... quot; and a yearning for the truly "Chinese" Dynasty that the Qing had supplanted. It is hardly surprising that these resentments sharpened when things grew rocky in the nineteenth century. Nineteenth century challenges to Qing hegemony were mounted by groups like the Taiping 太平. The Taipings were a revolutionary group with ... bureaucratic methods were creating even graver threats. Why did the Dynasty last so long? Like a punch-drunk fighter languishing on the ropes, it seemed to stagger and yet to refuse to fall. The inertia of any system is a partial explanation. It is difficult to...

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... any chance for significant rural land and social reform. Unable to pursue coherent strategies that would have improved the lives of the Chinese people, the KMT was ripe for a fall by 1949. On Taiwan, after 1949, Chiang was in a much better position to consolidate his authority. At the simplest level, he had fewer people to rule over or worry about. He had ... to Russia, eliminating the one possible avenue for Chiang to garner public support "re-establishing the once-productive industrial base. When the truce established by General George Marshall fell apart in 1947, the United States as...

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... The language of colors is an area that expresses its specificity depending on the socio-cultural context. Color beyond her emotional perception is a mirror of our personality and therefore affects communication. In other words, the colors express different things to each person or culture.3 Colors represent countries and traditions and ... negative associations being categorized as either adorable or as horrible. Orange means whirlpool and vivacity radiating energy and heat. Creativity means to Westerners, fall or fire, and when in combination with black it is associated with Halloween. ...

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... but also were permeated with more artistic interest of life. The varied looks and unrestrained carriage were most fully displayed in the Grotto Temple on Maijishan Mountain. three stone Buddhist figures(Western Wei) Figures in Northern Qi were known for changeable techniques of expression and characterization. The combination ... and fabrics gave rise to the art of embroidery. According to the classical Shangshu(or Book of History), the "regulations on costumes" of 4000 years ago stipulated among other things "dresses and skirts with designs and embroideries". This is evidence that embro...

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... of his wrong-doings. Or the Mandate of Heaven to rule for that monarch has been revoked by Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven to rule falls on the new ruler. Therefore, the rise and fall of dynasties has been considered legitimate and the new dynasty deserves allegiance from the people. Unity and Disunity Throughout Chinese history, we can see a general ... cultural diversity has always been a major achievement, and keeping it stably unified has always been difficult. When China broke apart into regional polities, chaos and war usually occurred. This usually created the right atmosphere fo...

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