Contributors include the ideology of Confucius, a wise Chinese philosopher; the alleged principles behind the status of women in Chinese society; the first emperor to govern a united China, Shi Huangdi; and the numerous religious beliefs, which the people adopted during the era of Traditional China. ... According to Traditional China, such experiences practised on Chinese women proved that they truly were inferior. ... Chinese society was also greatly influenced by various religious beliefs that were extended all over Traditional China. ... The people of Traditional China worshipped nature....

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Social After the fall of the Han Dynasty, the population of China dramatically decreased, about 45 million in 600 C.E.. ... Political Yang Jian sent military expeditions into central Asia and southern china, which by 589 the house of Sui ruled all of China. ... The canal was a series of artificial waterways that reached a vast majority throughout China. ... They translated the Indian term dharma as dao, and translated the indian term nirvana as wuev. ... Indeed, Song military difficulties stemmed partly from the fact that nomadic peoples quickly learned chinese techniques and fashioned their o...

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After the first industrial revolution, the standard of living in Britain or European countries have been exceeded in China, but why the industrial revolution did not happen in China. To answer this question, let we focus on several aspects of China. ... Western geometry and optical science books were translated and published in Ming China. ... This, however, was the case of China. ... Western geometry and optical science books were translated and published in Ming China. ...

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The Day When It Came to China The earliest traceable appearance of "歇斯底里" in Chinese was in the translated version of "The Electrician and electrical engineer" v.06(Electrical Pub. ... Since the only way to import a word is by translating, if there was no earlier source, this could be the place where "歇斯底里/hysteria" was given birth to in Chinese. ... This could also explain why the word "hysteria" was translated into Chinese phonetically as "歇斯底里": Sometimes Chinese-English bilinguals use English words in replace of Chin...

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What the film attempts to show us is that the mothers are Chinese and their daughters are Chinese-American and face a set of problems, that although may seem different than a Caucasian mother-daughter relationship really are not beyond the common. The mothers do have difficult time relating to their daughters, there is not only a generational gap: June Woo " I talked to her in English and she answered back in Chinese" There is also a translation gap: June Woo "We translated each others meanings and I seemed to hear less, while my mother heard more" And cultural gap: Lindo Jong "Why I shou...

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These factors all opened up the gate for Buddhism to enter Chinese society and gain popularity with the Chinese culture. At first, Buddhism was transmitted to the different East Asian countries via the Silk Road, but as its domination grew, many people began to interpret their own meaning of the Buddhist doctrines that had been translated from Indian to Chinese. "By the fourth century AD a much greater number of sutras were available in both north and south China, and the Chinese were beginning to realize the immensity of Buddhist literature." ... At this point in time, there were two m...

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Buddhism today is a widely practiced religion throughout the world. The religion has developed throughout several thousands years and has been adopted by several countries, including China. It originally began around 565 B.C. with the legend of King Shuddhodana Guatama of Kapila and his queen Maya...

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Contributors include the ideology of Confucius, a wise Chinese philosopher; the alleged principles behind the status of women in Chinese society; the first emperor to govern a united China, Qin Shi Huangdi; and the numerous religious beliefs, which the people adopted during the era of Traditional China. ... According to Traditional China, such experiences practiced on Chinese women proved that they truly were inferior. ... Chinese society was also greatly influenced by various religious beliefs that were extended all over Traditional China. ... The people of Traditional China worshipped natu...

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He did this by evenly dividing up the city into sections for different communities such as the Middle East and China. This was done to increase interest in profits from international trade. 11 Eventually, Khanbalik was host to merchants from several other far away countries, such as Italy, India, and North Africa.12 What is more, he decided to let Muslim merchants, called ortoq, to use the yam as well, but on the condition that he was allowed to tax them for using it.13 In addition, China allowed the Mongols to use their ports, such as Fuzhou, Guangzhou, and even China's Grand Canal, t...

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These fires grew as following the 1931 Manchurian incident Japan invaded Manchuria then most China. ... The two main players in this vital struggle for power of the military and thus Japan as a whole were the Koda-ha which translates roughly into the Imperial Way faction and the Tosei-ha which means that Control Faction. ... So any move south into china was not favored by the members of the Koda-ha. ... Another belief of the Tosei-ha faction that contrasted with that of the Koda-ha was that the Tosei-ha unlike the Koda-ha wanted to stay on good terms with the Soviet Union and to make China ...

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Buddhism spread from India to Tibet, China and Korea. ... India had a surplus, so India traded with China. ... An Shigao, a Buddhist prince translated different Buddhist writings into Chinese (Saunders, 1923, 157). ... Buddhist monks translated texts and entered China during the Han Dynasty. ... With the addition of Buddhist Monks coming into China and spreading these Buddhist ideas, many Chinese people were exposed to Buddhism. ...

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The Chinese economy stagnated during the social-oriented rule of Mao in the 1950's. Instead of focusing on the modernization of the country's agricultural-based economy, China's leader intended to install the many values and doctrines of communism into Chinese society. ... Thus China's market economy was scrapped in favor of one that promoted self-reliance. ... In an effort to encourage economic growth and increase the standard of living among Chinese people, Deng instituted a series of reforms that overhauled Maoist policies concerning China's economy. ... Although th...

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" The word Jen, which can be best translated as "humaneness," also meaning "humanity," "benevolence," "goodness," or "virtue," is best used to describe the main idea of Confucianism. ... In China the origin of Taoism, it is practiced both as philosophy and religion. ... The Chinese religion of Taoism was founded by Lao Tzu, the details of whose life are shrouded in uncertainty, mystery, and legend. ... Taoism is primarily restricted to China, where it is one of the officially recognized. ... In this first sense, therefore, Tao can be known only through mystical insight, and cannot be t...

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Taoism is a religio-philosophical tradition that has, along with Confucianism, has shaped Chinese life for more than 2,000 years. ... For the vast majority of Chinese, there was no question of choosing between Confucianism and Taoism. ... Creed of the Western Reform Taoist Congregation 1 Tao (pronounced "Dow") can be roughly translated into English as path, or the way. ... Taoism, along with Buddhism and Confucianism, became one of the three great religions of China. ... Taoism Beliefs: Taoism has provided an alternative to the Confucian tradition in China. ...

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Translating a website isn't as simple as handing over content to translators who know Spanish, French, German, and Chinese. ... Pepsi, for example, translated its promotional material in China, where its slogan "Come alive with the Pepsi Generation" translates into "Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave." ... Black, a color that symbolizes hipness and sophistication in the United States, symbolizes death and bad luck in China. ...

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Jerome translated the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament) and the Greek books of the New Testament into Latin. ... The Buddhist Identity: Buddhism spread throughout India and China while setting up many monasteries throughout these two nations. ... Buddhist Art and Architecture in China: Buddhist in China adopted the architecture style from the Indian Buddhist but made some adjustments of there own. ... Buddhist Music in India and China: Buddhist music was an important part of there worship. ...

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Even within the Chinese-American market, the language spoken will vary with the individual's place of origin, (e.g., Mainland China, Hong Kong, or Taiwan). ... Despite the increase in immigration and foreign languages spoken at home, marketers who take existing general market advertising and translate it verbatim to the target consumer language, are treading on shaky ground. ... The promotion went awry because the number two in some Chinese communities is close to the word for "easy." ... In another case, a marketer offered green baseball caps as premiums during a ...

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Furthermore, Mott, Shapiro and Steindl also show a clear rejection to the more classical/neo-classical opinion in their book "Rethinking capitalist development" as they explain that the monopolisation of big businesses like McDonalds is "endemic" to monopoly capitalism, which in turn causes stagnation within an economy: "The growth of international firms means that stagnation tendencies generated in any one country will be immediately translated across many countries. ... China is an example of a country which has been significantly influenced by globalization, in terms of both culture and soc...

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Taoism was one of many ancient philosophies and religious beliefs that had rooted in Chinese customs and universal views. Taoism originated in China more than 2000 years ago, and it can be translated as "the way". ... Legalism China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di was one of main Legalism thinkers. Qin Shi Huangdi was the first emperor to unite China. ...

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Although Chinese dialects make up the majority of language use in the home at over 50%, more and more households are using English in the home. ... This all started to slowly change after many policymakers feared that the Chinese speakers in Singapore would support the revolution in China in the early 1950's. ... It would be the same for participation in the Chinese folk religions, one would have to have knowledge of the Chinese language and often a specific dialect(Clammer 91). ... So children often attend an English stream school but a Chinese language church for the sake of family to...

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Researching for the emic perspective proved the most difficult, with relatively few English translations available. ... Translations of Indonesian news reports, and an emic perspective on the republics' history were available, proving invaluable in comparing and contrasting information. ... One notable legacy of this time was the commercial partnerships Soeharto built with Chinese businessmen; this was to provide a focus for the violence when this period of stability eventually ran its course. ... Mass riots ensued, the Chinese were targeted, the legislative assembly was occupied, and So...

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Tan knew her mother could express herself very well in her native tongue, but was ashamed of her translation of it. ... This involves her looking down upon her mother because she still carries a very heavy Chinese accent that is part of Tan's Chinese heritage. ... But unfortunately, if we as humans cannot effectively communicate our thoughts and feelings we are looked down upon, even if it is just because of a loss of meaning in the translation from native tongue or even a cultural communication difference, these labels reflect how we view ourselves and how other people perceive us....

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Countries like Mexico, China, and Taiwan are becoming very valuable economically to the business practices of American Companies. ... On the other side of the American borders companies in such countries and China and Mexico are sending their employees overseas to America in hopes of these employees learning English. ... Just like the ones that have been seen in science fiction movies with devices like these it is actually possible now speak with some now English speaking person and have the machine translate the message for you. ...

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This excerpt takes place inside a temple, sometime during Ancient China where this crippling practice conforms to society and is deemed to be beautiful, leading to the idea that women with bound feet 'may marry well' and live a prosperous life. ... Lady Guo Guo and Lao Bing have quite oriental names, whereas Pleasure Mouse and Honey Tongue, who we are later introduced to, seem to have names that have been directly translated from traditional Chinese. ... The anonymity could also emphasise that foot binding is not just a tradition for this particular family, but a tradition that aff...

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The Chinese folktale, "Faithful Even in Death", translated by Wolfram Eberhard, is one illustration of this form of setting. There is much reference to Chinese Tradition and myth within this story. ... (page, 355) all describe scenes of Chinese tradition. ...

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