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Born in the Chinese province of Henan, Lao Tzu lived from c. 604-c.531 BCE. He was a philosopher attributed with the writing of the Tao-Te-Ching and the reputed founder of Taoism. ("Tao" meaning the way of all life, "Te" meaning the fit use of life by all men, and "Ching" meaning text.) Lao Tzu was not his real name but rather an honorary title given to him by his followers meaning "Old Master".       Lao Tzu believed that human life

As previously mentioned, photographs are able to capture a single moment in time and makes the viewer question the story and motive behind them. Upon further research, the context of each piece becomes dissimilar from that of the others and shows that they are not as analogous as previously thought. Untitled by Malcolm W. Browne captures the bleakness and frustration felt by Buddhists in South Vietnam in 1963. The monk in this picture is protesting the ill-treatment of those practicing Buddhists

One Child Policy in China According to ChinaWaterRisk.org, “Experts project that water supply will not be able to meet demand by 2030 if China carries on with business as usual.” In 1949 China became a Communist nation and was taken control of by Mao Zedong. Mao believed humans were extremely precious and people should produce as much offspring as possible. The slogan “Late, Long, and Few,” meaning to marry late, wait long before having children, and have very few children, came into play when

Ancient India/China Reading Challenge: 4.2 Required Reading: Ancient India: 1. Name the first two major cities of the Indus Valley including the years they are believed to have developed and some of the accomplishments of their citizens: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are believed to have developed 4,600 years ago. The citizens of Indus Valley had counting, measuring, and weighing systems. 2. How and around what period of time did the Indus Valley culture end? Changing river patterns with series

Gutowski 1 BrandonGutowski Carrie Morris Narration of Asia 30 January 2012 The Influence of Buddhism In Chinese Martial Arts Since first introduced During the Han Dynasty, Buddhism has played a major role in Chinese art and culture. This is especially true in the traditions that surround the art of Shaolin Kung-Fu, and their strong belief in Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Kung-Fu was Influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama and focuses heavily on the belief that enlightenment is attained through

Civilizations have been very important to the evolution of human history. Mesopotamian, Egyptian and Chinese were ancient agricultural civilizations. They were very similar in some ways, but also differed in many ways. Mesopotamia, Egyptian and Chinese geography, agriculture, political societies, culture, and religion varies in more ways than one can realize. They all shared the same concepts of writing. All three civilizations valued religion and made it a big part of their lives. Mesopotamian

Mahatma Gandhi said, “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” Gandhi was upset with the British ruling India and how they treated thousands of Indians so harshly. Both Sun Yat-sen and Yuan Shikai held political power and had their own idea of running China. Similar to Gandhi, Sun Yat-sen and Yuan Shikai had their own beliefs in how China should be ruled in order to maximize both its economic and educational wealth. Sun Yat-sen was born on November 12, 1866 in Zhongshan

Food additives in China While it currently seems perfectly normal to consume products that contain diverse additives, some products contain substances that are especially harmful and that are illegal in most areas. While conditions are somewhat stable in developed countries, things are critical in more vulnerable territories as the authorities have little to no resources to fight the current. Countries like China have experienced a serious war against food additives during recent years, but the

From the Shang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Chinese culture had influence to neighboring and some distant countries, at the same time China also transformed by other influence. One of the dominating traditional belief with which China interacted with the world was a “vassal” or “tributary” formation. It basically believed itself to be the center of civilization and other small states as tributaries or vessels like a river with small tributaries. It was essentially an arrangement under which all

The years of 1953 to 1957 marked a period of experimentation within the domestic Chinese economy. Following the successful redistribution of land between 1949 to 1952, the Chinese government created the ambitious First Five Year Plan (FFYP), aimed towards the fast industrialisation of heavy and light industry. The Plan followed closely the Soviet model of industrialisation, translating it into the Chinese context, and having the advantage of hindsight and experience to avoid some of the “grosser