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There are plenty arguments that support why Zheng He's voyages should be celebrated or should not be celebrated. Zheng He's voyages should be celebrated because of his distance and destination, size of his fleet and treasure ship, and lastly his voyages had a glorious purpose. As a kid, Ma He watched his father die in front of him and then was taken by the Ming Dynasty's invading army. He became close with the leader and Ma He rose through ranks of military and was soon renamed Zheng He. Zheng He

Foot binding is “the custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth.” This harsh practice belonged to the unique Chinese culture. Foot binding originated with upper-class dancers and then spread to the Song Dynasty. In the 12th century, foot binding became more and more popular amongst Chinese women. From there, it eventually spread to many other dynasties and classes. By the mid-17th century, every girl who married had bound feet. The foot binding

Chinese immigrants during the 1800s was a vital contributor to the success of the Central Pacific transcontinental railroad. The railroad would not be such a big accomplishment for its size and time it took to complete, if not from the contribution of foreign labor, in this case Chinese. While the importance of foreign labor is very evident from the creation of the transcontinental railroads, the Chinese workers life while in the United States during this time did not illustration that. The life

Central Asia Sui Empire (581 – 618) - Founder was Yang Jian, a member of the ethically mixed, militaristic northwestern Chinese aristocracy Religion- the Sui Empire adopted the idea of Buddhism, mainly thanks to the influence of Emperor Wen when he established himself as a Buddhist leader Political- Built a bureaucracy modeled on Qin and Han practices The Sui empire was very influenced by the 3 departments and 6 ministries system. The 3 departments and 6 ministries system enhanced royal

Yilin Lyu In the 19th century, technological improvements enabled many European nations to enlarge their power and have greater impact on other parts of the world. Those impacts are clearly demonstrated in the book Abina and the Important Men and the source Fifty Years of New Japan. Abina and the Important Men views on how a young woman from Gold Coast, West Africa in the 1870s failed to declare her own freedom in a local British dominated court. The source Fifty Years of New Japan demonstrates

components are present in the cosmos, have enabled evolution, and have fine tuned our cultures. Fireworks are very versatile for any culture no matter the uses. Also fireworks have made an enormous impact on our history, ever since they were created in China. Fireworks are extremely impressive and can be used in several ways. Fireworks started as people throwing bamboo into a fire to make a loud noise. To this day, fireworks have changed so dramatically! In the beginning when gunpowder was discovered

From the American Born Chinese, the text and image shared the equal and precise time in moments on every page of the book on what happened in the story, and how the author and the book relate the reader to his or her experience. The text and image affect my reading experience in more entertaining ways of understanding the story and how do I feel about reading the book. For people like the graphic novel, it helps them to read and imagine easily toward them. Also, the text and image of this book American

The three ways in which authority is expressed in the Ise Jingu Shinto shrine. One of the main ways that authority is expressed at Ise Jingu is in its construction as it is not a permanent building but in fact rebuilt every twenty-five years in a cycle of birth and renewal. Because of this it requires a huge monetary and laborious process that has to be organized and the ability to construct this temple shows that a leader not only has a skilled workforce but also the funds to embark on such a task

The Tang Dynasty had its ups and down in government, just like any other Dynasty but most emperors and their government was good. The emperors from the Tang Dynasty helped improve the empire in economy, military, trade, religion and respect for all the people and their religions. The first emperor, who created the Tang Dynasty, was Li Yuan. As he ruled from 618 to 626 he united the empire and respected his people. He respected everyones opinions by lowering the taxes for them and letting everyone

Water tasting has become a special skill among the tea drinkers during the Ming era, and this ability was utilized by many scholar-officials to demonstrate their sensual sensitivity and the sophistication of their taste. In the late-Ming period, the importance of water choice was still emphasized by tea experts in their tea books and essays. On one hand, good water can help diffusing the scent of tea; on the other hand, unsuitable and low-quality water would destroy the taste and smell of tea, or