Yet a problem that struck me in 1975 when I first began studying China remains relevant today. ... In the post-Mao years, China quickly became a reformist socialist society that waivered between ideology and pragmatism. ... For that one needs an understanding of Chinese history and society. ... Seeing the distance that the Chinese legal system has travelled may make it easier to put Chinese law today into perspective. ... This anti-foreign movement was born in some of the same sectors of society that traditionally harboured anti-Manchu sentiment, for example secret societies. ...

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Preface Marriage and families founded through marriage constitute the basic cells of the society. ... China has undergone some dramatic changes in the economy, society, culture and ways of life in the past century and so has the perception of wedding ceremony by contemporary Chinese compared to their ancestors. ... Part I To Marry Off a Daughter The ancient China is a typical male patriarchal society. ... We can even find its trace in today's China. ... In today's China, there are some special ways for young people to meet each other. ...

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The reforms that Deng Xiaoping brought are shaping the China we know today not in only in an economic view. ... Urban Chinese Middle Class Background Through the change of the economic policies a new middle class emerged due to the major influences on society. ... The economic reforms changed many aspects of the middle class; redefining the culture, society, and politics. ... Prior to Deng Xiaoping the place where you lived, and the possessions you owned were not yours, but property of the state, which is still the official policy today, however in much looser interpretation. ... Junju implies...

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I want to how this tradition grew into what it is today, and how it continues to attract tourist from all over the world. ... His influence is still felt today, as a decoration Chinese families hang a picture or a statue of an old man with a white beard in their homes, as a representation of the Star God of Longevity, Shou-hsing. ... Even after Emperors devised new calendars or adopted the calendar we used today, people continued to be guided by Wan-nien-li's calendar and celebrated Chinese New Year on the first day of the perpetual calendar. ...

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I can't come up with a concrete reason for why this is so, considering that there is an enormous variety between cultures, but an opinion is that we don't place a strong emphasis on religion today. ... In fact, it is one of the religions that is still officially recognized in China today. ... This mosque, named the Canton Mosque, still stands today a full fourteen centuries after its errection. As I mentioned, most Muslims in the country today accept the date of this mosque's building as the inception of their religion in China. ... In addition to names, Muslim customs relating ...

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Against this background, the past year has seen some progress in rebuilding global confidence, so recovery looks more assured today than it did just one year ago. ... It influences investment decisions and the organization of production and plays a key role in the ways in which societies distribute the benefits and bear the costs of development strategies and policies. ...

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The global population kept growing since last few decades, which cause a series problems. China is first identified when talking about the overpopulation problem. It is the most populous country in the world, as there are 1.3 billion populations (Connor, 2011). The Chinese Government have realized that they will need as much food in the next hundred years as it did in the last 10,000 years because of how much the population is expected to grow (McLeishm, 2009). The projections may or may not be true, but the population growth has had its impact on the nation. ...

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He also participated in a retrospective exhibition in Beijing in 2007 called "Origin Point".(1)(2) Now frustrated and eager to escape the restrictive Chinese society he moved to New York City in 1981 when it became possible for Chinese citizens to travel abroad. ...

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This view that individuals cannot make their own decision on the socially optimal number of children continues today. ... The population problem is an important question that touches upon the survival and development of the Chinese nation, the success or failure of China's modernization drive as well as the coordinated and sustained development between the population on one hand, and the economy, society, resources and environment on the other...

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It is well known to the whole world that the Chinese preoccupation with food has long pervaded all segments of the society. ... According to Belasco, "If one defines a people by what they eat most often, the real American cuisine today would have to be fast food....

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Considered an easy way to therapy, color therapy is used today as a holistic or alternative type of treatment. ... Gray is associated with depressed individuals, or those who go through life or society without being noticed in any way. ... In sociology it showcases mediocrity, the society polluting sound or the society's background noise. ...

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