Zhoushan Comparison

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

In the period 1046B.C- 256B.C the Zhou Dynasy ruled. Next, during 221B.C -206B.C, the Qin Dynasty ruled. Finally from 400 years to 220C.E, the Han Dynaty ruled. Throughout all these dynasties, political, economical, social,and religion, were problems which led to different scenerious.

In the long history of China, there are three dynasties that are similar and different. These three dynasties are Zhou (1046-256 BC), Qin (221 BC to 206 BC) and Han dynasty (206BC -220AD). They have similar government structure, different way of strengthen government, and different teaching.

The most influential minds in the Chinese mental tradition vaunt under the Zhou, particularly towards the last period of the Zhou Dynasty, considered a repetition of intellectual and artistic awakening. Many of the ideas developed by figures copy Laozi, Confucius, Mencius and Mozi, who all lived during the Eastern Zhou duration, would suit the character of Chinese civilization up to the bestow day.

Before our trip, I’m going to make a brief introduction of Shanghai and you may understand why you should visit this city and what you should visit. Shanghai, which is located in the East China on the mouth of Huangpu River, is the largest city of China mainland. It is regarded as a “shopping paradise” in mainland of China; The Bund is a must for visitors to Shanghai; Nanjing Road is regard as “China’s NO.1 Street”, and we can find many century-old shop, where you can enjoy many kinds delicious food; The orient Pearl TV Tower is 468 meters high and we will see a panoramic view of

All throughout the world, populous cities such as New York City and Shanghai, inhabit crowded streets that are overflowing with people; these multifarious cities are examples of sites of encounters. In the middle ages, a valid example is the city Quanzhou, China. Quanzhou, being a site of encounter enjoyed a plentiful of trade, though they were forced to issue more laws and protection to ensure safety within. Trading with foreign countries created cultural diffusion within this city along with a diverse society. By being a site of encouter, the city of Quanzhou’s political and cultural worlds were the most impacted.

San Francisco, as a multicultural city, undoubtedly included a large variety of groups of people from all around the world. In English 162 course, we’ve learned a lot about history and culture of the bay area. From the gold rush the outsiders came, to the diversity of the Fillmore, we can see that even people far from the other side of the earth came here for a better life. As for myself, I came from a Chinese culture country, which is surely different from the culture here in America. Besides “The Only Real Day” by Frank Chin really interests me of how the Chinese’s attitude toward this distinct culture, and how they struggled and coined their own lifestyle. Since San Francisco Chinatown is so famous and successful, it gives me an inspiration of comparing the architectures, culture and atmosphere with the Orient.

Specifically, the Treaty of Nanjing, which was signed by China and Britain after the first Opium War in 1842, gave more rights to British traders within China: “The Emperor of China agrees to… permit [British traders] to carry on their mercantile transactions with whatever persons they please,”. British traders now had the ability to trade directly with the public, a privilege that China had long denied foreign countries. These new rights made it easier for British merchants to trade opium, and increased its prevalence in the population. Not only that, British traders used their new rights to gain a strong foothold in the Chinese economy. The Treaty of Nanjing ensured that Britain would have a powerful influence within China and could do whatever they wanted. But in 1906, Britain ended the opium trade when China proposed a 10-year plan to completely eradicate opium. The Chinese government had kept the issue alive since 1900 by negotiating smaller treaties to block opium trading, but it wasn’t until 1905 that British lawmakers seriously considered China’s demands for an end to the trade. By 1900 Britain was making less and less money from the opium trade, with opium imports into China having peaked in the late 19th century. The overwhelming power of the opium trade had created an imbalance in

The second theme in this is when they talked about that most cities had some type of autonomous self-government, and they have mutual self-interest. Furthermore, they had largely limited violence, and attempts to monopolize trade. And that the most developed area of the commercial web was made-up of the ports surrounding the South China sea.

In the early eighteen hundreds, Britain and other European countries demanded more and more Chinese commodities, especially tea and silk. However, only the port in Canton was opened to foreign countries, and Chinese would not take any other form of payments besides silver. The desire to make China into a free market that foreigners have more access to and the increasing, though illegal, European opium import to China eventually created tension between the European countries, especially Britain, and the Chinese government (Allingham Par. 1-2). The two battles fought and won by European powers were known as the Opium Wars. China’s politics, economy, and intellects were both positively and negatively

The Mongols were responsible for the establishment of the largest land empire in history, stretching across Central Asia while moving into Eastern Europe as well as the Middle East. The Mongol Empire began its formal foundation in 1206 under the rule of Genghis Khan and eventually ending with its eventual disintegration into multiple weaker states. Mongol influence in China during the Yuan dynasty is particularly unique, due to the fact that it was the first time non-Chinese reigned and held power. The early years of the Yuan Dynasty, led by Kublai Khan, were a time of significant expansion and change for the Chinese, as well as Mongols, in terms of governmental institutions and international economics. Primary source documents referred to

A large number of mineworkers, including numerous Chinese who had been working in California, hurried into the region. Britain immediately made the settlement of British Columbia on the territory, with its capital city at New Westminster, to keep American diggers from asserting that the area had a place with the United States (The Early Chinese Canadians, 2015). The requirement for work in British Columbia prompted numerous Chinese being contracted to manufacture streets, clear land and develop railroads. They additionally worked in coal mines and fish canneries and on homesteads. Guangzhou, on the delta of the Pearl River that fills the South China Sea, was the fundamental port in southern China. Since the eighth century, it had served vendors who exchanged far and wide with different districts of China, Southeast Asia and even the Middle East (The Early Chinese Canadians,

The consumption of luxury goods in China is mounting sharply. Not only those born to elite families, but also many common people are greedy for luxury brands (China, a Booming

Prior to the Holocaust, Shanghai developed unique conditions that later made it more accessible to emigrants fleeing from the volatile conditions of German-occupied Europe. Because Shanghai was the location of China’s largest port (Gutman 1346), it bordered the East China Sea, and therefore it was more easily reached by many Jews coming from ocean routes. One such convoy escaped the war in Warsaw, Poland and took

There were many problems with the system of trade in China; even before opium trading began. China, believing herself to be the most civilized and advanced country, did not feel the need to satisfy Britain, a “barbarian” country’s request for freer trade and were concerned the British wanted land. Britain however,