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    Jun Sang Research Paper

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    Jun-sang called himself the “sensitive animal with big twitching ears, always on the alert for predators”. He is from Chongjin but his North Korea. Jun-sang loved movies and always made an effort to see a new movie as soon as it was released. Since his family was prosperous, Jun--sang was cautious not to provoke envy. While other kids were barefoot, Jun-sang wore thick woolen socks. In order to avoid jealousy, he also wore long pants to cover the socks. Jun-sang often dealt with the pressure of being

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    Guang Artifacts

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    Guang, probably from Anyang, China, Shang dynasty, 12th or 11th century BCE is a fined artifact. A guang is a particular shape used in Chinese art for vessels, originally made as Chinese ritual bronzes in the Shang dynasty. Research from wikipedia stated they were used for pouring rice wine at ritual banquets, and often deposited as grave goods in high status burial. Shang artists perfected casting elaborate bronze vessels covered with animal motifs. The animal forms symbolized real and imaginary

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    The Yayi Jia

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    two pieces were The Ritual Wine Vessel (so-called yayi jia) and the Hindu Deity Vishnu. The Ritual Wine Vessel, made from bronze, dates back to 1300-1050 BCE, laying within the Chinese Shang dynasty (approx. 1600-1050 BCE). This piece was found in China, Henan province, and was made by an unidentified artist. On the other hand, the Hindu Deity Vishnu, made from phyllite stone, dates from 1100-1200 CE in the Indian Pala period (c. 850-1310,). This sculpture was found in India or Bangladesh,

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    Zheng He Research Paper

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    associated with him and believed to be from later than 1433, posit that he died shortly after that voyage in 1434 or early 1435. Historical Context • Zheng He was an admiral and diplomat who helped to extend the maritime and commercial influence of China throughout the regions bordering the Indian Ocean. • He commanded seven naval expeditions almost a century before the Portuguese reached India

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    Silk Road Dbq

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    self.In document A the chinese had silk,iron,bronze,gunpowder,and confucianism to trade and central asia had ferghana horse the chinese wanted the ferghana horse that central asia had and central asia want the chinese silk.In 1400 bce the queen of china was eating soup and a silk bug fell in her soup and she saw how beautifully the silk and demanded that her workers would make the silk and then werd got out that the chinese had a soft fabric and then other regions started to trade for the silk.Next

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    Paintings in medieval China included landscape painting, delicacy painting, spontaneous painting, figures and illustration along with calligraphy. The landscape paintings are wordless poems that are meant to be read from bottom to top, often representing the harmony between heaven and earth, yin and yang. These paintings often have a high point of view and are full of ambiguity and indirect meaning. Landscape painting also features mountains in the middle and background and water dominates the foreground

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    Jenny Han is an american author of young adult fiction geared towards high school teens who love romance and drama. Jenny Han is the author of the “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” series and “The Summer I Turned Pretty” series. She also is in production of the “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” movie. During her work, she earned a GoodReads Choice Awards nomination for best young adult fiction. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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    Bing is a Chinese artist who was born in China but lived in the United States for 18 years. Bing is now currently living in Beijing .Bing is most recognised for his installation pieces and print making skills , he also has creative artistic use of language , words and text and how they have played a part in our understanding of the world. He joined the printmaking department and got his masters in fine art in 1987. After protests in Tiananmen square in 1989 his work came under scrutiny from the government

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    A long time ago, in China, there was a race, which involved twelve animals. These animals were the rooster, monkey, sheep, horse, snake, dragon, rabbit, tiger, cow, rat, pig, and the dog. The emperor of China had this race to give these animals an opportunity to represent a year in the lunar calendar. When the race started, all the animals lined up. Here, the cow would help the cat and rat to cross the river.  When they came near the finish line, the rat pushed the cat into the river and jumped

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    As Fa-hsien continues his journey he enter the borders of the country Nagara, where he discovered the remains of Buddha’s skull. In the city of He-lo, Buddha’s skull had been decorated with gold-leafs and sacred substances. This bone was highly worshipped, and when placed outside on the vihara, assistants would bet drums, hit cymbals and blow into conchs while the king made his offerings.While being there Fa-hsien had noticed how the kings from different countries would send their messengers with

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