, it was the Chinese motive to protect the security of Manchuria, its main economic area…

followers were able to capture many cities, but ultimately were defeated by the Qing Dynasty because his behaviours after proclaiming his dynasty made him lose the right to become a ruler. In 1860, the Taipings attempted to gain strength by taking Shanghai, but were defeated by the “Ever-Victorious Army” who were led and trained by western leaders. After deciding that Hong was a threat to business they allied with the Qing armies to fight with the Taipings. Because of his defeat, Hong became…

Ba Jin Ba Jin was born November 25, 1904 in Chengdu, China and he died October 17 2005. He is an anarchist writer whose novels and short stories achieved widespread popularity in the 1930s and ’40s. aving been born to a wealthy gentry family, Li Yaotang received a traditional Confucian education as well as training in modern foreign languages and literatures. While in school, he developed socialist convictions and an interest in writing. He became an anarchist in the mid-1920s. After two years…

In 1520, Wu Shi built the Hall of Zhu’e to celebrate his father’s eightieth birthday. This hall not only functioned as a tea-tasting space, but also an art gallery for present family’s painting collection and a museum for displaying the Yixing stoneware teapots. After the death of Wu Shi in 1545, the ownership of this hall has been transferred to the decedents of Wu Jing, who was the brother of Wu Lun. Fortunately, the good taste of tea within the Wu family remained. Almost a century after Wu…

and the march for modernity have contributed to this. what originally started as a relationship between conqueror and the conquered when the Mongols led by Kublai Khan invaded china and Tibet and established the yuan dynasty, centuries later the then Qing dynasty then established a sporadic protectorate with Tibet starting from 1720 onwards a relationship that eventually began to vex the Chinese in 1792 who were considering…

Within the Dynastic Cycle, it was shown that the Tang and Song Dynasties of ancient China did have similar periods of how the Dynasties were founded. To start with, The Tang Dynasty wanted to follow the Confucius Dynasty. They liked the idea of having their politics and way of thought that educated people and work were more important than the family they came from. They also found their Dynasty to by following their codes of relationships their leaders could be like a father figure. They could…

The Forbidden City in China was recognized as a Word Heritage Site in 1987 by UNESCO. The Forbidden City is the biggest ancient palace in the world. It is located in the center of The Beijing. It also was the center of Chinese politics and government for about 500 years. Zhu Di, the third emperor of Ming dynasty, began to build it in 1406 and completed 1420. There is a contribution of more than 200 workers to build. The Forbidden City is a rectangle, length is about 3200 feet, and width is…

Summarize from three different Chinese milestones: Imperial Era, Republican Era, and early People’s Republic. The dressing has been regarded as one of the best ways to distinguish social classes, sexes, occupation, liberty, power, and patriotism. Depending on one’s status in society, each social class had a different sense of fashion back then. Even dress rules were either written law or unwritten law, Chinese people all understood by themselves and practiced it seriously, or they could suffer…