named Li Shimin. He was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty and he ruled Tang for 23 years from 626 to 649. He was a statesman‚ militarist‚ and poet. He is considered as one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history. His name in Chinese means world and people. When he was young‚ a fortune teller said he would save the world. This is where his name Shimin comes from and it also indicates his life. In his early life he launched lots of wars to unify Tang Dynasty with his father. After Xuanwu Gate
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Women’s Rights in Post-Classical China During the 600-1300 C.E.‚ Chinese women’s rights were vast when the Tang ruled‚ but when the Song took over women’s rights dissipated. The Tang ruled from 618-907 C.E. and women were allowed to vote‚ go to school‚ and live a similar life to men. The Song dynasty on the other hand‚ lasted from 960-1279 C.E. and women’s rights were very limited. Before the Tang dynasty‚ women’s rights were very constrained. They had to follow many rules or risk losing their family
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To begin‚ the Tang and the Song dynasty both overlapped the Tang dynasty was coming out and then the Song dynasty was coming in. The Tang dynasty 618-907 CE had many good things happen during the Period of Prosperity. One example is the Tang felt strongly about following the code of relationship the leaders would “father the empire and do there part. Another example where the Period of Prosperity happened in The Tang dynasty was the people would listen and obey to the quality leaders and that would
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Wu-Tang Clan vs. The Industry. Hip-hop is a form of expression mainly used in the African-American community to express feelings about topics that matter to everyday life and the situations these artists often found in. In late 1992‚ when the Wu-Tang Clan was formed‚ the group was no different than any other artists that had come before them. Now regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop groups of all time because of their unorthodox style‚ the Wu-Tang Clan didn’t get very much respect from
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Say Hi from Shanghai! (1) Shanghai is also called as “Hu” it is the largest city in China. This eastern part of China is considered as the most influential center in the economic‚ financial‚ cultural‚ international trade‚ science and technology aspect that is why it is considered as the international metropolis from all over the world. The new skyscrapers and old buildings have good combinations that draw the skyline of the city. Tourist can experience the perfect mixture of the past‚ present
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Social dimension of Shanghai Expo 2010 LTL 001 Group 3 As one of a handful of cities to host the Expo in its urban centre‚ Shanghai makes use of the world event to stimulate urban development‚ boost the tourism industry and demonstrate the concept of sustainable development. Shanghai definitely benefits from the Expo for its accelerating urban development. Investments that can be clearly linked to Expo are primarily in the form of massive investments to beautify the buildings‚ parks and streets
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The Tang and Song dynasties were an era for many technological developments the most important of these are the invention of gunpowder and movable type. Movable type is the system of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document. The distribution of the movable-type systems was very limited due to the fact that they were expensive‚ there was a large amount of labor involved in manipulating the thousands of ceramic tablets‚ based on the Chinese writing
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a “Eurasian political‚ economic‚ and military organization which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China‚ Kazakhstan‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Russia‚ Tajikistan‚ and Uzbekistan”(Lukin‚ 2014‚ p.3). The SCO is a significant player in the political arena (Shabad‚ 2014). Its goal is to strengthen stability and security on the territory of the six member States (Giustozzi‚ 2008). Moreover‚ it is an important tool of Russian foreign policy‚ consequently
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Empress Wu was the one and only empress of all. She accomplished a lot in her time of power in the Tang Dynasty. She helped women become more powerful and just as good as men. She also influenced all to learn and receive good education. She was born into a wealthy family welcoming her into a learning environment. Empress Wu’s family was from Wenshui‚ China. She was born in 625 and died December 16‚ 705. Her father was Wu Shihuo (577- 635) ‚ he was a member of a renowned aristocratic family. Her mother
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Contrast Song and Tang Dynasties After the collapse of the Han dynasty at the beginning of the third century‚ China fell into an extended period of division and civil war. China was at a loss for leadership. Many dynasties ruled over this perdiod of time including the Song and Tang dynasties. The political system of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) stood in the tradition of a central bureaucracy that was already created during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD). Unlike the Han system‚ the Tang administration
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