東亞 in Chinese 東アジア in Japanese

동남 아시아 in Korean

EAST ASIA: China, the Koreas, and Japan

Earthquake detector – 2nd century. Zhang Heng creatorHan Dynasty

Gunpowder, rocket launcher9th century ADSulfur and Potassium Nitrate

ANCIENT CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS!!!

Movable type: 11th century AD, Bi Sheng

Paper: 105 ADMagnetic Compass: 3rd century BC, magnetite discovered when mining for ore……

The Great Wall of ChinaBuilt by Qin Shi Huangdi in 3rd century BC

CHINA: A CIVILIZATION BASED ON RIVERSHuang He (Yellow River) in the north

Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in the south

These great rivers begin in the Plateau of Tibet and provide alluvium and water for the coastal plains of China.

The Loess Plateau – loess is German for looseWind-blown silt. Source of Yellow River’s color.Source of fertile soil on North China Plain.

The Yellow River

The North China Plain on the coast of the Yellow Sea China has only 14.8% arable land!

MODERN CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS:

CONQUERING NATUREAND

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

Construction of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in central China. On 15 May 2006, Chinese engineers were pouring the last of the concrete to finish the construction of the massive dam, which is designed to provide flood control and to be the largest electricity-generating plant in the world. By 15 May 2006, the dam spanned the entire river, and a large reservoir had filled behind it to the northwest. White spray shoots through gates in the center portion of the dam. The former locks are much less prominent, and the new ones to the north appear as a linear arrangement of thin, blue rectangles. Photos courtesy of NASA.

Locks that allow largeShips to move up river.

The dam on the Yangtze River

The main purposes for the dam are twofold: to supply water for the largest hydroelectric plant in the world and to help control the devastating floods that plague the lowlands downstream from the dam. The epic scale of the dam project is matched by the level of controversy it continues to generate. Concerns about major environmental impacts, the relocation of 1.3 million people, and the flooding of 13 cities, more than 1,300 villages, archeological locations, and hazardous waste dumps were raised throughout the planning and implementation. Environmental concerns include increased seismicity from the loading of the water, landslides, changed ecosystems, accumulated pollution, increased chances for waterborne diseases, and salinity changes in the Yangtze estuary. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Japan unveiled its maglev train prototype Series L0 last month, which will whip passengers out of central Tokyo at 311 mph.

300 MPH Maglev Trains Pick Up Speed Around The World

145 MPH TO 600 MPH!!!!MAGNETIC LEVITATIONThe Maglev!!!!!CLEAN ENERGY!

How does the east Asian Maglev compare to the GQ of India???? Which one is better for the environment?

What natural disaster do both China and India experience? How has China tried to solve this problem at least on one of its rivers?

How does China’s percent of arable land compare to India’s?

Do the benefits of the Three Gorges Dam project outweigh the “human” cost to the locals???

In front of the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

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The Hall of Supreme Harmony as seen from the Inner Courtyard of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The Hall was destroyed by fire seven times and was last rebuilt in 1695-97. Many of the buildings of the Forbidden City were built from precious woods and marble; golden bricks were used for floors.

RELIGION IN CHINABUDDHISM, CONFUCIANISM, DAOISM

Confucianism: 5th century BC: Follow rules of society; be the best you can be; harmony will be the result.Master Kung’s teachings: The Analects

Daoism: 3rd century BC: “The essential quality that gives all life and all things their nature….” is the Dao. “People are in harmony with their nature and the Dao, but society causes us and animals to behave contrary to the Dao or the Way.The daoist teachings: Tao Te Ching“Do nothing and there is nothing you cannot do.”

“To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order;to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order;to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life;and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.”-Confucius

With regard to the learning attitude, he encouraged his students to be open-minded, curious, and ready to ask everyone questions on everything. "Study like you are chasing after something, which you dare not miss and lose even if you get it", he said, "In strolling in the company of just two other people, I am bound to find one as my teacher. Identifying their strengths, I follow them, and identifying their weaknesses, I reform myself accordingly."

A search for harmony………Tao Te Ching

Opposites are harmonious!

Yin – feminine, blackYang – masculine,White

Hot-coldDark-lightGood-evil

What are the three religions which played major role in Chinese civilization?

The Daoist’s believed in the natural order of things and that the natural order should not be disturbed. What was the name of the book that explained their viewpoint?

Which belief system of the East do you find most difficult to explain to someone else? Why?

Which belief system would be best for a modern, densely populated nation? Why?

RING OF FIRE: area of tectonic activity in Pacific Rim areaBelow Mt. Fuji, Japan

Satellite view of the results of the tsunami that hit Honshu in March 2011. Fukushima Nuclear meltdown

The city of Ishinomaki was one of the hardest hit when a powerful tsunami swept ashore on 21 March 2011. This satellite image is from three days later, when water still inundated the city. Water is dark blue in this false-color image. Plant-covered land is red, exposed earth is tan, and the city is silver. The most extensive flooding may be seen around Matsushima Air Base (lower left corner) where several airplanes were damaged and where the surrounding neighborhoods are flooded. Dark blue fills in the spaces between buildings in sections of Ishinomaki near the harbor (image center) and by the river (upper right). Photo courtesy of NASA (CIA World Factbook)

COMPARE COUNTRY STATS

People’s Republic of ChinaCommunist StateGDP – 12.3 trillionGDP/capita - $9,100Labor Force – 795 millionUnemployment – 6.4%Below poverty – 13%7.8% growth/yearPopulation – 1.34 billion47% urban

JAPANConstitutional MonarchyEmperor Akihito - divineGDP – 5.9 trillionGDP/capita - $36,000Unemployment – 4.4%Below poverty – 16%Population – 127,368,08867% urban

COMPARE COUNTRY STATS

People’s Republic of ChinaNatural Resources: coal, iron ore, natural gas, uranium, aluminum, largest hydropower potential in the world.Climate: diverse from subarctic in the far north to tropical in the south.Arable land: 14%

JAPANNatural Resources: very few, fishClimate: temperate in the north to tropical in the southArable land – 11% Terrace farming used – very intensive

A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

NORTH KOREAOne-man dictatorship – Kim Jong un24.5 million peopleArable land: 22%Coal, iron ore, copper, goldGovernment sponsored religion

REPUBLIC OF KOREAA democracyGDP/capita – $32,40015% below poverty48.8 million people3.8% unemploymentArable land: 16.58%83% urbanCoal, hydroelectric powerTemperate climateBuddhist, Christian

Google Earth exposes North Korean Concentration Camps, 2013

Korean War 1950-53: ended with an ARMISTICE at 38 degrees N latitude where both sides still have troops. This is the DMZ demilitarized zone.