China
Monday, December 17, 2012
Introduction
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The purpose of this blog is to explore various aspects of China through the ages. We strove to show interesting aspects of a culture so dist...
Sunday, December 16, 2012
China's Obsession with Table Tennis
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China is not necessarily a big sports nation unlike America. One thing that they are really obsessed with is Table Tennis. The Chinese lov...
Chinese manufacturing hits three-year low
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In the video posted above, it shows how China's manufacturing has been down. China is known for its manufacturing. They manufacture al...
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What If China Collected on U.S. Debt?
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The video above shows what the different situations that China would be in if they cashed out the debt that the United States of America o...
Forbidden City
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The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Be...
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China's one-child policy creates massive gender imbalance
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China implemented a one child policy, meaning that a family is only allowed one child. Since there is such a gender bias in China towards ...
Catholicism
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Catholicism in China is called Tiānzhǔ jiào. This means "Religion of the Lord of Heaven". Christianity has been around in China s...
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Islam
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Islam was brought into China during the seventh century. The religion spread quickly in Central Asia by Muslim conquest of the nomadic trib...
Taoism
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Taoism is native to China. It has a history of more than 1,700 years. China now has over 1,500 Taoist temples and more than 25,000 Taoist pr...
Buddhism
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Buddhism has been around for about 2,000 years in China. China, at the moment has 13,000 plus Buddhist temples and about 200,000 Buddhist m...
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China: Religion in General
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The country of China has a wide variety of religious beliefs. The major and main religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, and Catholicism. Cit...
Wish Lanterns
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/9702941/Pictures-of-the-day-26-November-2012.html?frame=2409642 Chi...
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Mooncakes
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http://www.whatsonjinan.com/guide-48-traditional-food-for-china-s-mid-autumn-day.html The above photo is an example of the traditional m...
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
A Picture is Worth a Thousand words
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There is something that is just so beautiful about Chinese culture. This video shows several aspects of Chinese culture through the variou...
Han Dynasty Wedding
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I found this video browsing YouTube. It appears to be a news cast telling of a couple performing a Han style wedding. I found this inter...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Be Free
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People were searched and sealed into cells, sometimes for several days, to complete their papers for the civil service examinations. The ...
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Invention of the Rudder
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With the invention of the rudder China was able to make huge ships that could sail all around the world. It make the ship stable enoug...
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Printing Press
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The video shows the introduction of the printing press in the Tang dynasty. It shows how the printing press made ideas easier to get aroun...
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Is China stealing American jobs?
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Due to the fact that China labor costs are cheaper, American jobs have been outsourced to China. The video below shows how specific states h...
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
An Interesting Find in Splendid Slippers
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While I was doing some light research for yesterday's post, I stumbled upon this book. It immediately caught my eye because of its comp...
Friday, December 7, 2012
Chinese Foot Binding
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Not so long ago in China, women across the country forcibly broke their feet to achieve the perfect, three inch ideal. The process would sta...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
History
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There is not doubt that the Chinese invented gunpowder. The ways in which they used it and how their use of gunpowder differed from the ...
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