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 Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:12 pm
Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
China is an ancient country with nearly 5,000 years of written history. The dynasties listed in the chronology are nearly all well recorded and documented by famous historians like Sima Qian.
Except for a few minority groups and some rural dwellers, families are strongly discouraged from having more than one child. Those who ignore the admonitions can be severely penalized. The government takes pride in this intrusive manner of population control.
Robert Morrison was the first Protestant to introduce Christianity in China. He arrived in Canton in 1807. From that time until 1949, hundreds of sending agencies sent thousands of missionaries to serve in China. China was a difficult mission field; converts came slowly. In 1949 there were no more than 750,000 Protestant Christians in China. After all the foreign missionaries left China in the early 1950s and all religious institutions were closed from about 1966 because of the Cultural Revolution, it was feared that Christianity might have died out once again. But, when the churches began to open up in 1979 it was discovered, even to the Chinese Christians’ amazement, that there were at least 6 million Christians. No longer foreign, all Chinese churches are just that: indigenous Chinese churches, and thousands of Chinese, young and old, are turning to Christ every day.
The largest canal is in China, known as The Grand Canal, 1,801 km long, the longest man-made river in the world. Its cutting began in the fifth century BC.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:27 pm
Blood`Eternity Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
That'll be something interesting to tell my China and Japan obsessed friends come Tuesday. (For Monday is a fieldtrip and the way they set up groups there's a high chance I shall not be with them.)
But if I was in China the one child family law type thing would ruin my dream of having a two child family.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:29 pm
Lady Ireth Blood`Eternity Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
That'll be something interesting to tell my China and Japan obsessed friends come Tuesday. (For Monday is a fieldtrip and the way they set up groups there's a high chance I shall not be with them.)
But if I was in China the one child family law type thing would ruin my dream of having a two child family. Yep.. unless you were a government official or a rich person surprised
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:31 pm
Blood`Eternity Lady Ireth Blood`Eternity Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
That'll be something interesting to tell my China and Japan obsessed friends come Tuesday. (For Monday is a fieldtrip and the way they set up groups there's a high chance I shall not be with them.)
But if I was in China the one child family law type thing would ruin my dream of having a two child family. Yep.. unless you were a government official or a rich person surprised I guess I would have to hope to be married into or be from a rich family then, wouldn't I? I think it was the early Chinese that may have contributed to the large population though, with the large families and 'many sons' way of life.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:39 pm
Blood`Eternity Grenades were invented in China over 1,000 years ago.
Thats because gun powder was invented in China. They also invented fire works. edit: They are also responsable for toilet paper.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:40 pm
Another fun fact:
there is a river in china named the yellow river.
this is because of the minerals that make the river seem golden/yellow, but the name still makes me chuckle.
and also, on population control:
there are 1 billion people in china, the government isn't doing too great of a job.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:46 pm
you_crazy_diamond Another fun fact: there is a river in china named the yellow river. this is because of the minerals that make the river seem golden/yellow, but the name still makes me chuckle. and also, on population control: there are 1 billion people in china, the government isn't doing too great of a job.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:50 pm
Midnight Lace you_crazy_diamond Another fun fact: there is a river in china named the yellow river. this is because of the minerals that make the river seem golden/yellow, but the name still makes me chuckle. and also, on population control: there are 1 billion people in china, the government isn't doing too great of a job. I believe so, in Chinese, but on many American maps they list it as the Yellow River.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:56 pm
you_crazy_diamond Midnight Lace you_crazy_diamond Another fun fact: there is a river in china named the yellow river. this is because of the minerals that make the river seem golden/yellow, but the name still makes me chuckle. and also, on population control: there are 1 billion people in china, the government isn't doing too great of a job. I believe so, in Chinese, but on many American maps they list it as the Yellow River.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:58 pm
Midnight Lace you_crazy_diamond Midnight Lace you_crazy_diamond Another fun fact: there is a river in china named the yellow river. this is because of the minerals that make the river seem golden/yellow, but the name still makes me chuckle. and also, on population control: there are 1 billion people in china, the government isn't doing too great of a job. I believe so, in Chinese, but on many American maps they list it as the Yellow River. fine fine, but the Huang He river still translates into "Yellow River" and that's really what counts.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:59 pm
you_crazy_diamond Midnight Lace you_crazy_diamond Another fun fact: there is a river in china named the yellow river. this is because of the minerals that make the river seem golden/yellow, but the name still makes me chuckle. and also, on population control: there are 1 billion people in china, the government isn't doing too great of a job. I believe so, in Chinese, but on many American maps they list it as the Yellow River. I know of the yellow river but I didnt know it was named that because of that, thats pretty cool..
@Dragon::
Yeah, a ton of things were invented in China.. silk was discovered in china, they invented the second and most detailed writing system [mesopotamia had writing prior to China I believe], and paper[toilet paper hehe]. A ton more I cant remember..
Oh and they have had a population of nearly a million for over 2000 years, which is amazing... they used there large population to conquer there enemies and to build canals and small islands off their coast, every male had to serve for 2 years of his life. They were also the first civilization to allow women in there armies.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:20 pm
Yeah. Mesopotamia had the first known writing... Along with the first wheel too. =D It surprised me. But yeah.
They had alot of the firsts. and there was a group, the Olmecs, I believe, who developed a writing system.. or was it the other? I'm too tired, I'll look my facts up straight tomorrow and straighten them up. xD
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:30 pm
I have something to add.
Pasta was invented in China, nope not Italy, China. 3nodding
No one at school believed me, but my History teacher backed me up.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:36 pm
Midnight Lace Yeah. Mesopotamia had the first known writing... Along with the first wheel too. =D It surprised me. But yeah.
They had alot of the firsts. and there was a group, the Olmecs, I believe, who developed a writing system.. or was it the other? I'm too tired, I'll look my facts up straight tomorrow and straighten them up. xD Yeah and Mesopotamia were also the first businessmen, they were the first to implement the loaning system and they had the richest city the world has every known [the great Babylon].
@Lady Ireth::
It may have been invented in China, but it was revolutionized in Italy.. ^^ Pizza wasnt invented in Italy either, it was invented in America, well we made it what it is today, the Italians only made dough with pasta sauce on it, there was no toppings on there pizza, no cheese that was not in the pasta and no meats either, or vegetables.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:49 pm
Blood`Eternity Midnight Lace Yeah. Mesopotamia had the first known writing... Along with the first wheel too. =D It surprised me. But yeah.
They had alot of the firsts. and there was a group, the Olmecs, I believe, who developed a writing system.. or was it the other? I'm too tired, I'll look my facts up straight tomorrow and straighten them up. xD Yeah and Mesopotamia were also the first businessmen, they were the first to implement the loaning system and they had the richest city the world has every known [the great Babylon].
@Lady Ireth::
It may have been invented in China, but it was revolutionized in Italy.. ^^ Pizza wasnt invented in Italy either, it was invented in America, well we made it what it is today, the Italians only made dough with pasta sauce on it, there was no toppings on there pizza, no cheese that was not in the pasta and no meats either, or vegetables. Just dough with pasta sauce?
...Breadsticks! =D
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