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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 China
| Who was the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ruling from 904-907 A.D.? | China Facts
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Aidi. The Tang Dynasty was toppled by the warlord Zhu Quanchong in 907 A.D.
| Dao or Tao is normally translated into English as what? | China Facts
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The Way. Dao or Tao, depending on the spelling you prefer, means a lot of things to a lot of people...a very evanescent concept. However, people normally translate it as 'the way'.
| What is the Chinese term for filial piety, the cardinal principle of Confucian ethics? | China Facts
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Xiao. Filial piety is the basis of the five hierarchical social relationships in China, i.e. father-son, husband-wife, emperor-subject, older brother-younger brother and friend-friend.
| Mao emerged as the single most important leader of the Chinese Communist Party after what conference in 1935? | China Facts
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Zunyi. During the Zunyi conference of early 1935 Mao criticized the 'return Bolsheviks' (Soviet trained Chinese Communists) for allowing Chiang Kai-shek's forces to drive the Communists out of Jiangxi and following blindly the orders of Stalin.
| Who was the great literati of the Han dynasty that was the key figure in establishing Confucianism as the state cult philosophy? | China Facts
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Dong Zhongshu. He worked primarily during the illustrious reign of Han Wudi.
| Lizhou, Shoujuan and Changjuan are all forms of what item related to Chinese art and literature? | China Facts
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Scroll. Lizhou is a hanging scroll, Shoujuan is a hand scroll and the Changjuan is the 'long scroll', presented horizontally. Great calligraphic and art works are most often presented on scrolls.
| What was the name of the military academy at which Chiang Kai-shek served as first commandant? | China Facts
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Whampoa. Whampoa is known as 'Huangpu' in Mandarin Chinese.
| Which modern Chinese leader came up with the idea of 'political tutelage'? | China Facts
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Sun Yatsen. Within his concept of political tutelage, or xunzheng, Dr. Sun describes China as an underdeveloped country that is not ready for democracy. Thus a period of authoritarianism is needed in order to teach the concept of democracy to the people. This idea was coopted by Chiang Kai-shek, Lee Kwan Yew and others...and seems to be the line of the Chinese Communists today.
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