On top of all of this chaos, ferocious butcheries of entire family lines by bandits were taking place. ... Not surprisingly, all of these disastrous factors led to a rise in suicides. ... The government did not take interest in its taxpayers; the only exception being when people were unable to pay at all. ... People were required to pay more during the harvest seasons and less during the hottest midsummer months. ... When the tax collector came to collect, he told the man's wife a smart woman is no match for a stupid man (p.63). ...

• Word Count: 1409
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Mao was a leader that may have had all intentions of giving China all that he had to offer in decisions and how to improve China as a whole but he proved himself to be no scientist... " There are six things that every man should hate, haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood; A heart that plots wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, The false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers." ( Proverbs) Mao had done this to all his people because he was so intent on trying to prove himself and his ideas as a scientist to his people that he fail...

• Word Count: 1962
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography

Match-Making In China, match-maker is also called Red Maid or the Old Man of the Moon (God of Marriage). ... Size Up a Prospective Mate Meeting The first time a man and a woman meet under the arrangement of the match-maker is referred to as "a matchmaking interview." ... So it is of great importance to them all. ... Similar to the wedding certificate today, in ancient times people used to make three written documents to guarantee a legal marriage, namely the "document of engagement", which would establish the marital agreement between the two families, the "Offerings List&...

• Word Count: 9974
• Approx Pages: 40
• Grade Level: High School

In all cultures, cosmetics helped beautifying the face and often turned a common face into a special appearance. ... Decoding messages is much easier now because we all understand what the color used for the makeup and the clothes wants to express. ... A very important subject of this study is the corrective makeup which is magical for all women. ... Ivan Evseev states in his work "Encyclopedia of cultural signs and symbols" that all the cultures in the world colors and their combinations are constituted in symbolic language with a highly diversified semantics. ... In China white is ...

• Word Count: 11511
• Approx Pages: 46
• Grade Level: High School

I want to how this tradition grew into what it is today, and how it continues to attract tourist from all over the world. ... A young man by the name of Wan-nien-li set out to consolidate the two calendars. ... His new calendar was not only able to keep tract of lunar and solar movements, it also adhered to the four seasons. ... One of the stories says that Buddha called all the animals in the world, but only twelve answered. ... A great feast is held in the honor of the Hearth God, who is said to keep note all year on each family. ...

• Word Count: 3094
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School