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- History of China (45919 bytes)
1: {{History_of_China}}
2: ... disunion, and was occasionally conquered by external ethnicities, of which many were eventually assim...
7: ...the [[Peiligang culture]] of Xinzheng county, [[Henan]]. With agriculture came increased population, t...
11: ...ence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[China]].
14: ... [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear. - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...ves]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[China]], a distance readily surpassing that of his prio...
4: ...meaning "the Sun of Religion". His full title and name is given as '''Shams ad-Din Abu Abdullah Muhamm...
6: ... ''Rihla'', or "Journey". Whilst apparently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete...
15: ...ecca after a journey through [[Syria]]. An additional advantage to the side journey was that other hol...
17: ...ing instead. His next destination was the [[Il-Khanate]] in modern-day [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]. - China (38909 bytes)
1: ...l_badling2.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Great Wall of China]], stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginnin...
3: ...le states, and as a single [[nation]] or multiple nations.
5: ...ed with the establishment of the [[Republic of China]] in [[1912]]; however the next four decades were...
7: ... more information). The nature and extent of ''China'' is the subject of ongoing political disputes on...
10: :''Main article: [[Name of China in various languages]]'' - Religion in China (12456 bytes)
1: ...le.jpg|thumb|300px|Temple incense near Beijing China. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com C...
3: ...widespread religion of China is [[Chinese traditional religion]] and its constituent components, inclu...
5: The study of '''religion in China''' is complicated by several issues. Because many...
9: Major belief systems that developed within China include [[ancestor worship]], [[Chinese folk reli...
11: ... [[dynastic cycle]] was that an unjust imperial dynasty that had lapsed into [[corruption]] could lose... - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ...y stories to Kublai Khan. The Polos lived in [[China]] for seventeen years before returning to [[Venic...
5: ...nbaliq]] (now [[Beijing]]). They returned from China as [[Kublai Khan]]'s envoys with a letter for the...
7: There is a tradition that the Polo family originated from the island of [[Korcula|Korčula]] in...
13: ...olo became acquainted with the vast regions of China and with numerous achievements of Chinese civiliz...
16: ... dressed in the simple clothes of a peasant in China. Shortly before the crowds ate, the Polos opened ... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...ot UN members. For more information, see [[United Nations member states]].
3: ...rs is in [[New York City]], [[USA]]; see [[United Nations headquarters]].
5: ...glish speakers were referring to it as the United Nations, or UN.
7: ... part of what is collectively called the [[United Nations System]]:
14: *[[International Court of Justice]] - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...ist of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
3: ...ntry]], [[state]], [[nation state]] for some explanation of the difference between these.
12: *[[Botswana]] - [[Gaborone]]
13: *[[Burkina Faso]] - [[Ouagadougou]]
18: *[[Chad]] (Tchad) - [[N'Djamena]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of national [[Capital (politics)|capital]]s''' of the world ...
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
6: *[[list of historical national capitals]]
13: <tr><td>[[Accra]] <td>[[Ghana]]
20: <tr><td>[[Antananarivo]] <td>[[Madagascar]] - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
1: ...[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Tajikistan]] and [[Vietnam]]. Although it officially remains a [[communist ...
3: [[Image:China_xiam.jpg|thumb|250px]]
4: ...ring itself an [[independent state]]. See '''[[China]]''' and [[Political status of Taiwan]] for more ...
6: ...e PRC is sometimes also referred to as "'''Red China'''", especially by its political opponents and cr...
7: {{People's Republic of China infobox}} - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
1: ...erous cities have been the '''[[capital]] of [[China]]''' during the course of history.
3: ...as the capital during the Yin period of [[Shang Dynasty]]: called Yin (殷 Yīn)
5: * [[Beijing]] (formerly Anglicized as ''Peking'' and briefly ...
8: ::[[Liao Dynasty]], as a secondary capital: called Yanjing (...
10: ::[[Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)]] from [[Jin Shi Zong]] until [[12... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
3: native_name = Islamic Republic of Pakistan<br ...
4: common_name = Pakistan|the=|
7: ...onal_motto = Yaqeen-e-muhkam, ittihād, nazm<br /> ([[Urdu]]: Faith (self confidence), Unity...
9: national_anthem = [[Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br>(...
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[Shau... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
1: [[Image:China tea.jpg|thumb|250px|Chinese Tea Ceremony Image pr...
3: ...rovided the primary criterion for [[Imperial examination|entry into the imperial bureaucracy]].
5: ... the reintegration of the nation in the wake of dynastic collapse.
10: ...ottery, jade and by bronze casting in the Shang Dynasty. The Shang are most remembered for their bron...
12: ...ao Quin. It was during the period of Imperial China that Calligraphy and painting became highly appre... - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ...visioned the layout of the entire ancient city of Beijing as well as a number of landmarks and monuments lo...
5: ...wing the overthrow by the [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] Dynasty in 1644 CE (Chong Zhen had hanged himself on t...
7: ...i - would become the [[necropolis]] of The Ming Dynasty.
9: ... surrounded by a wall, and a seven kilometer road named the "Spirit Way" leads into the complex which ...
15: ==External links== - Dynasties in Chinese history (8665 bytes)
1: Below is a table of the '''dynasties in Chinese history'''.
5: ...the generally agreed point at which power in [[China]] changed hands.
7: ...ke these there was no dynasty ruling a unified China.
9: ...d that everything changed all at once all over China in the year 1644 would make a nonsense of what ac...
11: ... Click on '''H''' for the '''history''' of the dynasty, and '''E''' for a table of its '''emperors'''... - Great Wall of China (10504 bytes)
1: ...ring the [[Ming Dynasty]], in order to protect China from raids by the [[Mongol]]s and [[Turkic]] trib...
3: ...eatwall_badling5.jpg|thumb|300px|Great Wall of China]]
5: ...still be seen today was built during the [[Ming Dynasty]], on a much larger scale and with longer last...
9: # [[208 BC]] (the [[Qin Dynasty]])
10: # [[1st century BC]] (the [[Han Dynasty]]) - Ming Dynasty (65624 bytes)
1: {{History of China}}
2: ...argue that Early Ming China was the most advanced nation on Earth at the time.
6: ...ynasty in [[1368]], establishing his capital at [[Nanjing]] and adopting "Hongwu" as his reign title.
8: ...tionaries to have ruled the world's most populous nation.
10: ...he Mongols were still a threat. As an aside, the name Hongwu means "Vast Military" and reflects the i... - Silk Road (23757 bytes)
1: ...irst used by [[Germany|German]] geographer [[Ferdinand von Richthofen]] in the [[19th century]].
3: ...olia]], and then through [[Antioch]] in Southern Anatolia into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] or through th...
5: ...ween [[Europe]], or the [[Middle East]], and [[China]], by land.
7: ...oad was completed in [[1992]], when the international railway communication [[Almaty]] - [[Urumqi]] op...
15: ===Original routes=== - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
2: !colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffff99"| '''The Vietnam War'''
4: |Conflict||Vietnam War, part of the '''[[Cold War]]'''
10: ...n of South Vietnam<br>• Reunification of Vietnam under communist rule<br>
14: ...ag_southvietnam_large.png|100px|Flag of South Vietnam]]<br><br><br>[[United States|United States of Am...
15: ...x|Flag of North Vietnam]]<br><br>[[Viet Cong|National Liberation Front<br>(Viet Cong)]]<br><br />[[Ima... - Cambodia (32076 bytes)
2: ...e_name = [[Image:Cambodia5.png]]<br>(Preah-reach-anach⫠Kampuchea) |
3: common_name = Cambodia |
7: ...l_motto = [[Image:Kh-Motto.png|170px]]<br>(Khmer: Nation, Religion, King) |
8: national_anthem = [[Nokoreach]] |
12: ...y|Democratic]] [[constitutional monarchy|const. monarchy]] | - BMX racing (1539 bytes)
3: ...age racer age of approximately 13 years. Professional ranks exist for both men and women, where the av...
5: ...ons include larger 24" wheel BMX bikes and occasional multi-speed bikes.
9: ... medal sport at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].
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