Sichuan

Have you ever been to the Sedgwick County Zoo and walked out of the tiger exhibit and see an empty exhibit? Although it may look empty it’s really not, if you look inside the tree stump you’ll see a shadowy figure which is really a red panda sleeping. Red panda’s sleep during the day and are most active at night. You know the feeling when you eat something sweet for the first time in a long time? Well red pandas do too, they love the taste of aspartame which is used in most fake sugars. The red…

had such a high demand on currency and trade they would have several pinces come up with the representation as quickly as they could. It seems to be that they put a lot of people to the task just quickly. Sixteen princes came together in Chengdu, Sichuan Province to create the first form of paper currency in 1023 AD (Chinese Ancient Currency 3). The princes called it Jiao Zi. It is possible they came up with the first ever piece of paper in the Tang Dynasty. Once they experienced a lack of the…

“The Last Train Home” is a documentary film produced by Lixin Fan in 2009 which won the awards at various film festivals. It’s a real-life story based on one of the migrant worker family who left their village in Sichuan and their children at a very young child with their grandmother because they were poor. However, they soon realised the wrenching cost they had to pay. The husband and wife pair worked in a crammed area with many other workers. Moreover, they slept in bunk beds which were…

Case Description Jeff is a 13-year-old boy who was born and lived in Sichuan province and he entered middle school in Guangzhou this year. Before Jeff came to Guangzhou, his academic performance was always high-ranked in his class. Jeff’s parents came from rural area in Sichuang province and both of them only finished their primary school education. They Now they operate a small restaurant in Guangzhou and they are always busy working. They consider that only high academic level can help Jeff…

Historically, Chinese parents preferred larger families; often parents gave special treatment to their sons over their daughters. Dodge and Suter explain that this preference is on the grounds that males are able to carry on the family name which is important due to the cultural traditions of paying respect to ancestors (17). Another study states that “only boys can continue the patrilineal family line, girl babies are seen as financial burdens” (Liisanantti and Beese). Ling acknowledges that…

Culture explains every part of a person’s life. It is the knowledge and characteristics of a particular group of individuals, defined by factors such as religion, language, social habits, cuisine, music, and arts. The world is full of people that belong to different cultures but they are sometimes forced to relate and interact in various ways. The Americans and the Chinese are examples of people with different cultures as anthropologist Francis Hsu illustrates. Hessler shares the sentiments in…

was omnipresent, like Augustus’ portraits. Under totalitarian rule, artists and designers hid truths and promoted ideologies in print. Their techniques were clever and persuasive. The Soviets used art to promote ideas of a new society and a new man. This propaganda was used to win over the intellectuals as well as the average man. Similar to Augustus, Stalin stressed himself as the leader. When Stalin came to power, he sent the region into full communism and demanded more industrialization.…

Sheridan Karl Victor Viser Activism and Communication October 16th, 2015 Xinhai Revolution of 1911 The Chinese Revolution of 1911, also known as the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, the main purpose was to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and Imperialistic China in general, and to create the Republic of China, which eventually happened from years of revolutions and triumphs. Tensions had been growing between the Manchu and Han civilizations since the 17th century. The Manchu civilization are a Chinese…

When I think of Anderson Paak., a soulful recording artist and mastermind producer, I picture California. After one’s the first listen of Paak.’s critically acclaimed album, Malibu, if they had never stepped foot on Californian soil, they could instantly be taken away to a Southern California beach, where they could feel the sand between their toes and the breeze toying with their hair, during a day with perfect weather of a seventy-four degrees. With a deeper look at Anderson’s cultural…

1) Baby Squirrel —> most curious and bold of the animals In This is the Greatest Place!, Baby Squirrel is the most curious and bold of the little animals. It is Baby Squirrel who initially approaches Uncle Builder in the forest, asking him “Sir, are you a woodcutter?” Baby Squirrel follows Rabbit and his friends around for the remainder of the book. Baby Squirrel is also very good at climbing trees, which he does numerous times throughout the story. In China, squirrels (Sōngshǔ; 松鼠) can be…