Yuan Dynasty

In the year 517 B.C, a man named Laozi (Lao Tzu), a contributor of Taoism (Daoism), was born. Not a lot was known about his life, but it was known that he worked at the royal court during the Zhou dynasty. Because of the growing corruption in the palace, Laozi decided to leave, but before he left, Laozi left behind his will, widely recognized today as the Tao Te Ching. Throughout history, there has been a battle for China’s most dominant religion. The two contenders were Taoism and Confucianism.…

In eight dynasties there were many thing invented. In the Qin Dynasty they made writing, language, money measurements, the Great Wall of China, expanded networks of canals and roads and the multiplication table. In the Han dynasty there was the silk road, paper, iron, pottery, the wheelbarrow, seismograph, compass. Rudders for ships, weavings, hot air balloon, and decorations…

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 century, so China…

The primary source I have selected includes the account of the opium war from the perspective of a Chinese government official Wei Yuan. The author E.H. Parker translated the last two chapters of Wei Yuan’s book Shengwuji in his book Chinese Account of the Opium War. Published in the Great Britain in 1888, the book came 40 years later than the original narrative from the orient, which was written immediately after the opium war between the Great Britain and China. The hard copy of this document…

consecutive ruling of dynasties that each had strong founding Emperors, collected tax, controlled population, developed the economy from previous years and brings the empire to a new peak in economic and commercial expansion never seen before. However, following the peak of the dynasty we see a significant decline in the ruling emperors, ceding powers to eunuchs, ministers and ruling female family members before the inevitable end and the repeating process with the next dynasty. In comparison to…

After the Han dynasty collapsed China became so easy for the barbarian attacks. And Xiongnu had been driven away. He left only more tribes far behind. The news about the collapse of the Han dynasty traveled far. The harsh rule of a couple warlords, known as the Three kingdoms, they tried to keep it calm. And they wanted to attack each other more than to protecting themselves. But in Medieval Europe, they had consequences for Chinese territorial security. The barbarians got too tired of…

thread of events, changes and transformation. Which changes are reflected on the status of the Forbidden City and what Palace keeps as a secret? The main city of China - Beijing, its history goes back three thousand. Years. It is capital of three dynasties and 33 emperors. A main attraction of this diverse city is surrounded by mysteries and myths of the former residence of Chinese rulers. Cut off from the rest of the city moats and tall purple-red walls, the famous Forbidden City was the center…

Chapter 17 begins with a confirmation of Chin Chung’s tragic death. The ending of the previous chapter left the reader with a sense of hope that Pao-Yu’s best friend would return to us, but Cao Xuequin did not revive Chin Chung. Thus, Pao-Yu’s sadness and distress is shown to the reader in great detail. The author than beings to describe all the preparations taking place for the arrival of the imperial consort. Chin Cheng, Pao-Yu’s father has taken it upon himself to write poems describing the…

The Voyages of Zheng He (1405-1433), Zheng He’s first trip took him from South China Sea through the Indian Ocean. The purpose of the emperor’s expedition seems to have been to obtain recognition and gifts from other rulers. The voyagers did not intend to conquer or colonize, but they were prepared to use military force against those who refused to respect them. After Zheng He’s death China did not continue with these navigations. I believe china wanted to stay isolated so they didn’t have any…

The European domination happens all around the world. Especially in Asian places, European domination happens obviously. The European domination happens because of historical and modern factors. In the side of historical factors, the wars between Asian countries and European countries, the results of post-wars, and the different developments of societies in Asian and European countries directly caused the European domination in the world. On the other hand, in the side of modern factors, the…