Papermaking, gunpowder, printing and the compass are four ancient inventions by Chinese people that have had a huge impact on the entire world. Paper Making Cai Lun, inventor of papermaking Cai Lun, inventor of papermaking The invention of paper greatly contributed to the spread and development of civilization. Before its invention, bones, tortoise shells, and bamboo slips were all used as writing surfaces, but as Chinese civilization developed they proved themselves unsuitable because of
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Prominent Painters and Painting from Song to Qing Dynasty Hee Dam Yoon (52775031) Song Dynasty The Song Dynasty was the golden age of landscape painting in Chinese history. Many artists developed landscape painting during Five Dynasties so, the development in the Song period was smoothly started. Especially emperor Song Huizong enjoyed contribution on art cultivation during the Song Dynasty, so, the soaring of Chinese landscape painting was possible (Hough, “Sung Dynasty (1960-1179)”). Features
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Journal 1 Maggie Liu ENGL107901 Lynne Anderson My hometown is a country of a long history. Five thousand years of growth has turned Chinese culture into a broad and profound museum that concludes countless poets, plays and other spiritual inheritance. Chinese born and Chinese bred, I’m deeply immersed in my hometown’s cultural background and that I’m proud of all the literature works that my ancestors have left for us. When I was a little kid, I was required to recite those real famous
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The Golden Age Inquiry The Foreign, the Expansion, and the Military How is China Changing This is Golden Dynasty of China, time in which the court is seamlessly vacant to political corrupt. Many aspects within China also saw heightened sense of prosperity, among these include the economy, culture, and the military. Foreigners also were welcomed with open borders and social development saw diversity. The Flourishing Economy The extent of China's now increased trade can be seen from the as far
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Market Cultural Report Rationale for your country of choice In this market cultural report, I will be writing about my personal choice of home country of United States of America making a business to host country of China. By discussing the cultural analysis and business culture in China. And also the difference of the business cultural between China and United States of America. The home country of United State of America is the world third biggest population and fourth biggest area country and consists
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Chinese Philosophy (Confusisus) by Abraham Timothy on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 3:18pm Confusius membagi manusia menjadi seorang gentleman (jun zi - 君子) yaitu orang yang memiliki karakter agung, jiwa yang besar, pengertian, serta warisan tata krama yang baik dan orang kecil (xiao ren - 小人). Seorang gentleman adalah orang yang bertanggung jawab atas segala sesuatu yang dia kerjakan dan dia betul-betul meneliti dan menjalankan kebajikan sejauh yang dia tahu, sedangkan orang kecil selalu sembunyi-sembunyi
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Stories in Song It’s safe to say that music has either impacted or at least affected any individual’s life some way, somehow. Sometimes it may be largely positive, like in the case of many athletes who rely on their personal playlist to pump them up before a big game. Sometimes it may be a negative impact, like encouraging criminal-like activity, or something of the sort. However, in my life, it has most definitely had a majorly positive impact. From a very young age, possibly birth even, I have
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and has produced more than over 400 songs, some that are very meaning full to his audience. The song that I choose to speak about is his song “with god on our side”. This song was considered one of Bob Dylan’s most influential songs. In the song the main topic is war, he explains that god is on our side during war but he doesn’t seem to understand the reasoning of the war in the first place but he realizes that we must accept it. After learning about this song I looked up multiple sources on questions
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Chinese Gunpowder Despite the innocent beginnings of the substance known as gunpowder, its volatile nature caused it to rise to prominence on the world stage as a new development in weapon technology. Gunpowder originated towards the end of the Thang dynasty in the the ninth century when the first reference to the mixing of saltpeter, sulfur and carbonaceous material exists. In a Taoist book there is an advisory against the mixing of these substances because the result could singe beards and destroy
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the war in Vietnam. John Storey's chapter "Bringing It All Back Home: American Popular Song and the War in Vietnam," discussed the response of American popular song to the war in Vietnam. John Storey, "Bringing It All Back Home: American Popular Song and the War in Vietnam," in The Vietnam Era, ed. Michael Klein (London: Pluto Press, 1990), 82. The first song to speak out against the war in Vietnam was a song that came out of the so-called folk revival that devolved in and around the coffee houses
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