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Han Chinese Fifteenth Century

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Han Chinese, Fifteenth Century,
Habitat and Subsistence

The Han Chinese of fifteenth century relied heavily on the physical habitat which provided them subsistence. Habitat is the home of a species, being ones environment, ones or household and subsistence is the way in which one is able to support oneself in order to survive. Habitat is an important aspect of the Hans way of living because theoretically, it is the way of living. This essay will briefly cover a basic introduction of The Han Chinese culture and will further delve into the aspects of habitat and subsistence focus specifically on looking at the climate, imperial foods and housing arrangements. It will then provide a brief comparison between both cultures; Hawaiians of the nineteenth …show more content…

During the fifteenth century, China was ruled by the Ming Dynasty with Zhu Yuanzhang announcing his role as emperor in Yingtian. He then persued and continued to found the Ming Dynasty (Travelchinaguide.com 2015). The Ming Dynasty is often alluded to as the last of the great Chinese dynasties. It ruled Ancient China from 1368 to 1644. During this time many famous engineering projects were made including the reconstruction of The Great Wall of China and also The Grand Canal (Ducksters.com 2015). This had a significant impact on trade and helped the economy to flourish as it was seen as the Han Chinese taking initiative and being a leader in advances of technology. Forbidden City, which was the emperor's palace and was located inside the capital city of …show more content…

In the fifteenth century the Han had developed into an imperial scale society. Housing constructs had many resemblances, there were no considerable distinctions at the time between the wealthy and poor. Techniques prevailed throughout the country and seemed to be rather similar such as; pounded earth foundations, timber framing and use of bricks and tiles. Structures were designed and established with consideration to the natural habitat and in order to produce the best possible outcome and living environment. The Han constructed their homes where they could increase benefits from their surroundings, for example, houses were always built with their backs to the mountains so the mountains acted as a protective barrier. This was one of the ways that illustrated how the Han chinese were intellectually ahead of many other cultures. The Han Chinese made houses face south. Archeologists found houses were commonly rectangular with south facing door (Depts.washington.edu 2015). This was done to get the right sunlight at the right time of day and so they faced away from prevailing winds. Clearly the importance of orientation developed into the practice of Feng-Shui - (the art of placing or arranging buildings or other sites auspiciously.) Earth and wood were the most common materials used by the Ming to build their houses as they were easily, accessible materials for the

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