The Chinese had a long history of culture, which very often intrigue many, including myself. ... "Culture is all the historically created designs for living, explicit and implicit, rational, irrational, nonrational, which exist at any given time as potential guides for the behavior of men" Indeed, many of the cultural practices we see today, regardless of nationalities, saw its roots back in history. ... Confucian philosophy is distinctively Chinese, a culture of the Chinese that had been practiced since ages ago. ... In the Chinese business scene, one can see numerous Chinese associations an...

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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, Shi Huangdi; and the numerous religious beliefs, which the people adopted during the era of Traditional China. The ideas and teachings of the most respected philosopher in Chinese history, Confucius, have had a major impact on the beliefs, customs and culture in Traditional China. ... According to Traditional China, such experiences practised on Chinese women proved that they truly were inferior. ... Chi...

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Although Buddhism was a major influence on both Chinese and Japanese history, key political and social circumstances led to the rise and rapid decline of Buddhism in China, while it remained a dominant religion in Japan. There are many political and social reasons that help explain why the period of history in China between 500 and 1200 was not compatible with Buddhism influences on Japan. ... Buddhism was able to come to China because at that point of time in history during the Sui, China was not unified. ... Buddhism brought over the use and spread of Chinese characters and many Chines...

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Throughout history, Buddhism was a central component of the development of Chinese and Japanese societies. ... These two factors permitted an opening in which Buddhism appealed to the people of China and became a prevalent factor of Chinese culture. ... However, the prosperous times for Buddhism did not last long in China. ... After the decline in Buddhism and the return to traditional Chinese ways, Buddhism never regained its power or popularity in China (Murphey, 92). ... It was a developing factor in both societies and left it's mark on both in history. ...

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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. The ideas and teachings of the most respected philosopher in Chinese history, Confucius, have had a major impact on the beliefs, customs and culture in Traditional China. ... According to Traditional China, such experiences practiced on Chinese women proved that they truly were inferior. ... ...

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