Nanjing

The Sung Dynasty started in 960 and ended in 1279. It consisted of the Northern Sung, which lasted from 960 to 1127, and Southern Sung which lasted from 1127 to 1279. The economy they had was prosperous and was considered another period of ‘golden age’ after the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Northern Sung was founded by Zhou Kuangyin, who was a military general in the Latter Zhou. In 960, he launched a mutiny Chenqiao county (in current Henan Province). It wasn’t long after that the last king of the…

unable to defeat the technologically superior British forces and was forced to surrender in 1842. The Qing was forced to sign the Treaty of Nanjing, which marked the beginning of the treaty system as the Chinese had to negotiate with a foreign power in a situation in which they were not the superior as they had been in the tributary system. The Treaty of Nanjing was the first of the unequal treaties that were forced upon the Chinese by European powers and would control Qing foreign relations for…

Personal Statement I am a self-motivated, ambitious and an enterprising young professional with a 2:1 BA Honours degree in International Business from Regent’s University London. Having gained valuable experience and developed good business acumen through academia and working in small international firms and private educational establishments, I am well-accustomed to fast-paced and scrutinised working environments. My ability to communicate in Urdu, Punjabi and Mandarin along with excellent…

The Opium Wars were two wars in the 19th century which forced China to trade with the world. The first opium war was between Great Britain and China in the 19th century, this was also called the Anglo-Chinese War. War had begun due to the different viewpoints they had on diplomatic relations, trade, and administration of justice for foreign nationals in China. An imbalance in the European market was created when the Europeans demanded for Chinese goods (silk,porcelain, and tea). In the 17th and…

Nanjing was an important city and allowed access to the Yangtze River and the area south of it. (3) This gave the Ming Dynasty control of a vast waterway. The Ming Dynasty was run by the civil service. The civil service was a form of government to manage…

China and the Ottoman Empire both faced a variety of challenges during the 19th century that later left them vulnerable to Western influence in the 20th century. The Ottoman Empire and China had large population growth, but unlike Europe, neither country industrialized and it left them with little food. They also faced issues when it came to centralized power, both countries transferred their consolidated power to local authorities; the gentry for China and the local warlords in the Ottomans.…

China has for a long time considered itself to be self-sufficient and possessing the necessary items for success. Ultimately, this meant limited trade with the outside world. Thus, when Britain discovered the opportunity to gain access to large scale trade with China, they largely took advantage of it. Eventually, this trade became unbeneficial for China yet the British were unwilling to end such profitable interactions. This led to the Opium War. Some of the primary causes included the…

rights activist, Pearl S. Buck, was born on June 26, 1892, in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She grew up bilingual, knowing both English and Chinese since her mother was from China ("Pearl S. Buck”). She spent ten years of her life living in Nanjing, China. The Chinese in Nanjing were much more influenced by Western ideas than the Northern farmers, and Pearl Buck began to write about the young people's conflicts between the old and new ways of culture ("A Guide to Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth").…

Qin yueren, better known as Bian que (407 BC -- 310 BC). Bian que was a famous doctor in the spring and autumn period and the warring states period. According to legend, bian que arrived in the state of Qi in 357 AD, on the visiting King of Cai, bianque remarked: your lordship is ill, if faile to precautions, the illness will become worse. King didn’t believed what he say. Few days later, bianque returned to say: his illness has affected the intestine and stomach, if refused to taking action it…

All I could see was black, but I could hear everything around me. There were two languages being spoken. I could hear some English, but mainly Indian. One man said, “let me look inside.” Then a lock ticked and a rush of light immediately hit my face. There they were, the three men who have been talking this whole time. One man from the British side, an Indian translator, and an Indian merchant. The British man and the Indian merchant shook hands, and the British man brought out a barrel…