CHINESE HISTORY

Chinese History

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Chinese History

Introduction

China is the second largest nation in the world. Its total area is more than 11,000,000 square miles. According to its area, it is larger than Europe and Oceania. It occupies a quarter of the land area of Asia and its surface is second only to Russia. As for his philosophy, Chinese society got considered polytheistic and synergetic. Apparently, each religion posits a separate doctrine, but in Chinese society dominates Taoism and Buddhism. The scriptural perspective China has a distinctive character because it can accommodate seemingly contradictory beliefs simultaneously (Wilkinson, 2000). Chinese calligraphy is an exotic feature of Chinese culture, becoming a jewel unparalleled in Eastern culture. In its visual aspect, it can be compared to painting because of its ability to arouse emotions. Writing is palpable representation of spoken language. The earliest Chinese characters may have been used 5000 years ago. It was pictograms representing the most common objects and activities of life in those times. Is an ancient Chinese system of writing and has not changed in thousands of years of existence.

The Chinese civilization reached a high cultural development, and this got manifested in various fields. One of the most historic elements of Chinese culture was their language and writing system, which acted as a catalyst for ethnic unity of the peoples of China. The writing system based on ideographs and during the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, got united the various local systems, allowing the existence of a universal writing system for the entire civilization.

The Great Wall of China got built during the reign of the first Chinese emperor and made to contain the invading Mongol origin that attacked the borders of the empire. In the days before the Qin Dynasty, the local leaders had erected fortifications to defend their cities from barbarian raids by Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di proceeded to unite all the fortifications and watch towers got installed in each of the intervals of the wall. The Terracotta Army was also the work of Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di and consists of more than 7,000 statues of warriors who were placed in the tomb of the emperor when he died. The warriors are life size and got well armed to guard the remains of the Emperor's treasures. The statues got made of hardened clay ovens and some spears, swords 7 and keep, until today, the same edge ...