Religion in China

The soft and pliable brush quickly consumes the ink within its fibers, and I begin my personal journey with the meditation of Sumi-e painting. Sumi-e is a form of traditional Eastern Asian painting. Originating in China. The goal of this form of painting is not capturing photographic likeness of an object, but rather its spirit. A successful Sumi-e painter combines simplicity with deep meaning. Paintings are often judged upon their use of simple brush strokes, unity…

reason that China did not succumb to the same fate as other ancient societies was due to the sense of unity that held the nation together. The political, social, and cultural unity of China essentially encompasses what it means to be Chinese. Literature influenced the cultural identity that helped unit China. As religions developed in China, so did literature. Chinese culture centers on adherence to one’s elders, education, and humanity; these cultural beliefs that are expressed in China can…

external expansion that would make it one of the greatest Chinese dynasties. Korea accepted tribute status and attempted to adopt Chinese model, and the Japanese official missions to China to learn more about its customs and institutions (Duiker 2013). The influence of Buddhism affected art, literature, philosophy, religion, and politics. With a population of 2 million, it was considered the greatest city of the world (Duiker 2013). Nomadic people called Kirghiz defeated the Uighurs, turned on…

Ancient times involved many trade networks that helped establish the global economy. One of these trade networks was the Silk Road, the Han Dynasty of China helped form the Silk Road. The Silk Road connected the ancient world and helped spread global economy. The Silk Road was multiple routes from east to west. The routes were used commonly around 130 BCE, then the Han Empire expanded trade west, in 1453 CE the Ottoman Empire avoided trade with any body west and the Ottomans captured…

until 1943, when China became an important ally to the United States in World War II, that the United States started allowing Chinese Immigrants back in. The Magnuson Act made it possible for Chinese Immigrants to become naturalized and gave China an annual quota of 105 immigrants. (Wei, William) However, this quota made it difficult for Chinese families to stay together. Males usually lived lonely lives in male dominated Chinatowns and their wives and children were left back in China. This was…

The Qin Dynasty, which is considered the first dynasty of Imperial China, comes about not long after Li Si has the corrupt emperor Han Fei beheaded. The Qin Dynasty itself lasts only fifteen years, but it sets the stage for what will eventually lead to the formation of the Celestial Masters, the first recorded group of organized Daoists. Zhang Daoling, the founder of the Celestial Masters, makes two major adjustments to the Qin system which is still in use at this time; namely, he extends the…

relations, filial piety and the value of wisdom versus the value of youth. Confucianism, founded around 500 B.C.E, is a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. Over the years, the founding of this religion has had a…

order to set a foundation for what is successful and what constitutes failures. At times these learning’s may not always be as prosperous as expected however with time, civilizations grow to prevail as the Qin and Han dynasties showed in imperialist China for more than two millennia. In order to do so, the First Emperor of the Qin Empire, Qin Shi Huang in 221 BC, recognized that in order to have successful civilizations one needed to establish a vast working system such as those of the Greeks…

Its fall had various causes which were both internal and external such as invasions, warfare, revolts, corruption, environmental disasters and cultural changes. They dynasty also had a lasting impact on China even after its fall such as cultural diffusion to surrounding regions, inventions, laws and folk customs. As the kingdom became richer, the emperors became wasteful and extravagant. They spent a lot of the tax money on women, art, and alcohol. They…

Confucianism later became the official imperial philosophy of China, and was extremely influential during the Han, Tang and Song dynasties. In his school, Confucius began to write. Two collections of poetry were the Book of Odes (Shijing or Shi king) and the Book of Documents (Shujing or Shu king). The Spring and Autumn…