Han Dynasty enjoysa high level of significance in Chinesehistory during which lotsof achievements and accomplishments have been made. Itis a pioneerin terms of embracing other cultures and prosperity inforeigntrade. The Silk Road which was opened at that time, led the way totheMiddle and Western Asia and even to Rome, where a GREat numberof literature,historical and philosophical masterpieces werespringing up and all kinds ofschools of art were flourishing aswell. In 100 B.C., the compilation of China’sfirst dictionary wasfinished with explanation and ways of writing of 9000charACTerscontained. Meanwhile, with the invention of paper, waterclock,sundials and the instruments used to measure earthquakes, theGREatproGREss has been made in scientific development. The Han Dynastylastedfor 400 years. However it finally ended up due to thecorruption of therulers.
The year of 2011is regarded as a historical moment in theprocess of Chineseurbanization, when the population in urban area has surpassedthatin rural place for the first time. There is a prediction that about350million people will move into the urban area in the next 20years. Thedevelopment of city on such a scale brings bothopportunities and challenges toits transportation. The Chinesegovernment has advocated for the people-orienteddevelopment for along time, emphasizing that people should go out bypublictransportation rather than private ones. At the same time,theconstruction of a resource-saving and environment-friendly societyis alsowhat the government is appealing to. With such a target, wecould plan the urbanconstruction and development in a morereasonable way and much investment couldbe transferred into theimprovement in a transportation system, which is secure,lesspolluting and economic.
The Chinesetraditional ways of entertaining guestsrequire the amount andpersity of foods, which is supposed to be more thanenough forguests’ needs. Typically, the menu of Chinese feasts includes a setofcold dishes in the beginning with hot dishes following such aspork, chicken,duck, vegetables and so on. In most of feasts, awhole fish is often regarded asan indispensable part, exceptdifferent kinds of seafood have been served.Contemporarily,Chinese are more likely to combine foods peculiar to thewesternwith traditional Chinese dishes, and therefore, steaks can oftenbespotted in the Chinese feasts and salads are becoming popular eventhoughtraditional Chinese tend to refuse to enjoy any dishes,which are not cooked. Inthe feasts, a dish of soup is usuallyserved as the first or the last dish ofthe feast. The feasts oftenend up with desserts and fruits.
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