Li Xian

EXTENSION HISTORY DRAFT 3 How has portrayal of Empress Wu changed in regards to contextual ideologies? Empress Wu was the first and only female emperor of China in more than four millennia. She is the only recorded woman to rule China in her own right. She began ruling through puppet emperors from 665 to 690, which was unprecedented in Chinese history, she then broke new ground again when she founded her own dynasty in 690, the Zhou Dynasty and ruled personally under the name Emperor Shengshen

Most of them look similar but they still don’t have a standardized written language. This brought out many inconvenient. For example, a student in eastern China wanted to read a book from the western state book, he might need a translator to help him. Li Si (Prime Minister of Qin) noticed the importance of standardized written language and decided to create a written language that can be used in the whole country. He was true,

Philosophy played a significant role in ancient China. Every dynasty had it own mainstream philosophy for the governors to rule the country. Philosophy had a close relationship with the politics in ancient China. The origin of those political systems in ancient China were all based on the mainstream philosophy. Throughout the Chinese history, among all kinds of philosophy, Confucianism was always the one that had the most profound and important influence on each dynasty. In some dynasties, Confucianism

and fox behavior. It will also discuss the transformation that Li and Lian-xiang undergo, going from the supernatural to the natural. In Pu Song-ling’s “Lian-Xiang”, the main character Sang, is a bachelor living a life of relative isolation. Prior to meeting Li and Lian-xiang, Sang states, “Why should a grown man be afraid of ghosts and foxes? Should a male of either type come, I have a sharp sword. If it’s

This is Shuixi River that Li Daoyuan said in his book. At first I entered along the middle valley and then got over Huang xian before we reached the mid. Walking continuously along the west waterway, we attained the peak of Tai. In the early stages, to enter along the east waterway we can see the Gate to Heaven. The valley in

something called the Tao. The Tao is not something that can be described. It is not a god, a written text, a substance, or even a thing. In this religion, gaining immortality is the purpose of life. In Taoism, there are 8 immortals: He Xian Gu, Cao Guo Jiu, Taiguai Li, Lan Caihe, Lu Dongbin (can also be referred to as Lu Tung Pin), Han Xiang Zi, Zhang Guo Lao, Zhongli Quan. It is believed that the secrets of nature are known by the eight immortals. Taoism has gods for war, town, mountains, rivers,

renowned as the most advanced civilization in the world at that time. Many of its achievements, including its unique art styles such as sancai art, provided inspiration for proceeding dynasties thereafter. Founded in 618 A.D. by former Sui general, Li Yuan, later known as Emperor Gaozu, the Tang dynasty started with a six year reunification battle for control. He established a state with a capital at Chang’an that retained most Sui practices such as the tribute system along with Civil Service examinations

In 2003, Chinese officials initiated a territorial dispute with the Japanese government questioning the sovereignty over the Ryukyu Islands. The territorial dispute was first announced in the communist party newspaper, the People’s Daily, where Li Guoqiang and Zhang Haipeng, prominent academics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, challenged the Japanese sovereignty over the Ryukyu Islands, most notably Okinawa. Specifically, Guoqiang and Haipeng argued that the Ryukyu Islands had previously

3. The influences of the martial culture in the Northern Dynasty 3.1 Ensured the fighting capacity, and also shaped a valiant spirit The militarism in the Northern Dynasties contributed to the generally good physical quality of the people, and made the military have sufficient source to recruit from. And the atmosphere reacted to the social culture. That is a big advantange compared to the Southern Dynasties. The latter put too much importance in the metaphysics. Even the emperor of the Southern

3. The influences of the martial culture in the Northern Dynasty 3.1 Ensured the fighting capacity, and also shaped a valiant spirit The militarism in the Northern Dynasties contributed to the generally good physical quality of the people and made the military have sufficient source to recruit from. And the atmosphere reacted to the social culture. That is a big advantage compared to the Southern Dynasties. The latter put too much importance in the metaphysics. Even the emperor of the Southern Dynasty