... were studied. During the time of emperor Gaozong they carried out the process of the Tang Materia Medica. This was the first pharmacopoeia. The golden age of poetry took place during the tang dynasty. The poetry was some of the best ever. Some of the great poets are Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi. Li Bia wrote about 900 poems and ... was thought to be the greatest of all Chinese poets. Du Fu traveled all around the country writing poetry. His two greatest poems were titled "Three Officials", and "Three Leaves". Bia Soyi wrote about 3,000 poems. The usual themes for for his poems were cente...

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... pattern of a flowing river, complete with detailed water rings around it. The power of this garden comes from its silence and ability to calm the mind. Arts such as haiku poetry, ikebana (flower arrangement), tea ceremony and several others are filled with Zen spirit. The inner power of Zen has been brought out through art. Zen art is a process where the ... way. Arrangements are made in patterns of three: one branch reaches for heaven, one for earth and one for human being in the middle. Haiku or the Zen art of poetry unifies what is outside with what is inside of one's mind. "Haiku is...

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... pattern of a flowing river, complete with detailed water rings around it. The power of this garden comes from its silence and ability to calm the mind. Arts such as haiku poetry, ikebana (flower arrangement), tea ceremony and several others are filled with Zen spirit. The inner power of Zen has been brought out through art. Zen art is a process where the ... way. Arrangements are made in patterns of three: one branch reaches for heaven, one for earth and one for human being in the middle. Haiku or the Zen art of poetry unifies what is outside with what is inside of one's mind. "Haiku is...

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... . He organized the capital with roads, gates, curfew for safety, and canal transportation. Emperor Zong was a poet and promoted writing poetry. Tang poems were known to be short, lyric pieces, some long enough to be style narrative poems. Chinese verse is poetry of mood, strongly allusive and about nature. Taxes imposed on individuals by Emperor Zong were three times the amount before ... ...

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... the tea and as a major trade product 4. Growth of southern cities as a commerce center 5. General use of printing because of the exam system spread of wors and literature 6. Flowering of poetry especially among court aristocrats 7. Foreign influence (central Asia, India, Japan, Korea, Tibet) in arts and life. 8. Buddhist sculptures: laughing Buddha, Bodhisattua Guanyi, Buddha Amila 9. Further development of earthen ware pottery ... factions 3. Strong regional general warring w/ each other 4. Taxation system broke down 5. Increase in tax fee states 6. Population increased Rebellions upri...

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About Chinese calligraphy Some days ago I went to a friend's home. His father is a scholar and have a wide ken on many fields. He mentioned the calligraphy of Mao Zedong and song high praise on it. He wandered how Mao Zedong could get so high achievements on so many different fields. I told him that in ... , a branch of philosphy founded by Lao Zi which asked people to obey the rule by the universe and treat ourselves as a part of the nature. In Lao Zi's works, he mentioned the theory of empty. He said when a bowl or a room is empty, it can be used as a implement. So in a calligraphy works, t...

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... preparing his students. Several of his disciples went on to hold key positions in the government. In addition to teaching, Confucius spent much of his time on classics such as poetry and music. Confucius was a large believer that things should be based on virtue, and not on blood. Confucius" dream was to have a position as advisor to a wise ruler, but never ... ...

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... to change to meet more western type belief systems without losing it's communist ideas. When he talked about the poverty he mentioned that in it's tenure, the Chinese government has moved 200 million people above the poverty line. He also mentioned that 4 to 5 million are still below that line but the government is moving rapidly to change that. Li Zhaoxing brags continuously ... ...

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... this to what was discussed at the conference, in that the US, China, & Russia are facing similar problems amongst each other. One of the speakers representing China, Dr. Gao Fei mentioned that US and China have a very strong economic relationship with each other (biggest trade partners) and that without the strength of this relationship backing the Chinese economy, China would essentially ... ...

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... teachings served to indicate that an education was necessary for the individual to be able to view practically the world from a virtuous or ethical perspective. While some of the practices mentioned are not always applicable in modern society, the concepts that Aristotle and Confucius discussed might still be considered relevant in today's society. As both practices concerned with the benefit of ... ...

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... . Lastly the Ban Zhao's lessons for women, was almost similar to the movie of Mulan, but this was an article. Women were generally not equal as men were like I've mentioned before. Zhao was a philosopher and historian. She married at the age of fourteen, meaning she had a new family. Sadly, her husband died young making her the lowest rank in her ... ...

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... the past. The greenhouse gases that are causing our atmosphere to heat up have come from humans burning fossil fuels for energy. A contributor to global warming is air pollution. As mentioned before, most of the pollutants in the air are man-made. Energy consumption, road transport, agriculture and the production of goods are the main sources of air pollution (BMUB). While ... ...

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... more mountains than plains, which hard for farmers use machines to framing. This indirectly led to the use of pesticides. Domestic pollution is also very serious in China. It has mentioned that China has the largest population in the world. This large number of the population will produce a lot of sewage. No treated sewage is discharged directly into rivers causing pollution ... ...

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... , people were generally divided into three social classes; the nobles and priests were the highest rank, while slaves and outcasts were the lowest. The people other than the two classes mentioned were free common people who possessed jobs such as merchants, craftsmen, and farmers. They were responsible for the majority of contributions to the economic and cultural well being. In today ... ...

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... sexual equality, independent female characteristics and disobedience of unreasonable situations. To conclude, it is a hard fact that Hong Kong young female is more open-minded generally. Apart from the reasons mentioned above, there are still other factors accelerating "open-minded" to become the youth culture. Peer influence and influence from the local mass media are the main accelerators. It is always ... ...

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... (1.96 percent). Along with the main load of fuel the space shuttle SRBs have an onboard recovery system, parachutes, floatation devices, signaling devices, and explosive charges for separation. The SRBs mentioned above provide most of the thrust (71 percent) needed to lift the space shuttle off the launch pad. This seems like an easy task, but it's not easy getting something ... ...

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... possibly India. In the post-Cold War era, the best way of deterring major wars between the principal geopolitical actors is the creation of the global security system that we mentioned above. Moreover, an intercontinental deal between an expanded NATO, Russia, China, Japan and possibly India, which would gradually give rise to a more formal structure, could play a decisive role in the ... ...

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... influence its employment structure. High FDI leads to higher employment levels especially in the industrial sectors, which are labour intensive in nature. China is a classic example for all the benefits mentioned above. Over the last 4-5 years strong rise in FDI has stimulated the Chinese economy to such an extent that apart from having a vibrant domestic market, the Chinese have emerged as ... ...

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... the dress of the "Guanyin" in the Museum. Here, we see that culture strongly affected the artistic form of a religious deity. "Guanyin" consists of all the elements and concepts I have mentioned above. During the Sung Dynasty, the Guanyin became a special patron of women and object of a separate cult. These sculptures were beautifully polychromed and well-preserved seated figures, enhanced by their ... ...

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... capital of the country or great industrial cities such as Paris, New York, Tokyo, Munchen and Istanbul. Over-population also causes problem in the schools, bus terminals, airports etc. As I mentioned above that over-population causes problems in the school. Those problems are getting bigger every single day. Overpopulation causes crowded hall ways, too many people in the classes, long lunch ... ...

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... rediscovered by Europeans when exploration brought them into contact with Polynesians and American Indians. The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word tattau, which means "to mark," and was first mentioned in explorer James Cook's records from his 1769 expedition to the South Pacific. Because tattoos were considered so exotic in European and U.S. societies, tattooed Indians and Polynesians drew crowds at ... ...

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... width is twelve paces(300). Many readers might find this hard to believe today and find this just another exaggeration of Polo or maybe Rustichello. Marco Polo: The travels also mentioned the Chinese cultures eating habits. In China during Polo's travels, the Chinese are not allowed to eat with their left hand. During this time in China, people used their left ... ...

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... combining the two and is the best choice of the three. Were it not for the problem of scarcity and the sad truth about human nature, than any one economy mentioned would be just as good as the next. ...

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... actually a burden to most families who only want male children, (www.warroom ). Females cannot hold jobs and do not work on the fields. They are worthless. All of the nations mentioned all have different reasons for infanticide. The Inuit use of infanticide is more understandable. They had to do it to survive. If they did not practise the technique there whole ... ...

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... at the right time". Taiwan has now passed through the phase of low wages and exploitation, through this it has been replaced by similar conditions in home-grown companies (as mentioned previously). Also, there has been a shift towards energy saving and high technology industries with Taiwan emerging a technological leader in electronics due to the fact of the workforce being more educated ... ...

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