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my friends and asked if we could go there instead because I have never been there and its a great opportunity. I have been wanting to visit Chinatown ever since I moved into the dorms because there is not one in Indiana and I wanted to gain more knowledge on their cultural background. Once we got off the train, we walked across the streets and through the grand entrance. I expected there to be a bustling area filled with Chinese shops, but it seemed almost the opposite. Looking from the outside in, I saw people of many different ethnicities walking slowly and chatting with friends or family. After immediately walking in I felt out of place because I had no idea where to go or what to do next. We were not sure of which shops or bakeries to visit. Eventually, we started to walk down the street and came across a shop, similar to a Dollar Tree. We entered the store and were immediately greeted by a store employee.The hard fans initially…

Xenophobic isolationism is the isolation of a country due to their dislike or prejudice against foreigners. Xenophobic isolation is often related to ethnocentrism, which is the evaluation of other cultures by comparing it to one’s own culture, which often causes the belief that one’s own culture is superior to others. Xenophobic isolation can be found in China before and during the Opium War. For example, foreign trade was restricted in China by the government because the Chinese government…

extinction of opium. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the request for Chinese goods (particularly silk, porcelain, and tea) in the European market engendered a trade inequity because the market for Western goods in China was virtually non-existent; China was fundamentally self-sufficient and Europeans were not allowed admission to China's interior. European silver poured into China when the Canton System, introduced in the mid-17th century,…

Similarities Between Chinese Culture(HK) and Western Culture(UK) No one will argue about Hong Kong is a multiculturalism city. Hong Kong was once colonized by the United Kingdom for over a century. At present, Chinese Culture of Hong Kong was already deeply influenced by other western culture, especially from Britain. From Language, Cuisine, Pop Culture, Literature, Architecture to Wedding style. Culture is the soul of every country, unique and sublime. As Gencel (n.d.) once said, "Who said…

In 1793, the British government sent Lord Macartney and his embassy to China under the Qing empire to sell English goods and open up a Britain-China trade relationship. The British had just had an industrial revolution, and they needed to sell English goods to make money from costs of the revolution. Contrary to the plan, the Qing rejected British trade proposals because of a strong influence of longstanding traditions and ideas in China. First, the Chinese people already had a belief that they…

Canadian is a multicultural and cosmopolitan country. Chinese Canadian has a large population. They are the third largest ethnic group in Canada, approximately 1.5 million.4 The history of Chinese Canadian was complicated. The first Chinese landed in Canada from 200 years ago. At first, Chinese immigrants were unwelcome. They were isolated physically, socially and culturally from Canadian society. 1They were treated differently and unfairly compared to other ethnic groups. For example, while…

This essay will answer the question of whether the design and appearance of King Yin Lei residential complex in Hong Kong draws more heavily from Chinese or Western architectural influences. The introduction examines its history, the origins of Chinese Renaissance architecture, and some of the key characteristics of both Traditional Chinese and Western architectural culture, establishing a basis upon which to evaluate the influences that acted upon the design and appearance of King Yin Lei.…

In these few decades, China’s economic has growth efficiently and the country is developing rapidly. However, in the 19th century and early 20th century , many Chinese were living under privation whether in cities or rural areas. As a result, many Chinese had the “American dream”: immigrating to the United States to get away from hardship and anticipate for life improvement. Indeed, their main goal was to “gold digging” meaning to earn money for better survival and able to contribute even a…

political interactions. From 1792 to 1900, Great Britain had been interacting with trade, but Great Britain had been limited to the Forbidden City. China eventually went into isolation and began to separate itself completely until Great Britain had shown its Industrial Superiority in the 1800s. Another thing that sparked in the 1800 was the Opium war which severely affected Chinese and British relation. British abuse of China’s economic system and constant refusal to stop, sparked this war to…

China’s only point of relatively simple access for British merchants lay in the East Coast facing the Pacific Ocean. Nevertheless, European merchants would have to follow a route nearly circumnavigating the globe, sailing around Africa and up to Asia – similar to Macartney’s route in 1792 – in what could make for almost a year-long journey to China , which may have impressed upon the Qing emperor that Europeans who were willing to make such an arduous journey for Chinese goods must have little…