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The Qing Dynasty led by the Manchus was in midst of a chaotic time from 1850 to 1864. The Taiping Rebellion was one of the rebellions the dynasty had to face against during this time period, however this rebellion almost caused the dynasty to collapse. One of the contributing factors that helped the Manchu led dynasty stayed in power in China was an American mercenary turned Chinese commander, Frederick Townsend Ward. Frederick T. Ward was a man of questionable motives as many historians have wrote

Most Martial arts films in China generally tend to foreground issues of gender. In addition, these films portray a fixed line of gender separation. The Chinese Martial arts film culture has always been more receptive to the general idea of the female character in what Westerners would indeed consider exclusively male role such as the action hero (Castillo 3). In the martial art films several actress have even established their entire reputations as action stars. The action heroes were also held up

Color Emphasis in Raise the Red Lantern Chen Ning (Jenny) Yen 58935107 ASIA 355 Professor Rui Wang 23/11/2012 Scholars and film critiques have often regarded the fifth-generation film Director, Zhang Yi Mou’s films as a visually sensual feast (Zhu 26). The predominant use of the color Red in his highly stylized films: Red Sorghum (1988), Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern (1991) are evidence of his trademark visual style thus leading scholars to critically

Exceeds his limitations as a guitarist in this generation Herman Li does. Most famous for his guitar solos and using his whammy bar he is. Several awards such as, the ¨best shredder”, ¨best riff¨, and ¨best metal¨ awards Li won. As the lead guitarist of the band ¨Dragon Force”, he deserves credit for his major success. By following his dreams, he presently stands out for as an amazing guitarist, with much practice you can accomplish almost anything. The trick to success is not talent it is passion

remarkable strength of Western countries and the gradual weakening of Qing, also realized the necessity in strengthening the country so as to resist the invasion of the West. To strengthen and modernize the country, officials such as Zeng Guofan and Li HongZhang led a series of projects known as Self-Strengthening Movement in the 1860s. Advocates of the movement aimed at adopting advanced Western weapons and technology while leaving traditional Confucian values untouched. Bearing this in mind, they

differences of the two films are especially embodied in the two respective female protagonists. As you will notice there is an emphasis on gender roles, which plays an immense part in each film. Qiu Ju, which was played by the prominent actress Gong Li starred in, “The Story of Qiu Ju.” Ermo, which was played by Ai Liya starred in, “Ermo.” In the following paragraphs I will compare and contrast these films in many ways, as well

As one of the leading scholars in the Jiaxing prefecture, Li Rihua not only enthusiastically supported the editing of the local gazetteer, but also became an influential leader in tea drinking in this area who organized and promoted the routine practice of spring water delivery from the Mount Hui. Moreover, he even created The Agreement of Spring Water Delivery to establish and regulated this practice, To deliver water from the Mount Hui, three fen silver (1 fen =0.01 tael) should be paid for each

One of the most significant changes occurred in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. During the revolution itself, China was virtually cut off from the rest of the world in a form of extreme “cultural protectionism” (Hong, 1998, p.2). There was a severe lack of cultural imports during the Cultural Revolution, regardless of whether they were industrial or cultural imports. However, under Deng Xiaoping’s leadership, an era of reform began in China. The nation began to open itself up politically and

Li in Confucianism Analects is a book of collected sayings of Confucius (Kong Zi, 551-479 B.C.). It is one of the most important texts of Confucianism. This classical text has been translated by a lot of Western people, and remains a hot topic in Chinese Studies (or Sinology). Herbert Fingarette's book Confucius -- the Secular as Sacred focuses on "Li", one of the core concepts about "human nature, comportment and relationships" in Confucianism. As a professional philosopher, the author is

Everyone gathered on the campus grounds waiting on the bus to take us on our very first archaeological field expedition. I’ll be the first to admit I’m something of a loner, my only contacts with my fellow classmates was the occasional salutation of “Good Moring” when entering a classroom but only if someone beat me to the room. Normally I’m the first person there because I like sitting at the back of the classroom and those are normally the first seats to go. Imagine our surprise when we found out