Essays Tagged: "China History"
An analysis of the classic "Rickshaw" by Chinese literary great Lao She.
of a fifth rank concubine to what was eventually considered by many at the time as "the only man in China," and likely exercised more power than any woman in that time . Another illustration of the bi ... s Wu Zetian. Likely one of the most influential and oftentimes misunderstood rulers of Tang Dynasty China, she controlled the empire during one of its more peaceful and culturally diverse periods . So ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Authors
History of Body Piercing and Tattooing.
Body piercing can be traced as far back as the 9th Century BCE in Iraq, and as early as 2000 BCE in China (History of Body Piercing). Evidence for the practice of body piercing among Mayans, Aztecs, R ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Chinese Footbinding: A Beautiful And Brutal Custom
ones body in harmful ways to achieve the ideal form of beauty was not something begun nor ended in China. Every race of women in the world does something in order to make herself beautiful. In Americ ... o be as good as they could possibly manage in every respect. However, the custom of foot binding in china was still extremely detrimental to the Chinese woman. It disfigured girls and women for a thou ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Issues with Buddhism and Christianity in China
A wide variety of religions have been practiced in China since the beginning of its history of China history. The introduction of Buddhism and Christia ... istianity to China is complicated by several of the same issues. Buddhism was first introduced into China at the beginning of the Eastern Han. This had something to do with the opening of the Western ... rn Han. This had something to do with the opening of the Western Regions, which made travel between China and India easier than before. The Silk Road also, paved the way for the introduction of Christ ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith