Northern Wei

years. In only nine years, the Qin succeeded to conquer all regions that comprised the former Zhou Empire through successive wars that lasted between 230 and 231 BC. The Qin dynasty also managed to capture all distant areas toward the southern and northern sides. The society was immensely centralized, and any slight dissent against the court ruling resulted in forced labor, torture, and even killing (Kiser & Yong, 511). Lots of literature was destroyed, and a majority of the populace was…

Halperin shows that the majority of writers in Tang dynasty are eager to defend the Buddhist “faith”. He’s focusing on 7 representatives of Tang’s literati. They are Liang Su, Pai Chu-I, Tuan Ch’eng shih, Li Chao, Wei Kao, Ku K’uang and Liu Tsung-yuan. Halperin said, “Unlike all but a few Tang writers, Song literati combined their commemoration of rebuilt monastic sites with remarks on the distinctions drawn between different Buddhist approaches, celebrations of…

round. The first is The Annunciation, a painting made by an unknown artist in the Netherlands, or possibly France, in the 1380s. The second is Stele with Maitreya and Attendants, a relief sculpture made by an unknown sculptor in China during the Northern Wei dynasty. The two artworks are different in their ways showing the major figures, and the main figures play different roles in each piece, because of their religious difference. Nevertheless, there are similarities between…

Nowadays in 21 centuries, human society steps into the era of advanced civilization, various religions are able to exist together instead of having one specific religion dominates the others. As a successful example of coexistence of different religions, the Chinese religions give a thorough illustration and explanation on how the Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucian can merge together harmoniously: as Chinese culture was influenced by Daoism, Buddhism and Confucian simultaneously, there appeared a…

To what extent did geography help Qin Shi Huangdi keep China unified? Introduction China is an emerging superpower in today’s ever-changing society. Despite this, many people do not know a thing about the history of the country. This fact makes the question “To what extent did geography help Qin Shi Huangdi keep China unified” worthy of investigation. Before him, China was composed of seven separate warring states. Qin Shi Huangdi unified China in 221 BC and managed to keep it unified…

Employment and College GPA Having a job throughout college is very common and very important. Students need to work in order to pay for college. Not to mention pay for food, an apartment, or anything else the student might want or need. Recen studies have shown, that having a moderate amount of work hours can be beneficial (Kouliavtsev 2013). According to Kouliavtsev (2013) there was a positive correlation, but it was a small positive correlation between working and college GPA. Working is an…

The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is “the most awesome structure ever devised by man, one that “lies across the northern borders of China like some great sleeping dragon, stretching and sunning itself on the peaks and ridges of some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the world…The Great Wall of China was more than 2,000 years in the building, and the only way man can look upon the sum total of handiwork is by viewing it from outer space (Waldron, pg 2).” The Great Wall…

The Origins of Daoism It is explained in three different theories listed below. Attitudinal Daoism I: Anarchism Attitudinal Daoism II: Authoritarian Intuitionism Pre-Laozi Daoist Theory Much of the thrust of Daoism, as we have seen, naturally motivates a reaction against the moralistic and elitist inclinations of Confucianism. Confucianism stood for a rigid, detailed, traditional pattern of hierarchical social behavior. Duties were assigned to all of one's social roles—and a person typically…

Chinese landscape painting in the long process of development, the formation of a unique style and aesthetic taste and a complete theoretical system. Similarly, in the Western painting accounted for an important position of the landscape is also true. These two objects of the same performance using different forms of expression of art in the world of art treasures occupy an extremely important position. They are in two different civilizations, the aesthetic value of these two art is the precious…

is now the leading cause of death from malignant tumors in the country. Between 2002 and 2011 the incidence of lung cancer in Beijing near doubled. Nationwide, deaths from lung cancer have risen 465 per cent in the last three decades. Pollution in northern cities is so severe that 500 million people 's lives are shortened by an average of 5.5 years. Many citizens are taking a big leap for their health though. There are 30,000 to 50,000 "mass incidents" of protest every year, according to former…