North China

Dynasty. As the Mother of the Dipper, Doumu represents the Big Dipper, and her nine sons are the stars of the Big Dipper, two invisible. The iconography of Doumu was originated from Marici, an Indian Buddhist Goddess of dawn who was introduced to China during the Tang Dynasty (Pregadio, 2008). But Doumu was not recorded in Daoist literature until the Yuan Dynasty. Both Doumu and Marici give people health, wealth, happiness, and longevity, and are deities of high popularity (Kohn, 2000). With…

The four centuries of the Heian Golden Age changed the course of Japan’s history because of the emergence of the intertwining elements such as well-renowned female writers, the rise of the Samurai, and focusing more on native avocation instead of China. During the Ōnin War (1467-1477) the nobility, religious groups, and the samurai caused destruction in the streets of Kyoto. Not until the 16th century, did Japan’s second great unifier, Toyotomi Hideyoshi reconstructed the damage from the Ōnin…

ideological arrogance as well as political hubris.” This hubris is mistake. These “flash point of economic insecurity, [and] political instability” is the basis are caused by shifts in power in power in Asia and disturbances in the Middle East. Russia and China are developing the their own unique “political hubris” which is an “ironic tribute to as well as an ironic reproach of western dominance.” This must be accepted that there is nothing that is eternal. The power is shifted. This Western…

Le Guin’s Application of Western Culture in the Dao de Jing As an American woman who writes science-fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin differs greatly from the original audience of the Dao de Jing. The Dao de Jing was written in ancient China during the Warring States period from 475–221 B.C.E (Bokenkamp, 2015). Lao-Tzu, the accredited mystical author of the text, sensed the impending downfall of the kingdom of Chu. Before Chu’s collapse in 221 B.C.E., Lao-Tzu had written the Dao de Jing at the request…

of the other. Neither pole is superior to the other and, as an increase in one brings a corresponding decrease in the other, a correct balance between the two poles. Yang literally means the south-facing, sunny side of a mountain and Yin means the north-facing, shady side of a mountain (Invitation to World Religions, Pg.249). In Chinese mythology, Yin and Yan were born from chaos when the universe was first created and…

A river valley is a land by a river that has very nice and fertile soil near it. Throughout ancient times, river valleys had a very important role in the development of civilizations. There are many river valleys that have advantages and disadvantages about their location and have many major achievements. The River Valleys that played a major role in the development of civilizations are the Yellow (Huang He) River Valley and the Nile River Valley. There were many advantages and disadvantages…

goods and exploration as a tool to travel the world, it has left roots scattered across every continent (excluding Antarctica). Its use has varied from helping to reach a state of euphoria, to being used in textiles, which has helped countries such as China and Turkestan to develop as a nation. Marijuana is known as being the world’s most versatile plant, as it has shaped the world of science and culture. To begin with, around 500 to 600 C.E, there was a mention of the euphoric…

the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Amy Ling told her the project might be about the Asian American movement in Los Angeles, but gradually Karen Tei Yamashita realized that she would shift the focus to San Francisco and enhanced her research to north. Because there are many different traveling stories related to San Francisco. In addition, the Third World strikes at San Francisco State College and UC Berkeley should be one of the reason why she chose this area as the subject of writing…

Guo Shoujing was a famous mathematician, who lived during the 1300s. He was born in 1271 and died in 1368. He lived to be 97 years old and he had an extraordinary life. He lived in Shunde Xingtai, this is today’s Xingtai of North China’s Hebei Province. Not only was he an incredible mathematician, he was a water expert, and a Chinese astronomer for the Yuan Dynasty. During Shoujing’s life, he had achieved many accomplishments. These achievements were the key to making people’s lives a little…

John of Plano Carpini and William of Rubruck both made an extraordinary journey to China in the 13th century. However, they traveled with different purposes. William of Rubruck traveled from 1252-1255 in hopes of converting the people he encountered and teaching them the truth. William was dishonest about his intentions, he didn’t want to be seen as a diplomat being sent by King Lois, he wanted to be seen as an envoy of God. William traveled with letters from King Louis IX and documented his…