Political
Sun Yat-sen: (November 12th, 1866 - March 12th, 1925)
Sun Yat-sen was born in Cuiheng, Xiangshen. When he was young, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, with his older brother. He return to China when he was 17 years-old. As he grew older, he became a member of the "Four Bandits", a group of radical thinkers. The Four Bandits caused several revolts across China, and even Japan. Sun Yat-sen is yet more well-known for his actions during the Boxer Rebellion and the Revolution of 1911.. The Boxer Rebellion consisted for Chinese people who refused to accept Western ideals. The Boxer Rebellion eventually led to the beginning of the Revolution of 1911, which ended the Chinese monarchical form of government which lasted for over two millenia. After overthrowing the last dynasty, the Qing dynasty, Sun formed a republic (better known as the Republic of China), and eventually resigned. Following his resignation, Yuan Shih-Kai tried to bring back the old imperial system of China, and throne himself as emperor. As a result, Sun retaliated by creating the Kuomintang.
Kuomintang (Chinese National People's Party):
The Kuomintang was founded by Sun Yat-sen after Yuan Shih-Kai's attempts at re-creating an imperial form of government. The Kuomintang's biggest adversary in politics was the Chinese Communist Party. During the 1920's, China was divided in two: between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party, The KMT being led by Chiang Kai-shek and the CCP being led by Mao Zedong. Several wars were waged for the next two decades, and eventually, the Kuomintang was forced to retreat to Taiwan to form a new government. Even today, Kuomintang still stands to be the government of Taiwan. The CCP eventually took over China and created a new government.
Mao Zedong: (December 26th, 1893 - September 9th, 1976)
Mao Zedong was born in Shaoshan, Hunan. Although his father, Mao Yichang, wanted his son, Mao Zedong, to become a farmer and landowner like himself, Mao Zedong preferred to read books and study. Furthermore, while working in his father's farm, Mao Zedong was interested in military tactics and intelligence, gaining inspiration from George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte. Eventually, he read about Karl Marx's Das Kapitals and Lenin's actions, becoming heavily influenced by communism and socialism. Mao led several rebellions, such as the student rebellions in the early 1920's, and eventually became a part of the Kuomintang. Later, Mao Zedong left the Kuomintang and joined the Chinese Communist Party.
Sun Yat-sen was born in Cuiheng, Xiangshen. When he was young, he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, with his older brother. He return to China when he was 17 years-old. As he grew older, he became a member of the "Four Bandits", a group of radical thinkers. The Four Bandits caused several revolts across China, and even Japan. Sun Yat-sen is yet more well-known for his actions during the Boxer Rebellion and the Revolution of 1911.. The Boxer Rebellion consisted for Chinese people who refused to accept Western ideals. The Boxer Rebellion eventually led to the beginning of the Revolution of 1911, which ended the Chinese monarchical form of government which lasted for over two millenia. After overthrowing the last dynasty, the Qing dynasty, Sun formed a republic (better known as the Republic of China), and eventually resigned. Following his resignation, Yuan Shih-Kai tried to bring back the old imperial system of China, and throne himself as emperor. As a result, Sun retaliated by creating the Kuomintang.
Kuomintang (Chinese National People's Party):
The Kuomintang was founded by Sun Yat-sen after Yuan Shih-Kai's attempts at re-creating an imperial form of government. The Kuomintang's biggest adversary in politics was the Chinese Communist Party. During the 1920's, China was divided in two: between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party, The KMT being led by Chiang Kai-shek and the CCP being led by Mao Zedong. Several wars were waged for the next two decades, and eventually, the Kuomintang was forced to retreat to Taiwan to form a new government. Even today, Kuomintang still stands to be the government of Taiwan. The CCP eventually took over China and created a new government.
Mao Zedong: (December 26th, 1893 - September 9th, 1976)
Mao Zedong was born in Shaoshan, Hunan. Although his father, Mao Yichang, wanted his son, Mao Zedong, to become a farmer and landowner like himself, Mao Zedong preferred to read books and study. Furthermore, while working in his father's farm, Mao Zedong was interested in military tactics and intelligence, gaining inspiration from George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte. Eventually, he read about Karl Marx's Das Kapitals and Lenin's actions, becoming heavily influenced by communism and socialism. Mao led several rebellions, such as the student rebellions in the early 1920's, and eventually became a part of the Kuomintang. Later, Mao Zedong left the Kuomintang and joined the Chinese Communist Party.
Economy
China's fierce economy is fueled by China's sheer high population. Today, China has the 2nd highest GDP in the entire world, trailing behind only the United States. It is also the second largest importer of goods in the world, also trailing behind the United States in this aspect. It is suspected that China will overtake the United States's No. 1 spot in the following upcoming years. Some of the industries in China that constantly improve its economy include: mining, agriculture, tourism, luxury goods, steel, electronics, automobiles, and etc..
During Mao Zedong's rule over China, he proposed the "Great Leap Forward", which ironically only retarded economic growth. However, following his resignation, Deng Xiaoping started to vitalize China's economy.
Due to the fact that China contributed to WWI and WWII with a constant supply of equipment, rations, etc., China was devastated economically after the two wars.
During Mao Zedong's rule over China, he proposed the "Great Leap Forward", which ironically only retarded economic growth. However, following his resignation, Deng Xiaoping started to vitalize China's economy.
Due to the fact that China contributed to WWI and WWII with a constant supply of equipment, rations, etc., China was devastated economically after the two wars.
Religion
Due to the spread of communism, which greatly derided religion, religions became to be lesser in importance than it used to be, with Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. To some people, communism became their religion. Religion was almost discarded after the Cultural Revolution, in which citizens of China abandoned all their past beliefs and traditions.
Society
Following the Cultural Revolution in China, the paramount importance of filial piety simply vanished. In addition, the gentry class, which includes landlords and land owners, was completely eliminated by the communists. This created a huge middle class. Additionally, the status of women were not raised, technically, but they became more equal to men because communism supported the notion that all people are the same.
Innovations
The Cultural Revolution of China kind of resembled the acts of Qin Shih Huangdi in earlier times. The participants of the Cultural Revolution burned or destroyed a large portion of intellectual information, sometimes libraries. However, today, because of China's robust economy, there is a constant advance in technologies, especially in electronics. Some notable electronics companies include: Lenovo, Aigo, and Skyworth.
Arts and Architecture
Following Cultural Revolution (I now think that this entire PERSIAN chart revolves around how the Cultural Revolution), the Chinese abandoned several past practices, this including landscape painting and portrait painting. However, due to advances in photography, modernism, which originated in the United States and some parts of Europe, emerged in China. It is also notable that Post-Mao art greatly differed from Pre-Mao art in that the Cultural Revolution changed everything (go figure).
Near Geographic
North: Mongolia, Gobi Desert, Siberia.
West: Middle East, Turkey, and Tibet.
South: Himalaya Mountain Range, India, Nepal.
East: Manchu, Korea, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
West: Middle East, Turkey, and Tibet.
South: Himalaya Mountain Range, India, Nepal.
East: Manchu, Korea, Japan, Pacific Ocean.
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