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    10/28/14 Ming Dynasty Did you know that in China “Ming” means bright? The Ming Dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644. This was a period of native chinese leadership that came in between Mongol and Manchu rule. Hongwu Emperor or “Zhu Yuanzhang” was the founder of the Ming Dynasty or “Brilliant” Dynasty. The Hongwu Emperor founded the Ming Dynasty in 1328, he died in 1398. He was the first Ming ruler to explore ways to protect China against the Mongol incursion. The beginning of the Ming…

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    country that we know of today. Okay, so The Great Wall of China was always a very interesting structure, and even a national symbol for China. But, how did it all begin? Well, in 220-221 B.C., an emperor known as Qin Shi Huan, an emperor of the Ming dynasty, had the fear that his empire was very unguarded. The idea of being so openly located would provoke northern enemies to attack the dynasty (“The Great Wall…” 1). Therefore, he ordered his men to build what we know of today as The Great…

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    Zheng He Accomplishments

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    the fifteenth century needs to be celebrated for the success of his explorations. The sailing skills and economic developments improved unbelievably fast during that period. The advanced culture of China spread very fast following this explorer. The Ming Dynasty official Zheng He was this explorer and should be celebrated for his three major accomplishments. Firstly, Zheng he’s expedition stimulated the sailing development. The sizes of his ships were incredibly big. The area was as big as a…

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    Pan Gu Myth

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    Chinese culture, although not alone, was based on ancient traditions such as storytelling. Through storytelling they told myths in order to comprehend current phenomenon’s, one that was told, continuously entertained its audience, this was the creation myth of Pan Gu and Nu Wa. Due to the actions of the previous generations, this myth has made its way through countless generations. At the beginning of time there was an egg shaped cloud. Cradling inside was the universe suspended in a chaotic…

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    there were many religions within the Yuan dynasty, Buddhism was still favored among Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Tibetan Buddhism was established as the de facto state religion. Following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty, the Ming dynasty, also known as the Great Ming, ruled China for the next 276 years, from 1368 - 1644. The capital was located is what is now known as Nanjing, and the government was an absolute monarchy. It was during this era in which the Great Wall of China was…

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    Ambassadors China and Japan Han-Tang Period Before the 10th Century, history shows that contact between Japan and China was done through ambassador diplomacy. Tribal leaders in Japan in the early second century would seek knowledge and support from China to strengthen their position within their tribe at home and to exert military influence upon Korea (pg. 1). Throughout the centuries, Japan would use the ambassador to gain knowledge and insight from China and they would make sure they used…

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    The Macartney Mission

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    In 1794, Macartney proposed the famous “Macartney Mission”, and was rejected by Qianlong Emperor. It is because that China had totally different understanding of its diplomatic status from what the Macartney thought, and China was self-sufficient and thus not willing to expand import. However, some claimed that it was China’s “isolation” that resulted in the rejection. From my perspective, the idea that China was “isolated” was not totally correct. Instead, the East Asian was actively involved…

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    The beautiful qipao is a cultural symbol of China that originated through hundreds of years of innovation and influence. Through the years, the qipao has two significant stages of evolution with the first being during the Qing dynasty where it originated, and the second stage being during the early republic period (Lu and Chen, 2006). The first stage was during the takeover of Beijing during the 17th century by political and Manchu military strategist, Nurhachi (Lu and Chen, 2006). Nurhachi…

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    Asia in the 16th through 19th centuries was prospering and growing rapidly. Various empires came to power including the dynasties Chinese the Ming and the Qing, Tokugawa Japan and the hermit kingdom Korea. These empires all achieved greatness when it came to political aspects, social aspects and economical aspects.The Asian empires were more similar than different. In both China and Japan agriculture was highly important to the economy and was also valued more than being a merchant or artisan.…

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    year. That is until the first emperor of Han passed through the country of Lu in 195 CE and sacrificed at the tomb of the sage. This action marks the beginnings of national worship of Confucius. This also prompted three emperors of the Han dynasty, Ming-ti, Cheng-ti, and Zhang-ti, to offer sacrifices in honor of Confucius and his seventy-two disciples. These sacrifices were presented to several kinds of visual representations of Confucius. Sculptures in Confucian temples received regular…

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