The crimson stained ground in the background becomes the frame behind the Japanese flag. Bloody bodies lay in the background while a Japanese soldier with intense eyes cautiously stands with a bayonet. Just by looking at the cover of ¡°The Rape of Nanking¡± one realizes that this is no ord...

The fall of the Sui in the early 17th century led to a new power, one that revolutionized the social and empirical structure. At its height, the Tang Empire stretched from what is now Manchuria in the northeast into what is now Vietnam in the southwest. Building on the reunification of northern ...

"Rules of the Game" Amy Tan's writing style is about the Chinese-American culture integrated with life stories. She gives the reader an opportunity to gain knowledge about the way of life her family, friends, and even herself have had. Tan's main purpose of writing is to ...

I have read the book titled "The Rape of Nanking". This book is appropriately titled due to the subject matter it covers. It covers an incident during World War II known as "The Rape of Nanking". The book was written by Iris Chang and is two hundred and thirty pages long with a...

The Tang Dynasty is one of the most well-known Chinese dynasties. It was one of the most prosperous dynasties and is frequently referred to as the "golden age". The Tang Dynasty, founded by Li Yun and his son Li Shih-min along with the help of Turkish allies, ruled from 618 to 907. The strength o...

"Shi-jing"is a collection of hymns and folk poetry from the Zhou Dynasty. The pieces were collected by Confucius. Two thousand years ago, people did not have much entertainment, one of the entertainments were to sing. They used these songs (or in Chinese "shi") to express their feelings and thin...

In a time of great turmoil and trouble for China, many different philosophies have been developed with the intent of uniting and allowing rule over China. I have reviewed many of these and developed a strong belief in Daoism. It is the one philosophy that can allow China to become a great united pow...