People's Republic of China

was the beginning of the Hundred Flowers campaign, a movement within the Communist government aiming to terminate restrictions for Chinese citizens and granting them a freedom of thought and speech. Launched by Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China in 1956, it encouraged Chinese citizens to share ideas, opinions, suggestions and allowed them to openly criticise the party and its policies. Many saw the Hundred Flowers as a period of loosening restrictions based on a system of ideas, but…

In general, Hong Konger can follow either Chinese wedding style or Western wedding style, but British can only follow western style. In fact, a wedding ring is an important symbol for both Chinese and Western marriage. In old China, people choose something special as the symbol of marriage instead of wearing a wedding ring. But in Hong Kong, an engagement ring is worn on their third finger of the left hand by women. The wedding ring would be exchanged during the wedding ceremony…

city and many people live there. The traffic system is perfect and medical level is higher than other cities in China. It seems that everything is wonderful but there is a serious issue: smog. People feel terrible because when the air is full of ashes and toxic chemical substances, we will have to wear heavy mask and it is really hard to breathe. The smog in Beijing has influenced people’s life in many aspects and in this essay, I will introduce three aspects of the effects: physical health,…

fueled trade for Romans, so they could trade with more people, specifically in North Africa, the Middle East and places in the Mediterranean. Rome and China traded, because of the Silk Road. This road allowed the Han to import and export items with India, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia. China’s monopolies included: iron, salt and silk. In both Rome and China, the military used the profit from trade to buy food the soldiers defending the borders of the empire. The government also gave the money…

neighbors to the east, Japan, who practiced Sakoku, or Isolation, Korea emulated a similar isolation. Though Korea was highly strict and in constant refusal for having any form of dialogue with westerners, they still maintaining relationships with China as a tributary state and friendly relations with Japan at the time. Though, there were some Koreans like Yi Hangno, a fierce supporter of the isolation policy, who thought that instead of having peace, to wage war against the aggressors who try…

Malcolm X’s use of anecdotes with the assistance of metaphors in Message to the Grassroots proves to his audience that they need to stand up for themselves. His use of anecdotes appeals to the listener’s emotions. Well-known images are presented to stimulate his followers at an emotional level. Malcolm X translates an article as to refer to a more pessimistic outlook on the story. “I read an article in Life Magazine showing a little Chinese girl, nine years old, her father was on his hands and…

back to the Little Red Book,, the chapter on youth begins with Mao’s analysis that the world belongs to the youth but due to their “lack of political and social experience, quite a number of young people are unable to see the contrast between the old China and the new” . Thus, meaning, in order for the youth – particularly the intellectual youth – to become part of the revolution was to ‘enlighten’ them of what the lack, which in this case was experience and proper tutors. Tutors would then be…

Shanghai, China Shanghai is located on the central coast of China. It is the country’s biggest city and a global financial hub. The heart of the city is the Bund, a popular waterfront promenade that is lined with colonial-era buildings. When you take a look across the Huangpu River you can see the fantastic futuristic skyline rising high into the sky in the Pudong district. The city also has many green spaces for rest and relaxation. A most symbolic part of the city is the Bund which at one…

made out of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal and has a blackish color. Gunpowder is the first explosive ever invented that was physical in the world. It is considered as one of China’s four greatest inventions. Gunpowder played a significant role in China and warfare throughout the world. Gunpowder was made by Chinese alchemists. According to an internet source, the Chinese alchemists were trying to discover a potion for immortality. Instead, they ended up with an explosive, which became…

Tibet, he tried hard to come up with methods to improve the relationship between the leaders in Beijing and Tibetans when Deng came to power, such as reestablish relations with Dalai Lama by achieving this in late 1978 when Deng became the leader of China . But this is not enough to reduce the hostilities and contradiction of Tibetan minority towards the Han majority stemmed from the cultural revolution in which Red guards and collectivization destroy Tibetan culture and Tibetan got bloody…