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185 matches to Chinese Examination System
Compass. 2634BC Chinese invention.
Confucius. 551-479BC. Chinese philosopher and moralist. Advocated reason, love and respect for others over supernatural. Chinese Exam. Wu Ching.
Coolie.19C Chinese indentured labourer.
Deng Xiaoping. 1902-97. Chinese Communist leader 1973~. Purged by Mao, rehabilitated. Tiananmen.
Dictionary. 150BC Chinese. 1612 Italian. 1933 OED.
Fingerprints. 8C Chinese used as signatures. 1870 Indian classification system. 1901 Galton-Henry System, Scotland Yard.
Five Pecks of Rice. 206-20. Chinese Taoist political movement vs poverty, instability.
Fu Hsi. 2800BC. Chinese mythical Emperor. Created I Ching, marriage rites.
Gang of Four. Chinese leaders, including Mao’s widow, convicted 1980 of Cultural Revolution abuses.
Great Leap Forward. 1958-61. Failed Chinese program for increased output by communes.
Han. 202BC-220. Chinese dynasty. Promoted Confucianism, education, culture, bureaucracy. KaoTsu.
Han Wu Ti. 156-87BC. Chinese Emperor 140-. Confucianism as state religion. Exam system for civil service used to 20C.
Hsi Ho. Chinese goddess; mother of sun.
Hsia. 1994-1523BC. Legendary first Chinese dynasty.
Hu Yaobang. 1915-89. Liberal Chinese Communist Party chairman. Death led to Tiananmen demonstrations.
Hua Kuo-feng. c1920-. Chinese Premier 1976-80, Chairman 1976-81.
Huai Hai, Battle. 1948-9. Chinese communists gain control of key routes.
Huang Hsing. 1874-1916. Led Chinese uprising 1911, with Sun Yat-sen.
Hui-neng. 638-713. Chinese Zen priest. Satori-sudden enlightenment.
Hung Hsiu-ch’üan. 1814-64. Led Tai-Ping Rebellion. Claimed to be Christ’s brother. Founded new religion based on Chinese unity.
I Ching. 12C BC. Supplement 475BC. Chinese Book of Changes. 64 hexagrams used for divination. Early ethics, philosophy text.
Ili Crisis. 1871-81. Russia invades Chinese Ili province.
Immigration Laws. 1852. US bars Chinese. 1900 Japanese. 1921- set quotas by country of origin.
K’ai-feng. c1127-19C. Chinese Jewish group.
K’ang-hsi. 1654-1722. Chinese Emperor 1661-. Expanded China. Encouraged western science education.