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Pictured are ritual crafted bronze objects consisting of an altar table and 13 wine vessels, which date back to the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties (c. 1600&ndash…
- Origin of Hakka sub-ethnic group dates back to Ming era
However, as mentioned above, the Hakka dialect has been recorded in local chronicles compiled in the mid-Ming Dynasty, proving that the formation of Hakka sub-ethnic gr…
- Flexible salt policy leads to governance dilemma in Ming era
Historically, in local society adjacent to salterns, poor people spontaneously traded small amounts of salt to maintain their livelihood, leading to what is called ille…
- History of commerce in China should take on social perspective
People who became rich liked to purchase land and property or invest in social welfare, which would not lead to social changes, but rather strengthen the traditional or…
- ILO-China ties draw closer after 100 years
Representatives of the ILO and China sign the Memorandum of Cooperation on “Decent Work in Global Supply Chain” in May 2018. Photo: ILO.ORG
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- Min people ‘quick to sue’ reflects Qing governance
In fact, if officials had carefully dealt with every land and money dispute, it would have greatly increase the burden on the government, so they often turned to social…
- Ancient brain trusts can illuminate construction of modern think tanks
The painting portrays Tian Wen (Center), also known as Lord Mengchang, welcoming talent from different states. As one of the Four Lords of the Warring States, he w…
- All scholars should assume global historical perspectives
Xu Guangqi (right), an imperial official in the Ming Dynasty, worked closely with the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in the translation of Western texts on mathematic…
- Yarrow stalk divination signals complex reasoning in Zhou Dynasty
The reason why the latter became more valued was that the ancient Chinese discovered numerology in work and life, by which they set rules for nature and society. In thi…
Time:09/26/2019 Hits:11Pictured are ritual crafted bronze objects consisting of an altar table and 13 wine vessels, which date back to the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties (c. 1600&ndash…