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People who became rich liked to purchase land and property or invest in social welfare, which would not lead to social changes, but rather strengthen the traditional or…
- ILO-China ties draw closer after 100 years
Representatives of the ILO and China sign the Memorandum of Cooperation on “Decent Work in Global Supply Chain” in May 2018. Photo: ILO.ORG
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- Min people ‘quick to sue’ reflects Qing governance
In fact, if officials had carefully dealt with every land and money dispute, it would have greatly increase the burden on the government, so they often turned to social…
- Ancient brain trusts can illuminate construction of modern think tanks
The painting portrays Tian Wen (Center), also known as Lord Mengchang, welcoming talent from different states. As one of the Four Lords of the Warring States, he w…
- All scholars should assume global historical perspectives
Xu Guangqi (right), an imperial official in the Ming Dynasty, worked closely with the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in the translation of Western texts on mathematic…
- Yarrow stalk divination signals complex reasoning in Zhou Dynasty
The reason why the latter became more valued was that the ancient Chinese discovered numerology in work and life, by which they set rules for nature and society. In thi…
- Monarchy and powerful clans reshaped Han Dynasty state and social or…
In the Western and Eastern Han dynasties, powerful clans interacted with the state and evolved under the control of the monarchy. However, they were not completely pass…
- Continual self-renewal sustains Chinese civilization
A diorama of the Imperial Examinations at the Imperial Examination Museum of China in Nanjing Photo: FILE
The Chinese civilization has seen thousands of years.…
- Censorial reforms in early Qing mirrored government’s push to conta…
Thereafter, the Qing court implemented a secret palace memorial system while appointing high-ranking officials for special inspection purposes, filling the void of supe…
Time:07/11/2019 Hits:17People who became rich liked to purchase land and property or invest in social welfare, which would not lead to social changes, but rather strengthen the traditional or…