Jia Qing-ling, who is a history professor in Qing-hua University, lists the dishes that Song emperor was served during the Spring Festival. ... Even the ancient Chinese doctor Li Shi-zhen wrote a book Compendium of Materia Medica on the use of herbs in Chinese cuisines. The enthusiasm of the Chinese people and the popularity of cooking encouraged the development of Chinese cooking technology. ... Chinese cooking has a long history, from the precious food for the emperors, to the poor diet during the Cultural Revolution, to the modern cooking styles of the present, it has become an important p...

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There were many revolutions throughout history. ... Chinese Revolution happened in 1949. ... Communist was driven to the interior of China. ... He started to build up China. ... It changed politics, economy and culture of Chinese. ...

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How We Chose Our Topic Seeing as how the National History Day theme is Rights and Responsibilities in History, my partner and I were thinking about the rights and roles that other cultures and countries play besides the United States. ... Since Diana had previously done a project on China and its communist ways, we thought that this topic would be perfect for our history fair project. ... A friend of mine was Chinese therefore she was helpful when I asked her questions about how her country is. ... The couples in China live in a communist world. ... The restricted rights of family plannin...

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This approach was tied heavily to the development of China's oil reserves. ... Given this history of economic reform, it is evident that "under the present system economic questions are necessarily political questions" (Dorn 43). ... Another important aspect of Chinese economic reform was the decision of China to join the world economy. ... [Many] Chinese perceive joint ventures as a costly form of acquisition. ... The Chinese were as vociferous about issues of sovereignty. ...

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Introduction Recent history has certainly provided us with many examples of powerful, mutually beneficial alliances: France/England/US in WW I, Germany/Italy/Japan in WW II, just to name a few. ... Sino-Soviet History The winds of change were blowing over Eastern Europe and China towards the end of World War I. ... For China, it was a similar situation. ... In perhaps the most undocumented military incident in recent history, the Soviet Union and China came close to the brink of nuclear war. ... Indeed, the world could be a very different place, had there been more cooperation and uni...

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Life in China In China life was pretty miserable for many years under the control of Mao Zedong. The future of China lay in the hands of the communist party. ... China then endured Mao's Great Leap forward, in which he believed that socialism could triumph over capitalism or more directly that the Chinese way was the only way. ... Deng Xiaoping also had an impact on China after the death of Mao Zedong, and I believe his efforts to help change China were effective. ... National independence and global interdependence became part of the post-war history of Asia. ...

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Chinese Revolution Many aspects of China's history attributed to China's revolution in 1911. ... Taxation in China was a big predicament. ... -China security relations: 1) Taiwan, 2) U.S. proposals for deploying theater missile defense systems in Asia, 3) supposed leaks to China of military-related technologies and nuclear secrets, and 4) Chinese arms export policies. ... Conclusion In closing, I think it is a good idea to make good with China because it seems as if China is becoming a very powerful nation. China seems to be changing for the better. ...

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Chinese Economic Reform Two years after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, it became apparent to many of China's leaders that economic reform was necessary. ... However, attempts at economic reform in China were introduced not only due to some kind of generosity on the part of the Chinese Communist Party to increase the populace's living standards. ... This approach was tied heavily to the development of China's oil reserves. ... Given this history of economic reform, it is ...

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That mark later transformed into a scar which will never leave Chinas history. ... It was China that belonged to the people, not the people belonging to China. ... Now the building of communist China under Mao begins. ... That mark later transformed into a scar which will never leave Chinas history. ... It was China that belonged to the people, not the people belonging to China. ...

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The main sources that will be used in reference are Mao TseTung and China, Mao's China and After, and China's Economy and the Maoist Strategy. ... China's Economy and the Maoist Strategy was written by John G. ... Gurley does an excellent job of breaking down China's economy. ... Meisner is currently the Harvey Goldberg Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Visiting Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. ... Overall, this would serve to initiate China's economic revival. ...

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