Japan vs. China
China has always considered itself to be the center of the world. They thought themselves to be the best and most successful. Chinese culture was highly advanced and very unique, but it had its faults too. It was a big brother to the other Asian civilizations, and served as a model for Korea and Japan. From one aspect it could be said that because China was the original, it was the leader and pioneer, but the Japanese may be quick to point out that they had the advantage of refining Chinese culture. Japan was able to pick and chose aspects that would become sinofied in their lifestyle, and they were able to weed out practices that, because of a historical or prior religious affiliation, China was forced to carry around, like access baggage. China’s claim to being the center of the world may have been more true than they thought, more culturally than geographically, which allotted for lesser developed cultures to hold China in contempt and rivalry. Since China’s dawn it was a battlefield. Large, cumbersome boarders set up a number of opportunities for vultures to pick and nibble at China. The Great Wall was built to keep out the raiding tribes and nomads, who were fierce soldiers and experienced riders of horses, such
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Approximate Word count = 1549
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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