China Research Paper

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China
China is a beautiful country in east Asia. It’s the most populous country in the world. China is a communist country, communism is a system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. China has a very diverse climate. It is tropical in the south and subarctic in the north. The landscape is mostly mountains and high plateaus. there are deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east.
China practices confucianism. It is a system of philosophies. It is the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. But technically, China is multi-religious. Freedom of belief is a government policy, and normal religious activities are protected by the constitution.
Some important social customs in China are Family names are used first, because they are given special meaning, expressing best wishes for the newborn. taking off your shoes before entering a household, The number 4 is considered unlucky because it is nearly homophonous to the word death. . Never leaving chopsticks upright in a ricebowl. This is done at funerals and is considered very impolite.
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For example, A prime minister named Yi Yin was a slave for an important family and wanted to convince Tang, the first ruler of the Shang dynasty, of his good ideas, but as a slave he had no way to do so other than his cooking, so by impressing him with his cooking Tang decided that Yi Yin would be able to govern. After Yi Yin was one of many cooks who participated in politics, so many chefs have had much of power changing the country, and culture substantially over