Search results
13 hours ago · Unit 731 (Japanese: 731部隊, Hepburn: Nana-san-ichi Butai), short for Manchu Detachment 731 and also known as the Kamo Detachment: 198 and the Ishii Unit, was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that engaged in lethal human experimentation and biological weapons manufacturing during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945 ...
13 hours ago · Thai Chinese (also known as Chinese Thais, Sino-Thais ), Thais of Chinese origin ( Thai: ชาวไทยเชื้อสายจีน; exonym and also domestically) [a] are Chinese descendants in Thailand. Thai Chinese are the largest minority group in the country and the largest overseas Chinese community in the world with a population ...
13 hours ago · Gates of the wenmiao of Datong, Shanxi. Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, [1] is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy ( humanistic or rationalistic ), religion, theory of government, or way of life. [2]
13 hours ago · This announcement was known as "releasing the roll" ( 放榜 ). ( c. 1540, by Qiu Ying) The imperial examination ( Chinese: 科舉; pinyin: kējǔ; lit. "subject recommendation") was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy.
13 hours ago · The Ming dynasty ( / mɪŋ / MING ), [7] officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell ...
13 hours ago · There are several "narratives" attempting to place the causes of the crisis into context, with overlapping elements. Five such narratives include: There was the equivalent of a bank run on the shadow banking system, which includes investment banks and other non-depository financial entities. This system had grown to rival the depository system ...
13 hours ago · Falun Gong is entirely based around the teachings of its autocratic founder and leader: China-born Li Hongzhi. [42] According to NBC News, to his followers, Li is "a God-like figure who can levitate, walk through walls and see into the future. His ultra-conservative and controversial teachings include a rejection of modern science, art and ...
