Cheng Hao
CHENG HAO (1032–1085) and his younger brother Cheng Yi were two of the most important thinkers of Song dynasty (960–1279) China, and their writings in such fields as cosmology,...
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Cheng Yi
CHENG YI (1033–1107), like his older brother Cheng Hao, was one of the most important figures in the history of Chinese thought. He spent most of his life accompanying his father or br...
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China and the World Trade Organization: Values in Conflict
The Conflict
The People's Republic of China has applied for membership in the World Trade Organization. As the application winds throu...
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China and Asean Agree to Free Trade Area: but Why?
The Conflict
On November 6, 2001, China and the ten countries that comprise the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to set up a new...
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Tang and Song Dynasties. There were more scientific and technological achievements in the Song dynasty (960- 1279) than in the Tang dynasty (618-907) because the two dynasties had completely different...
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Important Role. From the Tang dynasty (618-907) to the Ming period (1368-1644), several religions and philosophies played important roles in justifying political power, establishing administrative aut...
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Foodstuffs. The old reliable foodstuffs—millet, rice, pork, beans, chicken, plums, spring onions, and bamboo shoots—remained popular in Tang times (618-907). Wheat vastly increased in impo...
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Family Institution. Significant, but gradual, changes in family institutions occurred during the imperial period of China. Family/kinship systems were in a state of flux—one of constant transfor...
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Dynastic Changes. Chinese history from 617 to 1644 can be divided into several major dynastic periods. The Tang dynasty (618-907) marked significant military and administrative achievements in Chinese...
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Land System. The large amounts of land concentrated in the hands of the great families contributed to the collapse of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.). Realizing that unequal land ownership was a...
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Art. The artworks of the Tang dynasty (618-907) are romantic, optimistic, and energetic. Buddhist influences led to the development of vigorous and colorful figure painting, such as the religious work...
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Natural Barriers. Communication networks via rivers and mountain passes were scarce in China. While the natural lines of communication that went from east to west were only partly usable, there was an...
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Terrain. China Proper is an immense mountainous area bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the east and south, the massive Himalaya and Pamir mountain ranges to the west and southwest, and the steppes to th...
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When Mao and the Communist party came into power, there were many problems to solve. The country was poverty stricken because landowners made the peasants pay high rents on property and land. Both peo...
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Like all things here in the USA, my report was not "made in China." It was actually created in the WHS computer lab. Now just sit there and listen to what I have to tell you about China.
The capital...
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The three inventions that effected the people were gunpowder, compass, and printing. Chinese alchemists (chemists) first discovered gunpowder. The basic ingredients for gunpowder are charcoal, salt...
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In 1989, two historic events took place that would come to shape world politics. The People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union were the two most populous and powerful communist powers on the g...
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The Sino-Japanese War officially commenced after the Marco-Polo Bridge incident, July 7 1937, which temporarily halted the Chinese civil war situation and united the two parties CCP and GMD to form a ...
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Cheng Hao
China and the World Trade Organization: Values in Conflict
Imperial China 617-1644: Science, Technology, Health
