Descriptive Essay About Qingdao

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Furthermore, on the roof form, the column- beam- and- strut also permits several roof styles. First is ‘Zuanjian’, pyramid- shaped roof. The other one is ‘Wudian’, a hipped roof, and ‘Xieshan’, a combination hip-gable. These three types of roof have two adjacent slopes that meet above each of four corners at forty-five-degree angles. However, another most outstanding Chinese traditional characteristic, through stylistic, is ‘Dougong’, a combination of block and supporting arm. Dougong has been use ever since Han Dynasty, fifth century B.C. to third century A.D, and developed itself to reached peak point in Tang and Song dynasty, from seventh to thirteen centuries. More importantly, it preserved the structural integrity of the wooden framework, functioning the collar beam in modern architecture. Dougong gradually shrank in size and lost its important as a structural member to become a stylized traditional decorative, in Ming and Qing Dynasties. By the use of dougong, it demonstrates a progress in the beginning as the technical standard then reached the apex point, and finally turned down to an insignificant role as a stylistic element. Another example of architectural development in style during Ming and Qing Dynasties is the garden element. The landscape garden design has gone through a long historic phase of development. The garden evolved into two types, royal and private gardens. The private garden served to the residences for enjoyment, relaxation, and living

The Qing Dynasty’s collapse was due to three main influences, with underlying reasons involved in each. The first being foreign intervention related strongly to militarism, gunboat diplomacy, imperialism and the rise of unequal treaty systems. The second influence was China’s failure to reform and uprisings, such as the boxer rebellion and lastly economic decline. These three factors ultimately resulted in the downfall of the dynasty.

    Earlier this week we focused on ancient eastern China during the Han Dynasty and the east asian philosophies that arose during this time period. We reviewed three great asian philosophers, Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Buddha. In class we also picked from a list of quotes from these three philosophers a quote they said that really resonated with us and wrote a descriptive essay on it and shared it in class for extra credit.

Kim Jung Gi is a South Korean artist whose work have gained millions of people’s attention over the course of a few years. He is most famous for his ability to visualize the drawing and he also able to draw without any photographic references (Gi, 2017).

The domination of Portugal over Ming China during the late post-classical through the early modern era in expeditions to the Indian Ocean is a result of both countries motivations and perceptions. Ming China was motivated to seize all expeditions in order to maintain order and control of Chinese citizens before external influences created chances for chaos, while Portugal was able to win the upper hand on expeditions to the Indian Ocean as a result of the motivation for glory and economic gain. Ming China’s royal members spread negative perceptions of expeditions into the country that prompted civilians to fear leaving the country.

Systems of government have a major influence on the development and success of a civilization and culture. This can be said about Athens during its Golden Age and about China during the Han dynasty. Han China was ruled by an imperial bureaucracy based upon the teachings of Confucius which allowed only a tiny part of its population to participate in government. In contrast, 5th Century Athens was a direct democracy which allowed a greater number of its inhabitants to take part in governing. These civilizations differed greatly in geography, population and size which influenced their development. They also held contrasting beliefs regarding the source of political authority and how it was maintained. However, these civilizations also shared

Mark C Elliott’s book Emperor Qianlong Son of Heaven, Man of the World is a short biography about Hongli. Hongli was the fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor and the favorite of his father and grandfather and was born in 1711. In the beginning it describes how he rose up in rank as a son through his father who introduced him to the current emperor Kangxi, his grandfather. The first chapter gives us the story of what Hongli was like as a child and how he won the favor of the Emperor. The book follows Hongli all the time from his birth from a low ranking palace consort right up to the end of his life even after he technically gave up his title as

Complied during the Warring States Period, the Daodejing is widely known as one of China’s famous philosophy literature. This text reflects the general lament of a civilization that has been worn down from war and seeks to find peace by teaching people how to live by “the Way”. From a war-torn perspective, the Daodejing deems war and government corruption as evil and traces them back to greedy and power-hungry motives. As a successor to Confucius, it still carries some of his ethics. Because of its mystical overtones, it has acquired a large variety of interpretations. Its main teaching is if a person does nothing, then peace will be restored; it is the concept of non-action or 无为。When a person does not try to interfere and allows things to

When I was on middle school, I spent my holiday vacation with my family to go to China. I went to some part of China such as Beijing, Luoyang, Shanghai and the others, but I only remembered the one in the Beijing mostly. I was really surprised that China got many cultures that I had not known before. These cultures include food, history and some local tradition. In this essay, I will tell my experience in China and some China’s culture that I have gotten in my trip.

Chinese traditional architecture so far has shown an important accomplishment in term art and it has always represented the high achievement of China in architecture. With the improvement of international trade together

My hometown is Weifang, Weifang is a beautiful city, with great outstanding people and much more scenic spots. Now, please allow me to introduce the beautiful Weifang. Welcome to Weifang, you can visit the beautiful scenery, enjoy the profound culture.

The travel city I would recommend is Qingdao. Although I came to the city less than a year, but I have deeply loved here, obsessed with the climate here, scenery, local conditions and customs.why someone should visit ?After 08 years of Olympic Games, Qingdao's popularity has raised a lot in Qingdao, and Qingdao has become one of the most popular cities in the country.Because Qingdao is a seaside city, but also a lot of people because of the sea view and admiring, so the summer during the summer vacation, a particularly large number of people, so people think the best time to travel in April and October.April Qingdao spring turns warm again, feeling that the whole city Huanran Zhongshan Park Sakura, Sakura Avenue on both sides of the cherry blossom, quite spectacular. Of course, you do not like crowded, Qingdao has many streets on both sides planted cherry blossoms, as in addition to Japan, cherry planting the most concentrated areas, may be in your hotel downstairs is a cherry road. As the last calm before the peak season, take a walk in the old city.Qingdao is a city on the hill, mountain linked, choose a good weather on the mountain or mountain view or small signal seamounts, look at the red house near the brim, and then look at the quiet shore. "Red tile blue" was displayed in front of you.Qingdao four seasons I love most is autumn, when the wind wrapped with the smell of the sea to hit you, it is a magical feeling, Ba Da Guan beauty of autumn leaves in a complete mess,

When talking about Qingdao, people often say “red tiles and green trees, blue sea and clear sky”. These simple words sum up the features of the city. In other places of China, the roofs are gray tiles. But in Qingdao, many old buildings have the bright red tiles. Qingdao has a high green rate, the city like a natural oxygen bar. Green trees become a character of the city. Qingdao surrounded by sea on three sides, the sea is Qingdao’ charm. Because the green trees and circled by three sides, Qingdao has a clear sky.

Weifang is located in the central part of Shandong province. It is a investment potential and the development of dynamic emerging economy strong city in China. Weifang is also the birthplace of Chinese kite culture. It is also the "international kite meeting" held fixed. Kite is one of the largest in the history of our country, the origin and distribution of woodcut New Year 's paintings. It is also known as "the world kite".