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As China grows into a modern day superpower, it is important to remember that China as a civilization has existed for more than six millennia and contributed countless inventions that shaped China's evolution and amazingly continue to shape the modern world.

Throughout history women have had to endure horrible things to be deemed beautiful. The ancient tradition of foot binding in China, however, takes the "beauty is pain" concept to a whole new level.

This site utilises less complex language to explain the origins, how feet were bound and some facts on the practice of foot binding.

You actually have to have a Brisbane City Council library card to log into Encyclopaedia Britannica online. If you go to the council website, click (under facilities and recreation) lbrary catalog, then click search e-libcat, and go into databases, encyclopaedias, Encyclopaedia Britannica online and type in your library card number you can access this site.

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Dr. Keith Ray surveys the four great Chinese inventions that have changed the World. It is an article reprinted from SACU's China Eye magazine (2004). Over thousands of years China has produced a great stream of inventions, ranging from the mundane chopstick and wheelbarrow, to sophisticated earthquake detectors and the advanced concept of bank notes.

this is really good for the following: Paper, Printing, gunpowder and the magnetic compass! Hope it helps!

Acupuncture has a clearly recorded history of about 2,000 years, but some authorities claim that it has been practiced in China for some 4,000 years. The Chinese believe that the practice of acupuncture began during the Stone Age when stone knives or sharp edged tools, described by the character 'Bian', were used to puncture and drain abscesses.

Bob Whyte surveys the many strands of religion in China. The article first appeared in SACU's China Now magazine. It has often been said that the Chinese are not deeply religious. It is true that they have shown a comparative indifference to metaphysical speculation; Chinese culture was perhaps the first to develop an intellectual scepticism concerning the gods.

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