By the 19th century, photography was capable of producing nature perfectly, and there is a move in the Arts towards abstraction, and away from the idea that "Art equals Beauty".到了 19 世纪， 摄影已经能够完美地再现自然，艺术开始走向抽象化，不再认为“艺术等于美” 。Art Nouveau, Impressionism ...
Chinese people had hotpot as early as the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century–11th century BC). At that time, people boiled foods in bronze cauldrons. The cauldron had two parts—one was the pot to cook food in soup, and the other part was a layer or a space inside the cauldron to hold...
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE MARCH OF PROGRESS; in 1911, the Century Was Still Young and People Wondered What It Would Bring. as Always, There Were Optimists and Pessimists, Writes David ChartersSOME people felt mankind was on the brink of great discoveries that would bring benefits to ...
But, as we’re all aware, the 1911 was fading from popularity and a new class of guns was coming on the scene. Many of these new pistols emphasized a utilitarian efficiency. While there were guns built for duty use, those typically stayed at or under the 5” mark—and more gravitated ...
which occurred during the late 19th century and was caused by the dramatic fall in grain prices that followed the opening-up of the prairies in the USA. You can find out about the large-scale changes that would have impacted on their lives such as mechanisation, the type of crops that we...
Although these clans took control of the empire in the 17th century, by the early 20th century, the Qing rulers were being undermined by aggressive foreign powers, rural unrest, and military weakness. The Qing Dynasty was anything but bright — it did not pacify all of China until 1683, som...
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While previously celebrated on various dates, in the 9th century it was set to November 1st by for the Catholic Church by PopeGregory IVand this date is also used by many Protestant churches. It is also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the...
As one of the earliest major cases of military intervention, theOpium Warswere two wars waged in China between theQing dynastyand forces of Western countries in the mid-19th century. The first Opium War (1839 to 1842) was fought between Britain and China, while the second Opium War (1856 ...
Also, readers throughout a century have been amazed by the scene of the fairy-tale-like full bloom when the garden is revitalized. All these contributed to the enduring appeal of the story as a piece of classics. And the fact that the phrase “The Secret Garden” is already a universal ...