Nsjiodm The emperor of myth. The Patron of Taoism. The reigning legend who taught China everything it was to know. Real or not real. He was a legend. He was the first ancestor of China. Emperor Qin Shin Huang Di. Also known as the Yellow Emperor....
Emperor Huang Di began ruling China around 2697-2598 in the Chinese golden age. Legend says he traveled around his empire in a ivory chariot pulled by dragons and an elephant. During Huang dis rule only one God challenged his authority. The rebel God was aided by the emperors son Fei Lan, lord of the winds. They sent sent strong wind and heavy rain to drown the imperial armies, but the emperors daughter Ba(drought) dried up the rains and helped to defeat the rebels. In his later years he united with his brother Yan Di to attack Chiyou, the chief of the Juili Tribe. A long strenuous war was fought on the battle field of Zhoulu. The battle began with a fierce charge by the imperial soldiers on Chiyou's army, but Chiyou was no fool, he may have been out numbered but he wasn't outwitted. Chiyou retreated his troops and blew a thick fog on the battle field, so no imperial soldier could see or tell their directions. The imperial still had some hope. Seeing the state
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His wife Xi Ling-Shi, was credited with discovering silk. This is one reason why he is referred to as the originator of Chinese culture and that most people refer to themselves as descendants of Huang Di. Other things he was credited for inventing many different styles of clothing, transportation, and buildings. His three court officials Da Nao, Lun Ling, and Cang Ji were credited for inventing "The Heavenly Stems," "The Earthly Branches," musical instruments, and Chinese characters. China was under great ruling, was prosperous, and the people were living happy
Mao Zedong was born December 26, 1893 and lived until September 9 in 1976 when he died in Beijing China. Mao Zedong died from the Motor neuron disease. Mao Zedong was born into a peasant family in the place Shoshanna near Hunan. During the years of 1928 throughout 1931. Mao Zedong and others that worked with Mao Zedong established armies in the hinterlands and created the Red Army which was known as the most feared “army” in china during the time of the revolution.
The founder of the Qin dynasty was Qin Shi Huangdi, a title meaning “First Emperor.” He was a brutal ruler, but he brought about many changes. However, in addition to all the new, some old ideas were continued from the Zhou, such as the emphasis on the wheat and rice staple foods, and the philosophies, Confucianism and Daoism. The old continuities tended to have been deeply embraced by China, and, just as the Zhou did, the Qin would create some ideas that lasted, and some that did not. Qin Shi Huangdi enforced a tough autocratic rule and, as a result, opposed formal culture that could make people counter his rule. This meant that he burned many books and attacked Confucian ideas in order to keep the people from generating rebellious ideas. When the Qin dynasty fell, so too did the opposition towards education, because it took away from the civilization culturally. Despite the fact that the Qin dynasty was very short and had little time to fully develop its systems and ideas, it did pump out a vast quantity of new and lasting concepts, such as the Great Wall and a central government. One of the biggest contenders for the most well-known feature of the Qin dynasty is the Great Wall. This architectural masterpiece extends over 3,000 miles, and was mainly a
On February 25th, 2000, Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, via manual strangulation six weeks prior. Brutal right? So are false convictions. Adnan Syed did not murder Hae Min Lee nor did he have anything to do with her death. However, without a doubt, Jay Wilds, his alleged partner in crime, was involved.
There may been times when people have been treated unfairly, just because of their appearance or their social life.
Shi Huangdi, now able to unite the warring states, explored ways to establish a stable, and long lasting dynasty. The improvements he made to a now unified China, changed the way the world looked at the country. During 221 BC, China went through a time called the Warring States Period. Emperor Shi Huangdi rose to power during this time and defeated his enemies and consolidated rule in China. Emperor Shi Huangdi was the first person to unify China in all of history.
During the Tang and Song dynasty, many excellent achievements have been accomplished which are still being preserved and used widely over centuries. Their citizens were excelled in many fields with several of new and practical inventions which all directly affected the citizens’ lives.
The ancient Chinese invented many things we use today, including paper, silk, matches, wheelbarrows, gunpowder, the waterwheel, lacquer, fireworks, paper money, compass, the seismograph, folding umbrella, ink, calligraphy, printing, abacus, wallpaper, the crossbow, ice cream and much more!
Shi Huangdi was the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty who united China while it was experiencing civil war, also known as the Period of the Warring States. Through his Legalist ideas and integrity, Shi Huangdi was able to maintain political and social order by means of a centralized government. In under eleven years, he constructed the famous
China was without a doubt one of the most innovative countries by reason of their many advances made throughout the Shang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. Numerous accomplishments were archived by this empire. Their form of government was based on Dynasties, which are series of rulers from the same family. Different dynasties brought out different successes, such as the famous Great wall, which was a 13,170 miles fortress built around around 206 A.C. by millions of people. This structure was ordered to build by China’s first emperor, Qin, in the interest of protecting the Empire from invaders. Another extraordinary Chinese invention was paper. This universal utensil was created in the 2nd century B.C. by Cai Lun. The creating of this material
Bohdidharma who traveled throughout China. He is also known as Da Mo in China, or Daruma
Today we can look around ourselves and see thousands of technical innovations that make life easier; But if we take a step back and ask ourselves “How?” we will soon realize that most often, these technological advancements did not just “poof” into existence, but are usually the outcome of building upon yesterday’s technology. If we follow this cycle back into time, we can attribute almost any modern day invention to an ancient civilization during its golden age. China was no exception. China’s Song and Tang dynasties fostered scientific advances comparable to Rome’s during its Pax Romana. The most significant and impacting of these were the development of primitive gunpowder and porcelain of the Tang and paper money, and the magnetic compass of the Song Dynasties. Although these may seem very far off, if you look hard enough, you can see traces of their impacts in society today because most of the advancements today we owe to them.
Once Upon a Time in China talks about the Chinese national hero Huang Feihong how to protect his family and country. Huang Feihong was born in Canton in the late Qing dynasty. At that time, China was bullied by the other western countries. Huang is the boss of Po Chi Lam and the coach of civil corps, he often teach people Kung-Fu and expect people could use it to protect themselves and country.
Chinese music dates back to 1000 BC. A man named Ling Lun created the first of the musical instruments in China. Ling Lun developed a set of 60 bells. From these bells, he created a mathematical method for creating pitch pipes to tune the bells. One of the first instruments created was a bamboo pipe. Composers and philosophers idea behind this music was to calm and relax people from the calming sounds. An ancient Chinese belief is the music is meant to purify one's thoughts.