Yao Ming

Gender Prior to the establishment of the Republic of China, women had a significantly different role in society. During the Qing dynasty, there was a tremendous emphasize on society for individuals, both male and females to get married and produce sons. Women’s essential role in society was “childbearing and childrearing” and depending on their efforts, by raising a successful official can gain them merits and recognition. According to Paul Bailey, there are arguments that claim that…

Guan Hanqing was an acclaimed Zaju dramatist of the Yuan Dynasty, and one of the delegate figures of old Chinese musical show play essayists too(West, Stephen H.70). His best-known work is Injustice to Dou E, which is one of the four extraordinary tragedies of the Yuan Drama, the other three pieces of his work are; Autumn in the Han Palace by Ma Zhiyuan, The Firmiana Rain by Bai Pu and The Orphan of Zhao by Ji Junxiang. The Injustice to Dou remains one of Guan’s greatest pieces of writing. The…

In such an increasingly connected world, the cultural communication between countries and regions has been intensified, but some of them have lost their own identity. Globalization and political tactics have benefited economic development and stabilized regions but in the long run, the disadvantages overweigh advantages. Globalization and the political strategy have made their unique design more homogenous and naturally impacted its development in the present and future. It is vital that the…

“When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists” wrote Lao Tzu. This passage highlights how Taoist view passivity to govern. “Tao Te Ching” written by Lao Tzu is a classic book on Chinese philosophy that was completed in the 4th century BC. Tao Te Ching translates to “The book of the Way of Virtues” in English. This book has 81 extremely short yet poetic chapters, which are filled with a variety of meaningful messages conveyed in a riddle-like form that takes readers into…

It was once the private garden of the Pan family in the Ming Dynasty. It is uniquely designed with elaborate pavilions, shimmering pools, zigzag bridges, pagodas and impressive rockeries. Visit the famed Jade Rock, a 5-ton beautifully-shaped rock or climb to the top of the Great Rockery. Here you can see Shanghai’s…

The Great Wall of China is about 2,300 years old. Since then, the wall has been repaired, maintained and rebuilt. The Great Wall of China is made of sections made of stone, brick, wood, and other things. It is built across the Chinese borders. The Great Wall of China was used to protect Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of various nomadic groups. Various states built their section of the wall to protect themselves from invasions from nomadic tribes. It was a huge defense…

Did you know it took over 2,000 years to build the Great Wall of China? Affirmative, it took 2,000 years to build the wall. It additionally took multiple dynasties to create and finish the wall; nevertheless, all the dynasties were doing the same thing with the wall, prospering their predecessor. The Wall of China was mainly built to protect to protect China from their number one enemy: The Mongols. Even though China’s Great Wall had many costs, it still protected people, information, trades,…

navigating the open sea was seen as impossible. The people that would conquer this phenomena would not be European explorers of 1400-1700. Fairly, the major technological, technical and conceptual turning points would be taken by the Chinese under the Ming Dynasty. China saw itself as a land-centered society and a land power, so it never saw the need to explore the broad Pacific and South China Sea shoreline. China was a massive country and was the largest country until the mid-late 18th…

In the past I’ve shared about the impact of the books you “choose” to read, the people you “choose” to meet, and the places you ‘choose’ to visit. My life changed this summer because of where we chose to go, China! After the death of my father in 1988, I buried my head in the world of martial arts. I became a ‘dojo rat’ as they say. All day it was practice, practice, practice. Once I had somewhat developed my skills I was taught to teach, but it really wasn’t teaching, it was learning as I…

The Great Wall of Ancient China is a monument that still survives to this day, although, the cost to build it was far more than it was worth. It was an idea that did not turn out as well as hoped. The costs ended up being, the lives of thousands of soldiers, their crops, and pounds of silk in China. High human costs was a problematic reason that the costs outweighed the benefits. Just during the Qin Dynasty alone over 30,000 soldiers were ordered to build, and guard the wall. In order to do…