Talk:Chinese civilization/Archive 7

message: Regarding the sentence "China has largely been an atheist nation throughout history": I will strongly argue that that is incorrect. The Chinese have: had a tradition of ancestor worship since the very beginnings of Chinese civilization; viewed the emperor as the Son of Heaven; called upon a variety of gods to aid them in daily life, from the God of the Kitchen to the gods of local rivers, and so forth; deified great leaders and generals; been influenced by a wide-variety of philosophies, many of whom could be considered religious or at least semi-religious, including Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and even Christian missionaries; believed in spirits or other supernatural creatures. How could China possibly be considered "largely an atheist nation throughout history"!? --Lowellian
:Go ahead and change it! I think it's more like there was not much of an established religion. --Jiang
: I agree. That sentence is misleading. Many emperors and empresses were famed with their temple-building obsession. Be bold! --Menchi 10:29, 9 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: I am surprised to know that too......"largely an atheist nation throughout history"? I don't think so...... --FallingInLoveWithPitoc 11:19, 9 Nov 2003 (UTC)

text: I would recommend making a separate article since this topic and Confucianism interwine. A summary in a standalone section here is also nice. BTW Buddhism in China would also be useful to you. :) kt2 05:42, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: If we included History of Taiwan as a "main article" of History of China, we should also be including History of Hong Kong, History of Macau, History of Tibet (article was deleted for pov copyvio), etc. (We wouldn't want to do that, I presume!) The History of Taiwan article is just regional and cannot be considered a "main" article. The ROC article covers all of China from 1911-1949, and supplements the PRC article (which picks off where History of China leaves off). Taiwan history after 1949 is already included in the ROC article. Why list both the ROC and Taiwan articles? --Jiang 05:01, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inclusion of [[History of Taiwan]] 

message: Some people, particularly in the business world, refer to "Greater China".  Does anyone have a definition of this term? -- Heron
: If they mean 大中华地區, then it refers informally to PRC (including HK and Macau) + ROC. --Menchi (Talk)â 10:13, 16 Dec 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added this term into the article. Correct my definition if wrong. --Menchi 21:52, 11 Apr 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Greater China 

message: I have written a short article on Kwang-Chou-Wan, the former French enclave in what is now Guangdong Province.  I was wondering if someone could suggest the ideal place to link it into China pages. --Roisterer 23:33, 31 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kwang-Chou-Wan 

message: This article needs a better introduction. The current intro section dives way too deep intro specifics, like what China's borders are and what all the meanings of the word China are. The first section needs to give a general introduction to the country, its people, its culture, its technology and so on, this is not an inviting article as it is. -- Solitude 08:53, Sep 23, 2004 (UTC)
:I agree.  As a temporary measure, I've moved out the terminology stuff to its own section, and put in a picture (a map would make a bit more sense, but the article's already full of them). Markalexander100 09:26, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  China introduction 

message: The article claims that Confusianism appeared before Taoism.  I could easily be completely wrong, but it is my understanding that Confucius studied at a Taoist temple as a child.  That would be impossible if he grew up and invented Confusianism before Taoism was invented. Kainaw 14:22, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion: Order of Appearance 

message: Why is there is no country template?
:see People's Republic of China and Republic of China. --Jiang 02:18, 25 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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