China is occupied by a quarter of all the people in the world. It has the longest continuous culture surviving from ancient times. As a state China is bringing more and more enormous influence in the politics and economics of the twenty-first century. Now there are a lot of interactions between China and other countries in the world. Through these interactions, we find getting understood each other is very important. It¯s often because of the lack of knowledge of China¯s history that we have difficulties in understanding more thoroughly about China. By studying Chinese history, we can get more understanding about of China and Chinese culture, and strengthen the relationship between Americans and Chinese.
First, we can know the great contribution that China has made to the world, so it¯s worth of getting the respect from the people of other counties. The greatest contribution I thnk is the Chinese literature works which have been creat
Second, the Chinese history gives us a useful lesson and experience from the viewpoint of development of a country. The Tang dynasty is a very important era in Chinese history. It is regarded by historians as the strongest empire on the earth in the eighth century. Its success came from the open to the cultural and commerce influence from India and the distant west. The capital Chang'an was the center of trades and culture in the world. By the Silk Road, lots of creativity and goods was transmitted to the west, such as paper-making, silk and spices. Of course, the empire absorbed a lot of things in many fields, too. Buddhism, originating in India more than one thousand years before, flourished during the Tang period, becoming thoroughly sinicized and a permanent part of Chinese traditional culture. On the other hand, at the end of the Qing dynasty, it closed the door to the rest of the world. It didn¯t want to know the industrial revolut
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