Thanks to the Tianjin Municipal Government for its outstanding contributions to education, medical care, and public construction, which makes my life, in Tianjin, is comfortable and enjoyable. However, one problem still affects my life which is water pollution. Tianjin is an industrial city, and many plants are built in Tianjin. Each plant produces a large amount of industrial sewage every day, but not every plant has a sewage treatment system. Although the economy has been developing, the quality
with your hosts or to share some of your culture such as cook them dinner or leave them some sort of memorabilia. My first time Couchsurfing was during a 36 hour layover in Tianjin. Although Tianjin is in China, it was prior to my two-month long nomadic trek through Japan and South East Asia. Let me summarize by saying that Tianjin was really amazing, and not so much because the place itself is worth seeing, but rather the people
The novel entitled Chinese Cinderella, written by Adeline Yen Mah can be considered by one as an autobiography. Adeline Yen Mah writes about her life during her younger years in this novel. Starting off with the author, Adeline Yen Mah was born in Tianjin in the Republic of China on November 30, 1937. Its whole title, “Chinese Cinderella: The Story of the Unwanted Daughter,” speaks literally of how the flow of the novel is. The novel introduces us to 4-year-old Yen Jun-ling, whose name was changed
Q1. The relationship between Aunt Baba and Adeline is one of strong bonds. This can be shown because every award, certificate and any report she ever gets, is locked away in a chest for safe keeping. They key to the box is always kept on a chain that Aunt Baba wears to keep it both safe and away from others. Aunt Baba probably cares for her because her mother was her best friend and she may see Adeline as her own. Aunt Baba is one of the few people who see Adeline not as bad luck but as a beautiful
In Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen Mah, Yeye and Aunt Baba demonstrate their belief in Adeline by helping Adeline through her main problems throughout the story. The key idea of Adelines grandparents helping her through her problems is them being like a tower, and trying to hold that tower up, and succeeding. A quote from the book that is showing when Yeye is reattaching Adeline Chinese, “I agree that Chinese characters are more difficult to learn then English. We do not have an alphabet and
After the loss of Adeline’s beloved Nai Nai, she was left with her ruthless, cruel stepmother, Niang. Niang demonstrated the most cruel actions that Adeline mentions throughout the entire book. Niang was very manipulative and violent and blatantly showed favoritism to her own children over her husband’s children, whose birth mother passed away giving birth to Adeline. Adeline told the harshness of her family with her own experience and made the reader feel the pain she suffered through during her
Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study Yinting Guo1,2, Kaijun Niu1*, Haruki Momma3, Yoritoshi Kobayashi3, Masahiko Chujo3, Atsushi Otomo3, Shin Fukudo2, Ryoichi Nagatomi3 1 Nutritional Epidemiology Institute and School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 2 Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, 3 Division of Biomedical Engineering for Health & Welfare, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai
A Yi’s novel, A Perfect Crime illustrates the life of a troubled teen spectacularly. The main character, whom we eventually find out is named Su, had a thirst for blood that needed to be quenched. Su invited one his only friends to his house one day, a talented violinist who goes to his school. He murdered his friend brutally, stuffed her into a washing machine, and fled town. Immediately, Su wanted to hide himself in the crowds of China’s streets to evade any sort of punishment, which is generally
foreign ideas to spread within China. From a political standpoint, the first and second Opium Wars dramatically altered the international relations between Qing China and the European powers. The end of the Opium Wars saw the Treaty of Nanjing and Tianjin signed, forcing the traditionally isolationist and inward Qing China to allow European powers in. China was demanded to surrender Hong Kong, open a total of fifteen treaty ports and allow foreigners to travel freely in the interior of China. With
In 1895, American called Bob Gary introduced basketball to China. In 1896, the YMCA of Tianjin held the first basketball game in china. After the show, basketball activities carried out in Tianjin, Beijing and other cities. In 1910, the first National Games in China, basketball was listed as a performance project for the first time. In 1932, the International Amateur Basketball Federation was
Data collecting method being used in this research is a qualitative research approach based on interviews. The interviews were done with a total of 10 foreigner students studying in Tianjin, China. In order for the interviewee to be comfortable, some of the interview was done in a quite environment. Aside from that due to their busy schedule, some of it was done through voice notes in WeChat (微信). Furthermore transcriptions of the interviews
In terms of my professional goals, I will be ready to become a research analyst at Citibank or a consulting firm, who utilizes computer programming and analytics tools to analyze the essential financial indicators on the daily basis upon graduation. In three to five years, I could gradually develop my own thoughts about and insights into the global financial markets and become an expert with strong analytical and business skills. Meantime, I will cultivate my teamwork skills and grow to be an efficient
here is no doubt that the Ming dynasty made a very noticeable imprint in the departments of culture, science, and technology. The emperor Zhu Yuanzhang refined the military, along with political and other systems. During the Ming era when Emperor Chengzu ruled , foreign relations were fortified which helped and expanded cultural and economic tradings between the differing countries. In the department of architecture and engineering, probably considered to be the greatest achievements of the Ming
Chongqing is one of the four municipalities under direct administration by the central government (the other three being Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin). It is possibly the world's largest municipality with a population of 31.4 million and an area of 82,300 km². For tourists, Chongqing is more than just a springboard to kill your time before climbing aboard boats for Yangtze River Cruise. Visitors are attracted by its cliffside buildings overlooking the mighty Yangtze River and the spicy food.
supplement my leadership skills because it focuses on the idea of strengthening our thought processes. On that note, I’d like to describe an international experience that stimulated my thought processes . I traveled to China in November, visiting Beijing, Tianjin, and Xi’an. The experience was beyond explanation, just through viewing the architecture, feeling the atmosphere, delving into the educational institutions, and exploring the culture provided me with such fulfillment. Due to language barriers, I was
does not want to undergo another period of chaos, and citizens are being punished for expressing “freedom of speech.” After this, it can be determined that China has always been based off of parts of Legalism. For instance, after the explosion in Tianjin, few citizens were accepting what the government was telling them due to previous incidents (Rauhala). Therefore, media censorship must have been existing for a long period of time if this issue has recurred multiple times. It can also be concluded
most because Aunt Baba is the only one in Adeline's family who loves her, besides Ye Ye. A quote from the book that resembles this is on page 122 when Adeline says “Will you write twice a week to me.” Then Aunt Baba said “For as long as you're in Tianjin.” Aunt Baba still loves Adeline even though she is far away and also Adeline doesn't want to leave her because she has always been a mother to her and doesn't want to leave her. It is important because she is an unwanted daughter and none of her family
The Chinese luminary. The People of China during the Qing dynasty suffered from corruption, dictatorship and chiefly the shortage of sustenance. Moreover, people of china suffered from weakness and dwindling morale because of the sickly state of china back then. Huo Yuan Jia the Chinese master of Wushu and a legendary martial artist. Carol S. Pearson in her research “The Twelve Archetypes”, said “When everything seems lost the Warrior rides over the hill and saves the day”, inspiring
Abstract The report shows two important water problems in China current water environment--water pollution and uneven water resource, and how to resolve water crisis of uneven resource. Because of the pressure of water pollution and uneven water resource, China has become a water shortage country. The solution of the shortage of water resources will be found on the Internet. My hypothesis is that damming can be an effective way to solve the uneven water resources. China has successfully implemented
Cultures. They are one of the most binding yet open concepts in the world. It is restrictive in a way that cultural beliefs lead people to behave, speak and think in certain ways. Nonetheless, an individual with a grasp of various cultures are able to see the world with broader and more comprehensive perspective. In such way, culture is open-minded, friendly and wise. Luckily, I consider myself as one of the people with exposure to different cultures and traditions. Living and learning under international