Life In China

Western imperialism in China was very significant, costed the lives of millions of people, but also helped shape China into a much stronger country than it was before, being ruled by the Qing Dynasty. Imperialism is a country extending its power and influence through the use of military force. There were two wars between the imperialists and China, the first and second Opium wars. The result of these wars was the weakening of the Qing Dynasty and led to a time of rebuilding, which was a great struggle, for China. The Europeans wanted to trade with China because of the great opportunity that they saw in the market. China’s population, which was 430 million, was seen as a fast and easy way for the Europeans to make a lot of money. The

Before the arrival of western powers, China was very stable, agricultural, and ethnocentric. They had many factories that produced silk, cotton, and porcelain with their natural resources: salt, tin, silver, and iron mines. They had no interest of trade or interaction with foreigners. From the early eighteenth century, European and American Imperialism spread throughout China with a goal to extend their nation’s power. China was one of many territories that undertook the changes of New Imperialism. By 1912, the country was governed by outside nations: Great Britain (mostly), Russia, Germany, France, and Japan. Their influence on China resulted malignantly on the country’s economy, political ties, and lifestyle; in spite of the few

China’s population was growing rapidly, almost doubling between 750 and 1100. Because of this huge population boom, paper money was established, and the trade industry grew. There were many advances that were made, such as technological improvements

a. The population of China approximately doubled between the start of the Ming dynasty in 1368 and its collapse and replacement by the Manchus in 1415 in North China . This population increase, along with a reduction in government regulation, led to China’s Commercial Revolution, which lasted from 1500 and 1800. Economic advances during this

- China had the most profitable and wealthiest economy compared to most of the world via their highly export-based trade.

The three qualities of Buddhism; awareness, kindness, and wisdom made China a happier, more pleasant place to live as it quickly spread around Ancient China. The Persian invention of the Irrigation System allowed farmers to provide enough food and decreased the chances of famines gigantically. Not only did the Silk Road bring new goods to China but the Chinese inventions began appearing all over. During the Tang Dynasty (618 -907) printing techniques were introduced in Ancient China. In the thirteenth century many Europeans picked up those techniques, via the Silk Road, and those same printing techniques made a debut in Europe (travelchinaguide.com).

During the 1800's China experienced major internal strains in addition to Western imperialist pressure that was backed by military power which China could not match.

China had a prosperous economy based on technological and industrial development and long-distance trade. China raised taxes and confiscated the land of wealthy individuals. Iron metallurgy in China was high. Iron was used domestically

China has a yin and yang that made the sky and the earth. China's myth says that there was a man and a woman that couldn't live without each other. Thus, the man made the earth for people to walk and the woman made the sky to have a day and night. The man and the woman were very intelligent and could make animals, plants and many more things. The woman could make day and night, rain, or sunshine. The woman had the power to make the weather change and to make people happy. The man had the power to make plants for the first humans, and to make mountains for the humans to live on. The first humans will need food, water and a place to live. The man and the woman work together to make the humans live well and help them become more intelligent.

In china there has been no central rule in China for 70 years until the Song Dynasty created in 960. Things started to change in China, for example, the government started to aid the poor a lot more than what they have in the past. They were getting this money from the newly introduced income tax. This made a lot of people happy and everyone started to have more patriotism and pride. This pride gave the government a feel of legitimacy. Some of the major things the government is paying for is the roads, food, and education. Pottery at this time helps out the economy in China, because the pottery is so advanced that it was being exported for good money and it also led more people to come to China. Even though China was number one in the world for many things like technology and a sophisticated culture they were weak military wise (Holcombe p.127).

They were among the countries that seemed destined for world domination—with their advancements in technology and a powerful military, conquering new lands, like the New World, did not seem out of their reach. According to Paul Kennedy, in his essay, Rise of the Western World, China had a “hierarchic administration run by a well-educated Confucian bureaucracy” that gave them a “coherence and sophistication to Chinese society which was the envy of foreign visitors” (Kennedy 5-6). This was opposite of the European world of this time; there was no unified leader to rule over everyone. Not to mention, the countries were all scattered and separated, so it would have been difficult to govern the anonymity of it. Other achievements, which made China seemed as if they were on the path to being successful leaders in dominating new lands, were their technology and military. China is credited in inventing gunpowder and canons, as well as having a domineering military, something the Europeans did not have at this time due to being too spread out and not unified. Like China, the Ottoman Turks also had a substantial army, which posed as threat to the rest of the world. The Ottoman Empire had advancements, such as libraries like the Chinese had, and also in medicine and mathematics. Both these cultures were surely on their way to success, but each had their downfall. Even with the downfalls, Europe faced disadvantages that outweighed their

In the book China: A Nation in Transition, many topics are covered, including the one-child policy, religious ceremonies, and most importantly, women's rights and emancipation. In the chapter Chinese Communism and Emancipation of Women, the reader learns about various issues China has with gender inequality between men and women along with quickly growing campaigns and efforts in the pursuit of equal rights. For example, this chapter covers what rulers have done in order to help women , like when the young Mao Zedong added women studying abroad to his socialist society, along with pointing out some discrepancies between men and women, like passing the Health Care and Labor Organizations law creating limitations on jobs women can perform. On

China was successful in becoming a powerful society. The inventions in created over time helped with food production which was vital since China’s population was growing quickly. Another success became trade across the silk road where China could trade silk and other goods in order to sustain and build its

The exploratory experiences were very different. In China, their project was shot term and for Europe, it was a major project that changed history. Spain and Portugal had similar motivation and goals. The Europeans were searching for trade routes to Asia and Portugal set up trades in east Asia. China have up, so they didn’t have a goal as strong as theirs. The Chinese experiences were commanded by Zheng He. He was the Muslim explorer who went and led many voyages. His desire was to spread Chinese prestige. He was one of the greatest person in the Chinese history. He led over 300 ships called “treasure ships”. Zheng He voyages connected in the Indian ocean, while Christopher Columbus voyages connected Europe with Americas in a way that no previous

In February of 2012, as I was reviewing the information about the Darden’s GEMBA program, specifically the locations of the global residencies, it was hard for me to be excited about going to China. It would be my sixth time visiting the country. At the time, I was hoping for a more unique location, somewhere where I had not been, yet somewhere where, from a business perspective it would be a valid place to go. How about Japan or South Korea, I pondered.