Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang (A.D. 1328-1398), the founder of the Ming Dynasty, had a well-known directive that officials under his command do an honest job called “guarding the well.” Before sending officials to various regions of his land, the Emperor took them to a well in the palace and advised them: “To be an honest official ...
The village of Dafen in China is known as the copycat painting capital of the world. In the nineties, it used to produce numerous duplicates of masters like Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, and so on. Dafen accounted for almost 60 percent of new oil paintings in the world at that time. But ...
The Chinese communist government focuses heavily on developing soft power, which is basically the ability to influence outsiders to admire your culture in hopes that they will align with your decisions. At the recent World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Chinese participants tried to push hard their country’s “soft power” in front of international visitors, revealing ...
FIFA recently announced that it will be conducting the 2021 Club World Cup in China. The event will feature 24 of the best football clubs from across the globe and will be held in the months of June and July. Several human rights organizations have criticized FIFA’s decision to organize the event in a country ...
People spend most of their day engaged in activities that drain them physically and mentally. Over time, this can lead to burnout where the person starts feeling tired all the time and may get depressed. Your body and mind need rest at appropriate intervals or you will end up inviting numerous kinds of trouble. 3 ...
After the NBA decided to mute all mention of the Hong Kong protests to avoid angering the Chinese government, the fans seem to have decided to take matters into their own hands, as many of them have been sporting pro-Hong Kong shirts at games. An NBA team manager, Daryl Morey, had earlier tweeted in support ...
Fire starting is a skill that many modern humans struggle with in the absence of a lighter or matches. The earliest humans likely harvested fire from natural sources, yet when our ancestors learned the skills to set them at will, they had newfound protection, a means of cooking, light to work by, and warmth at ...
The demand for jade gemstones and jewelry is on the rise. If you plan on buying a stone either as an investment or solely out of interest in jewelry, you should know that there are three important things that determine the value of this precious stone — color, cabochons, and maintenance. Evaluating color and translucency ...
According to the Student Loan Marketing Association, American families spent around US$26,226 on their kid’s college education in 2018-19. Around 79 percent of the parents in the study were willing to stretch themselves financially in order to fund the education of their children. Helping out with college “Few of today’s students can go to school ...
Making time-limited offers is a common retail pricing strategy with shoppers. Examples of time pressure include the doorstep seller who claims that they are currently “in the area” but will not be returning, the telephone seller who makes a “special offer” that can be accepted only during that phone call, the Internet site that offers ...
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