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Foreign merchants and monks shuttled back and forth between their home countries and China along the ancient Silk Road during the Song Dynasty, engaging in commodity …
- Rethinking ‘Inner Asia,’ ‘New Qing History’
In conclusion, Inner Asia is not a unified political concept, nor did local ethnic groups have unified characteristics and value orientations. The perspective of Inner …
- Flood control pivotal in early civilization era
In Chinese history, ancient leader Yu the Great (2200-2100 BC) was famed for his flood control ability by redirecting rivers and other waterways.
- Objectivity needed in historical analysis of late Qing nobility
The late Qing Dynasty witnessed simmering tensions among different political forces. By pushing strategic reforms, Manchu nobles proposed a number of "countermeasures" …
- Shuyuan: A hallmark education of ancient Chinese academies
The shuyuan broke away from the constraints of state-run schools. It allowed tailored school-running policy, course design, and teaching approach and form. Classroom di…
- Geography played large role in pushing ethnic groups south
Ethnic groups in Northeast China and Northeast Asia after the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) showed a tendency to migrate southward into the Central Plain (Zhongyuan) as they…
- Preventing separatism critical to ethnic issues
Ethnic conflicts, though common throughout history, have led to the split of some sovereign states in the modern age.
- Social functions of historiography
In modern society, how should we treat social functions of historiography? This not only concerns the professional concept of researchers in the circle of historical …
- Ritual system continues to bind China in present
The Chinese ritual system that has been passed on by generations of Chinese people includes important social codes of conduct and crystallized records of spiritual expe…
Time:06/24/2015 Hits:0Foreign merchants and monks shuttled back and forth between their home countries and China along the ancient Silk Road during the Song Dynasty, engaging in commodity …