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 Religious-Discover China Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
China’s famous Buddhist temples include Baima Temple in Luoyang, Daci’en Temples in Xi’an, Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, and Shaolin Temple in Henan.
China’s famous mosques include Libai Mosque in yangzhou, Huajue Mosque in Xi’an, Niujie Mosque in Beijing, Dongda Mosque in Yinchuan, and the Aitagar at Kashi in Xinjiang.
In China, citizens enjoy freedom of religious belief, and all normal religious activities are protected by the Constitution.
www.discoverchinatours.com /culture/reliqious.htm   (355 words)

  
 China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
However, by the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, China stagnated and fell behind, and was too weak militarily to repel European interference or Japanese invasion.
Imperial monarchy in China ended with the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the Chinese Civil War.
China is also traditionally thought of as comprising North China (北旹) and South China (南旹), the geographic boundary between which north and south is largely generalized as Huai River (淮河) and Qinling Mountains (秦岭).
abcworld.net /China.html   (4914 words)

  
 China
China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, with a history characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war and violent imperial dynastic change.
The Republic of China as it controlled mainland China, and later, the People's Republic of China, have used Zhongguo to mean all the territories and peoples within their political control (people in the Republic of China now usually uses Zhongguo to refer to the PRC and Taiwan to refer to itself).
In many contexts, "China" is commonly used to refer to the People's Republic of China or mainland China, while "Taiwan" is used to refer to the Republic of China.
creekin.net /n40-china.html   (4427 words)

  
 China: great wall of china
China refers to one of the world's oldest civilizations, comprised of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia.
China is also the source of many of the world's great inventions, including the four great inventions of ancient China: Paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing.
China was one of the earliest centres of human civilisation.
winelib.com /wiki/China   (4105 words)

  
 China at Caribbean Topfunwebsites
China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, with a history characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war and violent imperial Chinese dynasty change.
Imperial monarchy in China ended with the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912; however the next four decades were marred by warlordism, the, and the Chinese Civil War.
The Manchu-established Qing Dynasty and its successors, the Republic of China and the).
www.topfunwebsites.com /grenada/china.html   (4522 words)

  
 directopedia : Directory : Regional : Asia : China
The imperial system in China ended with the establishment of the Republic of China (ROC) under Sun Yat-sen in 1912; however, the next four decades of ROC rule were marred by warlord control, the Second Sino-Japanese War (WWII), and the Chinese Civil War which pitted Chinese Nationalists against the Communist forces.
English and many other languages use forms of the name China (and the prefix Sino-), which is believed to have derived from the name of the Qin dynasty that first unified the country, even though it is not completely resolved and the origins are still controversial to an extent [1].
China used in a modern context often refers to just the territory of the PRC, or to "Mainland China" (the territory of the PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau).
www.directopedia.org /directory/Regional-Asia/China.shtml   (5827 words)

  
 CHINA : Encyclopedia Entry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
China refers to one of the world's oldest civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back more than six millennia.
China is traditionally divided intothe boundary being the Huai River and Qinling Mountains.
Nathan Sivin has argued that China indeed had a scientific revolution in the 17th Century and that we are still far from understanding the scientific revolutions of the West and China in all their political, economic and social ramifications.
bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/China   (5158 words)

  
 Christianity in China Summary
The attempts to convert China were only one part of a larger Euro-American drive to evangelize the non-Christian world, and the missionaries were also only part of a larger effort to control and transform China.
The first Jesuit attempt to reach China was made in 1552 by Francis Xavier, but he died the same year on the Chinese island of Shangchuan, without having reached the mainland.
Estimates of Christians in China are difficult to obtain because of the numbers of Christians unwilling to reveal their beliefs, the hostility of the national government towards some Christian sects, and difficulties in obtaining accurate statistics on house churches.
www.bookrags.com /Christianity_in_China   (4132 words)

  
 56th Session of the UNCHR - Geneva -- China: Religion in the Service of the State (Related Background Documents)
As the centerpiece of its control mechanism, registration has allowed the government to claim that religion in China is regulated by law, and that those who are punished are punished not for their religious beliefs but for breaking the law.
Monks and nuns who refuse to be reeducated along the patriotic lines laid out by the top Chinese leadership face expulsion from their monasteries and nunneries with no provisions for re-admission.
We urge the Congress and Administration to insist that the Chinese government implement his recommendations and invite him to China again, allowing him unfettered access to monitor and report on China's compliance with the 1981 U.N. declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion or Belief.
www.hrw.org /campaigns/geneva/china-religion-state.htm   (2779 words)

  
 China - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
China as it exists today has been variously described in different points of view as a single civilization or multiple civilizations, as a single state or multiple states, and as a single nation or multiple nations.
Image:XiAn CityWall DiLou.jpg English and many other languages use forms of the name China (and the prefix Sino-), which is believed to have derived from the name of the Qin dynasty that first unified the country, even though it is not completely resolved and the origins are still controversial to an extent [1].
Image:Qinshihuang.jpg China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization.
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/China   (5703 words)

  
 Religion in China - Vision4china.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This belief system came to China in 3rd century BC.
Robert Morrison was the first Protestant missionary to China.
Today many people in China take Deng Xiao Peng's advice to heart, "To be rich is glorious".
www.vision4china.net /china/ChReligion.htm   (122 words)

  
 Top20China.com - Your Top20 Guide to China!
It literally means "middle (or center) land," referring to the supposed position of China at the centre of the known world, surrounded by lesser tributary states.
English and many other languages use forms of the name China (and the prefix Sino-), which is believed to have derived from the name of the Qin dynasty that first unified the country.
China was the third nation to launch a person into orbit.
www.top20china.com   (5213 words)

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