Cantonese, the first language of 4% of the Chinese speaking world, is the most widely known and influential variety of Chinese other than Mandarin. ... Chinese (Cantonese) is in Sinitic type. Because there has long been a single method for writing Chinese, and a common iterary and cultural history, a tradition has grown up of referring to, the eight main arieties of speech in China as dialects. ... Manchu transcriptions of Chinese words are very valuable to the study of Chinese phonology of the Ching dynasty. ... The difference here is that there is no article in Chinese and there is no...

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Throughout human history there have been many migrations of diverse people to diverse lands, in search of food, shelter, work, money, opportunities, freedom, religion and success. Today, America is known for it's rich immigrant history. The history that was made by the people of hundreds of nationalities, who came to the United States to seek a new life style, a new job and a new home. ... In our precious American history there has been discrimination against the immigrants that resulted in laws, which were passed by the legislature and affected the civil liberties promised by our beloved...

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" (Drescher) The Chinese created the first real toothbrush or tooth-cleaning device. ... " (Blain) Obviously, this kind toothbrush did not become as popular as the Chinese'. Going back to China, the main problem with the toothbrush was the bristles. ... The Chinese generally used more herbal materials such as salt and mints. ... " (History) Along with brushing your teeth, flossing also plays a key role in keeping good dental hygiene. ...

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History Essay: China The weakness of the Chinese empire by the nineteenth century can be explained as much by the superiority of the westerners as by the traditional Chinese society. ... The social structure of traditional China was a major cause of China's weakness in the nineteenth century. ... However the result of the movement was yet another failure in China's history, as the movement collapsed around the mid-1890. ... The Taiping Rebellion was possibly one of the bloodiest conflicts in history. ... This didn't work however with the Boxer's being crushed miserably, ...

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The methods of ruling, used by the Mongols in China, were far superior to the Chinese ruling methods. ... This caused widespread rebellion in China. ... The Tang Dynasty in China was perhaps the best dynasty China has ever been through. ... The Chinese never liked the Mongols, however the Mongols had a way of ruling that was unique and the Chinese appreciated it. ... A Chinese peasant founded the Ming Dynasty. ...

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The Chinese had a long history of culture, which very often intrigue many, including myself. ... "Culture is all the historically created designs for living, explicit and implicit, rational, irrational, nonrational, which exist at any given time as potential guides for the behavior of men" Indeed, many of the cultural practices we see today, regardless of nationalities, saw its roots back in history. ... Confucian philosophy is distinctively Chinese, a culture of the Chinese that had been practiced since ages ago. ... In the Chinese business scene, one can see numerous Chinese associations an...

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A brief of Asian American History People move from one place to other place for better opportunities, better life, and chances of advancement. ... I got a chance to read experiences, problems, harassments, stereotypes, discriminations and slaveries of Asian American people in the book "A history of Asian Americans Strangers From A Different Shore by Ronald Takaki." ... History of Asian American is concentration on the experiences and stories of early immigrations. ... Most of these early Chinese workers were from the Guangdong (also called Canton) province in China. ... The Chinese Ex...

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The Chinese used coins with holes as their currency. ... China is located in the eastern Asia. ... China's lands are bordered on the east by the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. ... Next, there are two major rivers in China. ... Western China is like the west in the U.S. ...

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Chinese American families often celebrate traditional Chinese holidays such as Chinese New Year and the moon festival. ... Many elderly Chinese have a strong belief in Chinese medicine. ... Chinese American parents send their children to Chinese language school to learn Cantonese. ... -born Chinese American lamented, "I am reminded that I am Chinese although my orientation and lifestyle are more American than Chinese. I have littel knowledge about Chinese history, language, of culture" (Wong 85). ...

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How has the issue of gender superiority evolved in China? The existence of women throughout China's history was that of total inferiority. ... This was a big change for the women of China. ... (Tan p. 11) Chinese history has been traced as far back as 500,000 years ago. However, China has a 4,000 year recorded history. ...

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Also, because of the history of English in China, English education in China has its own style which is no speaking English and by the influence of English, Chinese people created China English and English became a required skill for working. "Adamson (2002) analyzes the official role and status of English language and education in China by dividing Chinese history into three periods – the Qing dynasty, the Republican era, and the People's Republic of China.... English already has a long history in China, Chinese people also created their own English style which is the China E...

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The Opium War of China, beginning in January 1840, was a major Turning Point in history which subsequently affected a great number of the Chinese population of 400 million. ... China was an agrarian country, and was ruled over by an Emperor. ... The official history of the Ming had described how the Portuguese used to boil and eat Chinese children. ... The British have always considered using conflict to force trade upon the Chinese, but a total war with China was not an initial plan. ... The prospects of extraterritoriality in China was also appealing to the British, where although they w...

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I also think that Chinas laws are too strict for people to abide by. ... This shows how unfair and cruel china's laws can be. ... The abortion procedures in China are unnerving to most people. ... And this is not how women in china should be treated. ... And they would explain to her various choices such as whether she should could keep the child or have the option for an abortion and how it would fit her personal medical history to help her reach a decision and then provide prenatal care or abortion services, either in the doctors office or a clinic or hospital. ...

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The Future of Chinese Cities Two weeks ago, I went back to my hometown Tianjin. ... First of all, we can have a look at the present development of Chinese cities. ... The consequence may be highly developed cities with advanced high technology but without history. ... And the characteristics are based on the history, culture and tradition. ... The areas with historical culture features and the excellent historical buildings are parts of landscape and are the evidence of Chinese longstanding history and splendid civilization. ...

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China changed though, when Europeans came. ... Pretty soon, the European countries had taken much Chinese land away and controlled some areas of China. ... He was easily disposed, due to lack of Chinese support. ... When Japan began conquering China, Kaishek ended his war with the Chinese Communists and allied with them for a short time to fight the Japanese. ... The Nationalists fled to Taiwan and proclaimed Taipei the capital of China, while the Communists established the People's Republic of China. ...

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Slavery is on the rise in China as immigration flows grow and private business blossoms. ... Slavery in China is a term covering numerous labour abuses. ... Slavery in China is very organized. ... If we are to look at American history as the truth, then we are truly blind. History has been and well always be written in the eyes of the writer ...

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The Indus had an extensive trade history with the Deccan Plateau, Persia and Mesopotamia. ... Unlike China, they didn't (ew!). The Chinese instead focussed on scientific advancements. ... The Chinese most notably had extremely large palaces (forbidden city) and the Great Wall of China. ... As a result of these two civilizations, the advances in science, art, architecture and trade advanced throughout history. ...

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Jia Qing-ling, who is a history professor in Qing-hua University, lists the dishes that Song emperor was served during the Spring Festival. ... Even the ancient Chinese doctor Li Shi-zhen wrote a book Compendium of Materia Medica on the use of herbs in Chinese cuisines. The enthusiasm of the Chinese people and the popularity of cooking encouraged the development of Chinese cooking technology. ... Chinese cooking has a long history, from the precious food for the emperors, to the poor diet during the Cultural Revolution, to the modern cooking styles of the present, it has become an important p...

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Contributors include the ideology of Confucius, a wise Chinese philosopher; the alleged principles behind the status of women in Chinese society; the first emperor to govern a united China, Shi Huangdi; and the numerous religious beliefs, which the people adopted during the era of Traditional China. The ideas and teachings of the most respected philosopher in Chinese history, Confucius, have had a major impact on the beliefs, customs and culture in Traditional China. ... According to Traditional China, such experiences practised on Chinese women proved that they truly were inferior. ... Chi...

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China has for many years been a major contributor in the role of technology. ... But China is indeed better than at any time in its modern history. ... This would not be a good way to approach the Chinese. China bases their decisions more off actions than verbal promises. ... Chinese negotiations are generally well thought out and take time. ...

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How much impact did the GLF have on the economic development of China? To a certain extent the GLF's impact on China's economy was a failure overall because of Mao's poor economic planning, he thought that if China increased their industry and agriculture it would make China's economic situation flourish and it would make China 'leap' ahead of the world's leading countries and it would be done through a second five year plan running from 1958 to 1963. ... At Mao's command the Chinese people went to build their furnaces, 600,000 backyard furnaces were s...

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A Brief History After a century of wars and epidemics that left serious damages; the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. ... Then the average Chinese family had over four children. ... Veritable or not, the policy has caused many irreversible problems for China. ... In Chinese culture, boys are viewed as culturally preferable, resulting in gender imbalance. ... The birth of females in China often results in abortion, abandonment and infanticide. ...

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Although many things divide them today, Communist and Nationalist Chinese agree in their admiration for Sun Yat-Sen, known as the father of modern China. ... In 1912 the Republic of China was proclaimed. ... China joined the Allies in World War I, and at the Versailles peace conference the Chinese demanded an end to foreign spheres of influence in their country. ... The years from 1928 to 1937 are known as the Nationalist era in Chinese history. ... But Communist China was admitted to the United Nations in 1971, and in 1972 US President Richard Nixon visited China, beginning the normalization ...

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Throughout China's long and storied history, no animal has affected its history as greatly as the horse. ... In the middle of the first century, the Xianbei assumed control of parts of the Xiongnu Empire in eastern Central Asia, and played a complicated role in Chinese history from the third to the sixth century A.D. ... The ability to fly has been associated with survival throughout all of Chinese history. ... The reason I picked this portrait was because that The Tang Dynasty is known as the most creative era and also one in which horse painting reached its pinnacle of glory and splendo...

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There were many revolutions throughout history. ... Chinese Revolution happened in 1949. ... Communist was driven to the interior of China. ... He started to build up China. ... It changed politics, economy and culture of Chinese. ...

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