North China

Opium cultivation emerged many centuries ago, leaving behind a distinct legacy full of hardship for the Afghan government. Unfortunately, opium has led to corruption of the country; the addicted Afghans roam the streets searching for more opium to fuel their addictions, while the drug lords barge into Afghanistan’s towns, fighting and rioting for power. Furthermore, opium in Afghanistan became extremely popular during the 20th century, and since then, its production has tripled! Currently,…

From 1849, the beginning of California’s gold rush, to 1940, the Chinese in Chinatown faced harsh lives. The Chinese were never treated fairly-the town was treated like a “different planet altogether,” according to San Francisco's Chronicle. Still, the Chinese persevered and endured through their harsh lives in San Francisco. After struggle after struggle, the organized Chinese reestablished their town, gained strong bonds, and soon became a great landmark of San Francisco. San Francisco's…

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…

Demographic variable: Income: Most customers of medium to low income for the Ocean Empire shop's main customer. They are generally more than there is a certain balance of expenditure of household expenditure in consumption can be used. Race: The main customer base for the Chinese people, a small number of expatriates. Religion: Any nationality religion but also customers, but some people with special dietary requirements exceptions (for example: Muslims do not eat pork, Hindus do not eat…

It is a world in a hundred million objects. Commissioned by Ai Weiwei, “Sunflower Seeds”, is a 1,000 square meter room laid out with 100 million porcelain seeds, with approximately a depth of 10 centimeters, at the east end of the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern in London. Each seeds appears to be the same, but each seed is actually unique. After a 30 step procedure, each seed was moulded, fired at 1,300 degrees, hand painted, and fired again in the Chinese city of Jingdezhen, (a town whose…

the Chinese put the gunpowder into long tubes, which was used to threaten their opponent. Gunpowder was used to explosives, catapults, and mostly used when they were in contact with their enemy. The Song then invented metal gun barrels, and then China and Korea used gunpowder to shoot a bundle of arrows at a time. Centralization and Militarism in East Asia, 1200-1500: From the lands that the Mongols…

Monday marks the traditional Chinese mourning period of 100 days. One hundred days, 2,000 plus hours. The Chinese mourning period may be over, but the pain over the death of Yuk-Jen Loy is not. A few dozen gathered on a pad of concrete in Chinatown Monday night across from the spot where the 72-year-old grandmother was pushed to the ground last summer. Police said 24-year-old Tajanetta Downing shoved her. A day and a half later, Loy died from injuries related to the fall. "I find it pretty…

What do I mean by Chinese Conservative? It is the belief that my country——China, will always be my protector and it has the best things around the world. Besides the power of United States, you also have to admit that “Made in China” is on most goods. Then why do I want to come to America? I asked the same question when I was suggested to study in America. Even though the Chinese education system is stressful, but there is no easy way towards success, isn’t it? Eventually, I decided to…

Waverly and I are similar in many ways, in one way, we both have two siblings(172), and we both don’t have to do chores, because we aren’t home, or we are busy practicing. We differ because Waverly’s siblings get along and play chess(121) and my siblings fight all the time. I also always hangout with one sister, while Waverly is left out when her brothers play chess together (174). Waverly also goes shopping with her mom every Saturday (396). I only go to the store with my mom or dad if I wanted…

good luck, happiness and prosperity. Prosperity occurs when people have everything they want in life in order to live a good and long life. Some plaques also represented deity. A deity is a godly figure. So the pipa influenced China through religion. The pipa also influenced China due to the Chinese classical music, according to Danwei (A service of Financial…