Wu Zetian Essays

Shotoku Tenno of Japan and Emperor Wu Zetian of China were the last fully recognized female rulers in their respective countries; following their multiple reigns the only women in power were those who temporarily ruled in the stead of their young sons. Their reigns were regarded very harshly and both women were held to much higher standards than their male counterparts, primarily due to their refusal to confine themselves to a traditional Confucian woman’s role. Some female historians have argued

To What Extent was Wu Zetian A Successful Leader? Wu-hou, whose original name Wu Zhao, also known as Wu Zetian, was born in 624 AD in Wenshui, which is now called Shanxi and died on the 16th of December, 705 AD in Luoyang. She had 4 siblings and 6 children. She was a concubine of Li Shimin, also known as Tang Taizong or Taizong, and was also a concubine of Taizong’s successor, Gaozong. 6(“Wu Zetian Becomes Empress of China: 690.”) She was famous because she eventually rose from concubinage and challenged

Empress Wu Zetian ruled China as emperor. She was born in 625 BC, and became emperor in (690-705BC). Pharaoh Cleopatra ruled Egypt around (51-31BC.) She was born around 69 BC. During these time having women as rulers was frown upon, but these women did it. Both their accomplishment are outstanding. They both become rulers at young age, Wu Zetian became emperor at age 26 and Cleopatra became queen at age 18. With power come great responsibilities, Wu Zetian built her government with intelligent people

Empress Wu was born in 624 AD, in Shanxi Procince, Guangyuan. She was born into a wealthy family and learned from a young age how to read and write from her father, Wu Shihuo. Because of her intelligence and beauty, she was picked by emperor Taizong to become one of his concubines in her early teenage years. When emperor Taizong died, she was sent to live as a nun with Taizong’s other concubines; which was a traditional thing to do, after the emperor died. Li Zhi, Taizong’s son, sent for Wu as soon

Throughout five thousand years of Chinese history, there was such a unique empress named Zetian Wu. She was the first and only female emperor in Chinese history. As an intelligent, decisive, brave, impartial, prudent, responsibility, calm, and cruel woman, she became the only empress in the male dominated society and established her own dynasty. Her courage and wisdom won people's respect. Even though she was rude, her own exclusively statecraft and unique method to develop the Tang dynasty, led

Part 1 - Proposed plan for step 3 1. Topic Wu Zhao Chinese empress 2. Bibliography of all sources used for this assignment Doran, Rebecca. “Building Power: Conspicuous Consumption, Projection of Identity, and Female Power in the Late Seventh and Early Eighth Centuries.” Frontiers of Literary Studies in China 6:4 (2012): 472-489. Fitzgerald, C. P. The Empress WU. Melbourne: Australian National University, 1955. Liang, Yongyuan. Biography of Empress Wu Zetian. Beijing: Culture and Art Publishing

Often referred to as the “Chinese Garbo” and “generally regarded as the greatest actress China has produced”, Ruan Lingyu (1910-1935) is one of the icons of early Chinese cinema (Stokes and Hoover, 92). In addition to being recognized for her “soulful characterizations” of “tragic roles”, Ruan was also representative of a “new, modern woman” (Stokes and Hoover, 92; The Chinese Mirror, 2011). This essay will examine and show how the “Ruan Lingyu” that both the viewers of her own era and today know

The Symbolism of the Chinese Dragon in Ancient and Modern Popular Chinese Culture Chinese Dragons have been symbolic of power and strength all throughout history and continues into present-day. The Chinese Dragon plays a major role in current popular culture and media exploration. Not only can you find them in films such as Disney’s Mulan, but also in artwork, modern and traditional dances, and writings. Chinese Dragons are essential to the culture of modern, traditional, and ancient Chinese

Wu Zhao Wu Zhao was a good leader for all people in Ancient China Wu Zhao was the first ever female to become an Emperor in ancient china. She was born on the 17th of February 624 AD and grew up in a very wealthy family and being well educated by her father. By the time she was 14 she moved into a imperial palace to help serve emperor Taizong as a concubine. Wu Zhao continued to be educated while living at the imperial palace, learning languages and English, which certainly gave her the background

China Empress Wu was a very controversial leader. There were many things that Wu did well to stabilize China when it was struggling. But, others thought that she was a terrible ruler for reasons such as her history as a concubine. Although many think that she was a terrible leader, the fact that she listened to others and governed with great efficiency outweigh them. Empress Wu was a successful leader because she stabilized the Tang dynasty when it was struggling. Before Empress Wu came to the

The Tang dynasty was first run by the emperor Tang Taizong he was a great ruler and brought the empire to success in it’s early days ranging from 626 649. was the next to take power. She ruled from behind the scenes for a while, until 660 when she declared herself empress being the first to ever do so in china. Along with these strong rulers the Tang had a strong central bureaucracy. Through this bureaucracy you could enter by taking a test or if you were very high class you could just automatically

1. During his early life, the author Truong Nhu Tang grew up in a family that came from wealth. His paternal grandfather, was an official in the French colonial administration while his maternal grandfather was one of the founders the Cao Dai religious sect. Tang’s father had been educated in French culture. As an adult his businesses included a rubber plantation in Thu Dau Mot and a printing house in Saigon; he also taught at a university for fun. Tang lived in a large three-story house in Saigon;

Zheng He was very leaderful and did many successful things like his seven voyages that took place between 1405-1433. He lived during the Ming Dynasty and was an explorer, a mariner, and an admiral.. Zheng, had a positive impact on world history due to his way of conducting his fleet and his way of making China more informed of the world, while his adventures across seas had put his men at risk as pirates would try to take over and kill them. He led a fleet of huge ships that were believed to be the

It’s the era of 21st century and a decade and half of it is already passed. The idea of leadership is as old as man’s life and human civilization. For decades the leadership has been the source of various noticeable studies and much research has been done on this particular domain. Theories of leadership are developing and evolving since 1840’s with the occurrence of Great man theory, trait theories (1940’s-1950) and then contingency theories (1960’s), transactional and transformation theory of

1. How did Wu Zhao manage to rise to such a high position in an empire that favored Confucian Values? Wu Zhao was an extraordinary woman of many talents. However, Wu Zhao’s intelligence and charisma were not enough to help her attain the throne. As the book states “Only with the assistance of Propagandists, rehoriticians, ideologies and strong-arms of different persuasions. All working, at sometimes cross purposes, to help her gain political legitimacy “. [1]. Wu Zhao was prepared to get rid

Did Empress Cixi help or hinder China? Although not the first ruling woman in China’s history, Empress Cixi was the longest-ruling woman, considered ‘ahead of her time’. Conflicting truths about her reign are one of the main reasons there is such disagreement as to whether she should be praised or criticised for what she achieved for China. How did Empress Cixi improve China's progress? Empress Cixi or The Current Divine Mother Empress Dowager Ci-Xi Duan-You Kang-Yi Zhao-Yu Zhuang-Cheng Shou-Gong

The life of Wu Zhao is a tale of hardship, bloodshed, and politics. Wu Zhao’s tale begins from a humble background and comes to an end in a not so humble way. The question we should ask ourselves is how does this happen and what events took place that allowed for Wu Zhao to rise to such a high public office. The interesting thing about Wu Zhao is that there is much of her life that remains in a shroud of mystery. The author of China’s Only Woman Emperor writes about the rise, rule, fall and the

Gender inequality means an unequal treatment or perception of individuals due to gender and this remains a huge obstacle in human development. Though women all around the world are getting much fairer treatment in 21st century as compared to the past, complete equity between two genders is yet to be achieved. Education is said to be key to eradicating gender inequality and I will be focusing on whether education will truly reduce gender inequality. Education will reduce gender inequality in terms

Tzu Yu Chiang (Jenny Chiang) is an extraordinary young woman. As her principal, I have seen her grow over the past four years and have long been impressed by her passion and desire to achieve a high standard in all things that she does. More than four years ago, I interviewed her as a potential student in the middle of her 8th grade year. I knew immediately that she was a unique student. She did not fit into the Taiwanese education system and we were a school that provided the flexibility to meet

“When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming.” This is a quote that I personally live by. Pixar’s fifth feature film, Finding Nemo was released in theatres on May 30, 2003 and is one of the highest-grossing animated films to ever be created. Ranking number 9 on the list from the year 1980-present, Finding Nemo is definitely a fan favourite. The film was inspired by the director and co-writer, Andrew Stanton’s overprotective nature. As a relatively new father during the