Jiang Qing

Manchu regent who effectively ruled over China from her appointment in 1861 until her death in 1908. She ruled during the Boxer Rebellion, an anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising led by a splinter group called the Boxers towards the end of the Qing Dynasty from 1899 to 1901. Empress Cixi’s changes to Boxer ideologies to reflect those of the state and her actions to preserve the state, doctrine, and race of China express her use of the Boxers as a nationalistic mechanism to eradicate Western…

Should “loyalty” lead to victory? The building of the Great Wall is very controversial.When they reigned, they built the wall 1,500-2,500 miles long between 221-206 BCE but then they stop building the wall, which means no protection (Doc A). The Han dynasty reigned. Then they build the wall 4,000 miles long, between 206 BCE - 220 CE (400 years) (Doc E). There are three main reasons that benefited the building of the Great Wall did not outweigh the cost: because of death, harsh working, and…

The Opium wars were a frightful time for the Chinese people in their history. During the Opium wars, China experienced radical changes that left numerous dead yet considered modernization and entered the international trade market. Opium had first arrived in London where it was initially used for medical purposes. Trading with China demonstrated exceptionally beneficial for over a quarter century, until in 1835, China passed its first law forbidding the importation of opium when it turned out…

Emperor Qin Shi Huang was a good emperor for Ancient China’. Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China and established the Qin dynasty, which lasted from 221BCE-207BCE (Travel China Guide, 1998-2015). Qin Hi Shuang was one of the greatest emperors of China, creating many of the significant monuments we know China for today, but he was also one of the most tyrannic and cruelest. He killed his brothers to make sure that he would always be emperor (Travel Guide China,1998-2015) and embarked…

Cultural Studies Final In 1792, Lord George Macartney, under orders of King George III of Great Britain, captained an envoy laden with gifts to the Qing Dynasty capital of Peking intending to negotiate alterations of the heavy trade restrictions applied by China. Their demands never came to fruition; the Qing Emperor Qianlong refused to allow for any reforms in the trade systems and issuing the ultimatum of punctilious adherence to the afore-established trade procedure or else an extinction…

Han Dynasty By: Ayoub In the Han dynasty there were many importants people and historical events. Before the Han Dynasty there was the Qin dynasty and it was ruled by the Qin emperor. Liu Bang led a revolt against him and he was overthrown and this was the start of the Han Dynasty. First, was the founder of the dynasty Liu Bang. Liu Bang came from a peasant family. His name was originally Liu Bang but he was given the name Emperor Gaozu. Liu Bang became emperor in 206 B.C.E. One was Liu…

In the Dynastic cycle, the Song(宋) and Qin(秦) Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of prosperity. Chinese dynasties began with the new emprer receiving the “Mandate of Heaven” when they recieve this it means that they have the rule of china and if they lost the “Mandate of Heaven” because they were selfish and thought of themselves first.After that came the Period of Prosperity is when everything has been going great.Then comes the Period of Decline when things start going down…

skyscrapers. Instead of skyscrapers, it has palaces. Let’s find out more about the Forbidden City and the wonder of its history. The Forbidden City is actually quite a wonder. Built in 1420, it was the palace for the Ming dynasty, from 1368 to 1644, and Qing dynasty, from 1644 to 1911. In fact, this palace is one of China’s three ancient palaces. From 1925 to present time, the palace is a museum,called the Palace Museum. It is the most visited museum in the People’s Republic of China, with…

For the Ming and Qing empire they had many advances in technology, weaponry, and warfare. But we will be talking about how gunpowder weapon affected their growth but also caused them to collapse as well. The Ming and Qing empire was the very first people to have gunpowder weapons. Them being the first people also made them very powerful. Their empire grew rather quickly because of their warfare advances. But whenever you rise you will always fall twice as hard. The Ming and Qing made the great…

After examining the foundations of the Ming Dynasty, or the ruling of China from 1368-1644, there are many accomplishments that contributed to the shaping of modern day Chinese rule. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment of the Ming was their ability to increase industrial expansion through foreign trade and exports. The beginning rulers of the Ming dynasty were resistant to opening the barriers for trade for fear of vulnerability from outside influence (radicals and nomads); however, as more…