China


 * **Huan ying!**

**HISTORY** The Chinese have one of the oldest civilizations that are still continuing from five hundred years ago. Their country back then was mostly ruled by dynasties. A dynasty is a sequence of rulers in the same family . [|History of china]



From the turbulent Ch'in dynasty a rebel leader, Liu Pang, arose to seize control of the former Ch'in empire. ||
 * [|Shang Dynasty]
 * The Shang dynasty ruled parts of northern and central China. Its capital city was located at Anyang near the border of Henan from about 1384 BCE. This dynasty was based on agriculture; millet, wheat, and barley were the primary crops grown.
 * [|Zhou Dynasty]
 * The Chinese civilization expanded.
 * [|Qin Dynasty]
 * Redefined China as a nation once more.
 * [|Early Han Dynasty]
 * [|Early Han Dynasty]
 * [|Xin Dynasty]
 * Slavery was abolished in this time and the peasants' lives were improved. State monopolies on salt, iron, and coinage were strengthened and new monopolies were created.
 * [|Later Han Dynasty]
 * The government got weakened.
 * [|Three Kingdoms - Period of Disunion]
 * [|Sui Dynasty]
 * China reunited.
 * [|Tang Dynasty]
 * The Tang dynasty was vast, with its control ranging from Korea, southern Manchuria, and Northen Vietnam. In the west, the Tang influence was felt as far away as present-day Afghanistan.
 * [|Sung Dynasty]
 * The government converted to civil government, who took over conrol of all societys.
 * [|Yuan Dyansty]
 * The mongol empire was vast. It stretched from eastern Europe to Korea and from northern Siberia to the northern rim of India. Instead of being tribal lords, the mongols ruled as if they were chinese. That is why they adopted the the dynasty name, Yuan.
 * [|Ming Dynasty]
 * The Ming Dynasty was founded by Chu Yuan-chang, the rebel leader that was successful in removing the mongols from the throne
 * [|Manchu or Qing Dynasty]
 * Under Manchu rule, China reached the highest point in its 2000-year history and collapsed from internal pressure along with pressures exerted by the West
 * All of these dynasties are listed in order from their date.

**Religion** The three main religeons the Chinese believed in were Confucianism, Taioism, and Buddism. Taioism believed in " balanced with human and nature". That being said, it means they believe nature and people are equals, equally made, the same, etc. Buddism believed in Gods, destiny, luck, and afterlife. Destiny is where they think everything happens for a reason. Afterlife is when you can be alive after you experienced death. Confucianism was known as a traditional Chinese culture. It's a complete body of myth( ideological) system made by Confusias. A Confusia was a Chinese philosopher and teacher.

Drink/Food

The Chinese are well known for presenting tea. With a unique but important history of over 4,000 years, Chinese tea is known for a beauty of art form that requires testing. Now it has become one of the three most hot drinks that people sip. It started all from the techniques to the process that we use today. We got not only the tea but how to drink it, and what to drink it with. For example, you dont just gulp tea down when your energized, or drink it just to drink it. Instead we sit down on our little tables, sip it, and enjoy the relaxation of the drink. They are also known for their rice. Rice goes way back when in China. It is said that the rice has and does feed more people than any other grain in China and the world. [|History of rice] [|Chinese Timeline] || geography map of country on continent
 * ** History timeline **

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 * Map of the world with country highlighted



Here is a world map showing the exact point where China is in the world. || historical conflicts

[|Tibet vs. China]

Relationships have been on and off between Tibet and China. You see, Tibet had an empire called the Manchu Empire. But when the Chinese Revolution came about, it destroyed the empire. Tibet got infuriated and had to get back their Independence.

[|Anti-Japenese war]

[|Tiawan vs.] [|China]

Taiwan brought over 2 million people to the island of Taiwan, and withdrawed people from China. From that point, China wanted not only their island back, but their people. It is also said that Taiwanese and Chinese are overlooked as the same people/ appearance.

[|Soviet Aggression]

Alot of this conflict appears to be on the border.

[|Return to Civil War] || historical enemies (why)

[|Chinese enemy] [|Hu Jia ( cont.)]

Hu Jia was known as an enemy of China for his beliefs in freedom. It said that his door was always open to meeting new people and being friendly, making a good place. But China disagreed and the Communist group locked him up for being a defender/ protector of human rights. The Communist group was a group in China that is against all social activity. To me Communist people are unfair. I say this because they go against not only the sociality of people but on their beliefs. Some one could go for persuit of dreams and happiness but if the Communist group disagrees, what they are persuiting is gone.

Enemies and why ||
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