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With the economic development of China rapidly increasing, China has gradually attracted the attention from the worldwide publicity, state media reports, and it has become one of the important players in the international sphere. In general, economic development and growth has become one of the most significant factors for China’s successes. Historically, there are three main periods since the founding of China, which are after the establishment of the country, the period of the opening policy, and

As a political tactic, rulers often portray themselves in a certain way in order to stabilize their reign and rule more effectively. Some take the approach of uniqueness by setting themselves apart from their subject population while others take the approach of sameness by emphasizing the similarities in which they share with the people. Not exclusively limited to apartness or sameness, some rulers have shown to employ a mix of both ruling styles. It is these versatile rulers who have experienced

Event Management Sports event management is the management of the participation of people to an organized time limited event. Events showcase to the public the image of a given sport and its teams hence it is crucial that a favorable image during major events be portrayed. The importance of event organizing is reflected in the move taken by many local authorities to appoint event officers in their respective departments (Watt, 2003). Even in small local authoritative organization at least one person

On October 1, 1949 General Mao Zedong stood upon the steps of the Zhang Zhenshi, and announced Zhongguo will become the People’s Republic of China. This act propelled China into a closed market, red country. Later on, China would become a closed market country; this would end in the late 1980’s when China became an open market country. Since then China’s economy has been growing faster than any other economy in the world, and creating relationships with many countries including the United States

Courtyard, an enclosed area surrounded by buildings, is an open sky space that both creates a sense of privacy and promotes a form of gathering for various purposes. Through centuries of evolvement and development, courtyard has flourished from different cultures and thrived in various forms. One may wonder, when and where did courtyard emerge? How and why have it made its mark on architectural history? Dating back to ca. 6000 BC, when courtyard made its first appearance in Jordan Valley, between

An imperial complex is constructed in the south-eastern central part of Beijing alongside the Forbidden City right in the middle of China’s Ming dynasty. Described by some as “one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history”, the Temple of Heaven was a sign of the opulence in the country at the time and consolidated the power of the Yongle Emperor--Zhu Di. However, hidden behind the Taoist facade lay political unrest as the temple became the hub for governmental

the news is run by the government and the people who write the news are threatened to withdraw from their positions because they will not write propaganda, it becomes a serious issue that can lead a country into turmoil. Such was the situation in Beijing, the capital of China, in 1989, during the student and worker protests at Tiananmen Square and the ultimate killings that occurred on June 4th of that year. The role of the Chinese government in the Tiananmen Square protests went far beyond their

As a head of the tourism department in Qingdao, I am gonging to write the following. An Important Coastal City in East China--Qingdao. Qingdao is located at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula.It is characterized by a unique blend of sea and mountains and a pleasant climate. Qingdao has a total coastline (including its islands) of 870 kilometers, 730 kilometers of which are continental coastline, accounting for one fourth of the total length in Shandong Province. There are numerous capes

decline, it is still a large part of China’s energy structure. It is visibly evident that China’s air pollution is at a frightening all time high. These highly toxic particulate matter levels are not only concerning for the 21 million residents of Beijing, but as well as the rest of the world. Charlie Cambell a

During the 17th and 18th century, drama played a huge role in impacting the urban environment of Beijing and Edo, and its citizens. Drama, transcended through the virtuality of fictional play and characters that come to parallel the everyday life of locals. Although Beijing and Edo are two different cultural regions in the East, their similarity could be accounted for in their inclusiveness of the local commoners through applying the worldview of lower rank members of society to execute the play