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Saturday, 21 November 2009 |
 However, the sense of isolation proud Chinese survived, fueling much of contemporary confusion. Chinese wall, which is now only a monument and tourist attraction is its symbol. For centuries, the Great Wall of China, stretching 3460 km - from the east coast, northeast of Beijing, to the desert in Mongolia - China restrained surrounding barbarians. I believe that China's power lies in their unity.
Always in such a long Chinese history was a man who knew how to reconcile quarrels, bring peace, to introduce reforms that this area. The cultural unity of China remain to this day. This happened to you is also split into several feudal states. Feudal lords to elaborate on the various wars that have weakened the state (the situation amazingly reminds the regional division , only China that survived 14 centuries earlier). Shi Huangdi, who managed to prevail over most of the lands began to place a number of important reforms introduced. Determined to prevent the breakdown, which lead to the downfall of his dynasty, decided to abolish the feudal system of government. Sought to remove all kinds of trade barriers between provinces. Introduced a uniform system of weights and measures, and a uniform monetary system. Various normalized volume axis instruments and vehicles, he oversaw the building of roads and canals. In China, introduced a whole set of uniform rights and spelling! Westerners have always felt the fear of the enormous size of China, but the greater part of its history, China did not actually have much more population than Europe. The difference is that Europe has always been divided into many small countries, while China has been united in one big country. This difference seems to be more guided by political considerations and social than geographical: barriers within the country, such as mountain ranges, are equally clear in China as in Europe. Shi Huangdi's iron hand, in the government of the eastern area praised the Chinese Communists, as a progressive thinker, and yet philosophers have criticized it as a mediocre ability of a tyrant. We must admit, however, that China owes much to him.
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