Chongqing-Based Automaker, Building On Additional Visibility Gained During Olympics, Eyes Luxury Segment

Chang'an's luxury concepts build on the CD101 platform unveiled earlier this year at the Shanghai Auto Show

Over the last year, Chinese automakers have made a big push to gain domestic popularity and international pathways for future growth, with high-visibility announcements like Sichuan Tengzhong’s acquisition of Hummer and BYD’s plans to enter the American market as soon as 2010. These Chinese automakers have done a pretty good job of selling their lower-priced models to first-time car buyers throughout the mainland — mainly 20-something middle class workers in urban centers — but what about high end models?

While several Chinese car companies have tried to appeal to this segment in the past — with Red Flag (Hongqi) immediately springing to mind, along with the newly-unveiled Geely GE — their success can be described as mixed, at best. While Red Flag remains the car of choice for China’s government elite, among high-powered businesspeople or the otherwise well-off, the luxury car market in China remains dominated by foreign brands. Even at the highest level, Red Flag doesn’t even make the list, with the Rolls-Royce Phantom, Bentley Arnage, and Maybach making up the top three favored models in China.

According to a new article in China Car Times, however, it looks like Sichuan-based Chang’an is looking to target the domestic luxury car buyer as soon as next year. Will Chang’an have better luck reaching a wider luxury audience? From the looks of the new concept photos on CCT, it looks like they are closer than ever to becoming a true rival to Audi, BMW and Mercedes in the mainland market, at least aesthetically. Now the question, as always, remains, can Chinese carmakers once and for all rid domestic consumers of the notion that foreign car brands are superior?

O compacto urbano Ben Ben – também conhecido como Benni -, da Chana Motors, passará por uma reestilização. O modelo produzido pela Chang’An receberá retoques na frente e atrás e melhorias no interior, conforme mostra o flagra do China Car Times. Olho nele: ele pode ser o primeiro veículo de passeio comercializado pela empresa em território brasileiro.

Na dianteira, o Ben Ben ganha novos faróis, grade e para-choques, remetendo a uma mistura de Mercedes-Benz Classe A e Skoda Roomster. Nas laterais, pouco muda. A traseira traz novas lanternas, maiores, parecidas com as do novo Citroën C3. Por dentro, o modelo ganha novos materiais de revestimento e retoques visuais em alguns equipamentos.

Rival do Chery QQ, o Ben Ben chegaria ao Brasil para rivalizar com os chamados “populares”, compactos com motor pequeno e econômico e poucos itens de série. Teria chances?

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The 2009 Shanghai Motor Show offered few surprises, but the brighter spot was taken by the hybrid concept vehicle unveiled by Chinese manufacturer Chang’An: The E301.

The E301 is a concept vehicle that looks like a cross between a next-gen mini-SUV (Porsche Cayenne or Audi Q7) and a Mercedes Benz SL 300 AMG due to its futurist gull-wing doors. The car is billed as an electric vehicle, and while it looks contemporary enough to roll off the assembly line into real cities no release date has been announced.

Sorry, two posts on China in one day, I’ll give them a rest until next week, promise!

I couldn’t resist this… Shanghai International Auto Show…

If you look (at the linked slide show) every Chinese made model is a rip off of something else, can’t the Chinese design anything orginal themselves???

Slide 1 – I assumed this was a BMW, actually it’s a ‘Brilliant FSV’

Slide 2 – actually a real Porchse

Slide 3 – no, those aren’t Mazda’s, they’re ‘Chang-an’s

Slide 4 – a ‘Chery Riich’ (their spelling not mine) not a Toyota Yaris

Slide 5 – I have no idea WTF that is, but don’t panic, it’s a concept car

Slide 6 – a real Lambo

Slide 7 – A Rolls Royce? nup, really, it’s a ‘Geely GE’ complete with a Rolls figure on the radiator grill!

Slide 8 – A “Red Flag’ concept car, not a… god knows.

Slide 9 – Mini (didn’t the Chinese buy Rover?) & 10, a Ford (who are still in business aparently.

Slide 11 – That has to be a Mercedes right, I mean re badged right? No, that’s a ‘BYD S8′ which wins the prize for the most brazen knock off of the lot!

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Mostly Chinese auto makers like Chang’An , Roewe and Geely are exhibiting and making debuts at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show. But, we also have two Buicks and a Mercedes, here. Check pictures below and click on them for higher resolution versions. Enjoy..

The back of the Chang’An E301 SUV Concept.

Geely GT “Geely Tiger.”

Roewe N1 Concept Exterior.

Roewe N1 Concept Interior.

Roewe MG6.

Chang’An CD101 Concept.

2010 Buick Regal 2.0T.

Mercede Benz S65 AMG.

Buick MPV Business Concept.

Geely IG Fantastic Concept.

A Chang’An apresentou um conceito crossover que será destaque em seu estande no Salão de Xangai. Ele antecipa as formas dos próximos modelos da marca e dá o recado: acabaram-se as cópias e o desenho “exótico”. O e301 não é uma revolução estilística, é claro, mas apresenta uma boa evolução nos estúdios de fabricantes chinesas. Seu desenho “próprio” reforça a tese e o deixa próximo de fabricantes ocidentais. E o melhor: sem cópias.

O e301 Concept é um crossover com ar futurista, que tem estilo próprio de desenho para um SUV. Algumas soluções visuais remetem ao conceito GT, da Citroën, desenvolvido para o game GranTurismo Prologue da Sony, mas há, no geral, um estilo bastante original. Aparentemente, ele oferece apenas dois lugares (“coincidência” com o esportivo virtual francês?) e sistema de propulsão movido a eletricidade.

Note, ainda, que há a palavra “Chana” impressa na parte posterior do veículo, a mesma empresa chinesa que atua no mercado brasileiro. Seria uma boa novidade para o mercado brasileiro o lançamento deste veículo, não?

Outras informações e imagens devem ser divulgadas em breve.

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Por Témoris Grecko / Chang’an

En el octavo día del primer mes del año 645, la calle del Pájaro Rojo de Chang’an estaba repleta de gente. “Todos los monasterios competían entre sí para preparar sus mejores estandartes, tapetes, sombrillas, mesas preciosas y palanquines”, dejó escrito Hui Li, el cronista del suceso. Cantaban oraciones, quemaban incienso, soplaban conchas y sonaban címbalos. La gran procesión transcurrió lentamente, con 657 grandes libros, reliquias del Buda y siete imágenes de oro, plata y sándalo. “¡Es el evento más espléndido desde la muerte del Buda!”, dijo Hui Li. Y todo en honor de un humilde monje que 18 años antes había salido clandestinamente de esa misma ciudad, capital imperial de China, en violación del edicto del emperador, para emprender en solitario el peligrosísimo viaje a India.

Leí sobre la proeza de Xuanzang cuando estaba en ese último país. El personaje me fascinó: sabio y valiente, intrépido y sosegado. Y a través de él me sedujo Chang’an, hoy llamada Xi’an, toda una Nueva York del siglo VII: aunque se había marchado de un país destrozado por la guerra civil (habían perecido dos terceras partes de la población) y en desobediencia al emperador Taizong, que acababa de tomar el trono con sangre, Xuanzang fue recibido con gloria porque el monarca quería su ayuda para conquistar las regiones del oeste. Ya no había huellas del desastre: la primera impresión del monje debe haber sido la del carácter cosmopolita de esa urbe inmensa, cuya población era de un millón de habitantes, incluida una cuarta parte de ellos que había nacido en otros reinos, algo totalmente fuera de lo común en la historia china. “Desde tiempos antiguos, siempre nos hemos amado demasiado a nosotros mismos y despreciado a los extranjeros”, declaró Taizong ante sus oficiales. “Pero yo amo a unos y a otros por igual”. Un proverbio chino dice que el océano es vasto porque ha bebido todos los ríos. El emperador tenía confianza en que la influencia exterior sólo le daría más esplendor a la cultura china.

Chang’an era el inicio de la ruta de la seda, la conexión entre Oriente y Occidente, y todo el mundo quería estar allí. “Desde cada país de Asia, tan lejos como Siria, llegaba gente”, me dijo Vera Zhang, una guía de turistas con seriedad de historiadora. 

“Todos en busca de algo: los embajadores, de alianzas; los mercaderes, de fortuna; los misioneros, de conversos; los aventureros, de fama. Muchos se marchaban con historias de la sofisticación y la opulencia de Chang’an. Pero otros eran bienvenidos al servicio del emperador, que premiaba la aptitud y la lealtad. Cuando la corte sesionaba, todos los funcionarios vestían sus trajes nacionales”.

1400 años después, la calle del Pájaro Rojo, que era un boulevard de 150 metros de ancho, se ha encogido a la mitad, flanqueada por edificios de oficinas. En esa zona, la única huella de su antigua gloria es la Puerta del Pájaro Rojo, un arco que domina anacrónicamente el flujo de coches, autobuses y bicicletas en la hora pico. Aunque tiene un ambiente atractivo: las casas tradicionales han sido convertidas en tiendas de antigüedades, restaurantes y casas de té, como si fuera un set de cine. Esta impresión se hace más fuerte porque los encargados, que son en su mayoría ancianos vestidos con chaquetas típicas o camisas tipo Mao, se sientan en taburetes y a través de sus anteojos de arillo negro se pierden en periódicos que parece que les toma todo el día leer.

El cosmopolitismo de Chang’an también se expresó en sus riquezas espirituales. Hay templos que erigieron los cristianos nestorianos y los creyentes en Zoroastro, el fascinante mercado antiguo está presidido por una gran mezquita –muchos de los vendedores son musulmanes– y no falta un par de sinagogas, me hablaron de una monja francesa en un recinto taoísta y, por supuesto, tenía que visitar la soberbia Gran Pagoda del Ganso Salvaje, erigida por orden de Taizong para albergar los tesoros que había traído Xuanzang: los grandes libros contenían sutras, las enseñanzas del Buda, que en China eran conocidas mal y de segunda mano hasta que el monje arriesgó su vida para traerlas. Curiosamente, la pagoda está en la zona de la ciudad moderna, más allá de las sólidas murallas (de una anchura que va de 15 a 18 metros y una altura de 12: ¡era imposible abrirlas en brecha!) que encerraban la urbe original. Desde la cima de la pagoda, a 64 metros de altura, se podía ver toda Xi’an, pero ya no: en los alrededores crecen grandes bloques de apartamentos como matas fuera de control. La Pagoda preside sobre un gran complejo de templos y escuelas, y en la explanada que da acceso a él, hay una estatua del bravo monje.

La vez pasada que estuve en Xi’an era septiembre. Tengo mala suerte porque ahora en marzo, como entonces, predominaban los cielos grises y el clima frío. Además, esta vez, un anciano me echó de la Gran Mezquita (construido en los tiempos de Xuanzang, en 742, es un recinto magnífico, dividido en cinco patios con pabellones y salones, que mezcla los estilos chino e islámico) porque consideró que era irrespetuoso que yo hiciera fotos durante el servicio religioso del viernes. Yo tenía especial interés en volver a visitar el barrio mahometano de Xi’an porque sus habitantes, los hui, están especialmente ligados con la Ruta de la Seda: son comerciantes y descienden de quienes vinieron hace muchos siglos en las caravanas cargadas de productos, desde las regiones musulmanas de Asia. Xi’an es, de hecho, la puerta a la China musulmana, ésa que muchos no se imaginan que existe. A partir de aquí, y hasta el Mediterráneo, estaré en tierras donde se adora a Alá. Sólo haré una pausa en el monasterio budista de Taer Si, en Xining, en la meseta tibetana.

Con una amiga alemana, Elli, fuimos al museo del “Bosque de las Estelas”: miles de lozas grabadas con textos de todo tipo, desde históricos y filosóficas hasta documentos legales e inventarios, incluidos algunos escritos de Confucio y de Xuanzang. Me impresionó que se tratara de un museo de casi 1000 años de antigüedad, fue fundado en 1087. También visitamos el Museo de Historia de Shaanxi, la provincia de Xi’an. Esperaba que fuera más grande porque esta zona es el corazón de la China antigua, Chang’an fue su capital por centurias. De todos modos, tiene piezas magníficas, muchas desenterradas en el sitio de los guerreros de terracota. Visité el recinto que los alberga hace dos años y medio: 10,000 figuras de soldados (se cree que hay más sin descubrir) y caballos de arcilla en tamaño natural, que originalmente sostenían arcos, espadas y armaduras verdaderas. El hallazgo casual de estos ejércitos de lodo, por campesinos en 1976, es calificado por algunos como el mayor hito arqueológico del siglo XX. Tienen la inusual característica de que nos permiten ver cómo eran los hombres de clase baja de la época, cómo se vestían los guerreros de a pie, qué armas usaban, cuáles eran sus rasgos físicos. Normalmente, la información que nos llega de la antigüedad proviene de las tumbas y palacios de los monarcas, nobles y grandes sacerdotes; de los pobres, sólo quedan entierros sencillos y sus cuerpos y humildes ropajes están destinados a convertirse en tierra fértil.

Sin embargo, no dejó de hacerme sentir incómodo su historia: cientos de miles de personas se vieron afectadas de una u otra forma (muertes, hambre, enfermedades) por la cobardía de un déspota enfermo, el emperador Qin Shi Hung, un gran asesino que en tiempos de Xuanzang ya era una centenaria referencia de despotismo. Él mandó a hacer los guerreros hace 2000 años porque tenía miedo de lo que le pudiera ocurrir en su paso a la otra vida y creía que las figuras de terracota lo podían proteger. Como es natural, la gente guardó grandes rencores y en la primera rebelión, apenas muerto Qin, atacaron varias de las enormes tumbas. Los que nos presentan ahora son los sobrevivientes del motín, ocres e impávidos.

Pagoda del Gran Ganso Salvaje

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NOTAS PERSONALES (POR SI A ALGUIEN LE INTERESAN)

Me senté en la sala de espera, frente a la puerta por donde pasaría al avión. Y me di cuenta, de golpe: todavía me encontraba en México, en ese espacio tan familiar de demostradoras que ofrecen tequila frente a las tiendas de duty free y voces femeninas que anuncian vuelos a Chihuahua. Pero yo ya me sentía fuera. Me dio la impresión de que, súbitamente, había vuelto a ser el de casi dos años atrás, cuando regresé de mi primera vuelta al mundo. Sólo cinco minutos antes me había despedido de mis padres, de mi hermano, de mi amiga Brisa. Pero ya estaba otra vez muy solo, dependiente de mí mismo en este salto voluntario y de cabeza hacia el océano de otros pueblos, idiomas y alfabetos desconocidos, costumbres insospechadas y oficiales de migración. Solo, con mi hogar dentro de una mochila. Y demasiado peso en libros y equipo.

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El viaje fue muy bueno, aunque duró casi 24 horas en tres vuelos y dos escalas (Los Ángeles y Beijing), y además en Xi’an tuve un aterrizaje “suave”, ideal para aclimatarme a la nueva dinámica. De L.A. a Beijing, tuve una compañera muy agradable, una china que estudia en Texas, Yezi Jin, que se preocupó porque no traigo ropa adecuada para el frío invernal de su país. Compró un chocolate a bordo para que lo pueda comer si un día tengo hambre y frío. Imbuido de misticismo chino, lo consideré como un evento auspicioso. Después, en Xi’an llegué al hostal Siete Sabios (Qixian), donde me alojé cuando vine en septiembre de 2006. La gente se acordó de mí, de México, y me mostró una pared donde hay muchas fotos, varias de ellas con mi carota. Para coronar, coincidió que Elli, una encantadora chica alemana que conocí aquí en aquellos días, está de visita e hicimos varios paseos juntos. O sea que gran inicio.

¿Qué hace una empresa española firmando un convenio con una compañía china para fabricar vehículos en México? Pues buscar una oportunidad en plena crisis.

Autopark fabricará coches junto a Changan y Magna en Centroamérica . La empresa ha centrado su actividad en ser una central de compras y ha cerrado sus franquicias. Su producción estará por encima de las 50.000 unidades al año.

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Long before Beijing became known as China’s capital, the ancient city of Chang’an was the centre of political, cultural and religious life. While Chang’an’s supremacy declined in the 10th century, its modern-day incarnation, Xian, is not only the country’s historical heartland but the third most important city in China.

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Türkiye’ye gelen Çin arabaları artık Türkiye’ye yatırım yapıyorlar. Türkiye pazarına ilk giren Chery daha sonra yatırım yapma kararı almıştı. Diğer Çinli araba markalarıda Chery nin yolunu takip ediyorlar.

Bu arada MGY otomobilin DFM ile yaptığı sözleşme gereği, hafif ticari Çin arabaları 22 temmuzda Türkiye’de olacak ve 24 temmuzda satışına başlanacak. Çin’den gelecek arabaların satış fiyatları ise şu şekilde olacak, hafif ticari kamyonetler 10.990 YTL den satışa çıkarken panelvanlar 12.990 YTL den satışa sunulacak.

Türkiye’ye gelecek diğer Çin arabaları; Hafei, Great Wall, Geely …
Türkiye’de satışta olan şuan sadece, Chery
Türkiye’ye gelmesi düşünülen ama şuan sesi çıkmayan marka ise,  ChangAn

TÜRKİYEDE ÇİN ARABA PAZARI

Türkiye’de bulunan tüm chery araba modelleri, Tiggo, Alia, Queen, Boss, Kimo ve Taxim fotoğraflarını, özelliklerini ve fiyatlarını görmek için tıklayın…

Türkiyedeki tüm Çin araba markalarını, Geely, Chery, Changan, Hafei, DFM, Great Wall görmek için buraya tıklayın..

TÜRKİYEDE ÇİN ARABA PAZARI

Çinli mankenler, Çin araba fuarında Toyatayı, Hondayı ve Çin arabalarını tanıtıyor..

Video yu buradan izleye bilirsiniz…

TÜRKİYEDE ÇİN ARABA PAZARI

Çinde inanılmaz kaza Tırın cazibesine dayanamayan yol göçtü sonra bu kareler oluştu.

TÜRKİYEDE ÇİN ARABA PAZARI

Çin’de en çok üretim ve satış yapan araba markası ChangAn, kendi markaları yanı sıra Mazda, Suzuki ve Ford markası altında da üretim yapıyorlar.

Changan Çin’in eski başkenti olan xian’ın 5 kilometre kuzeybatısında bulunuyor. Tarihi ipek yolunun başladığı yer. Buradaki nüfusun çoğunluğu müslümanlardan oluuyormuş zamanında araplar ve iranlılar başta geliyor. Zaten ChangAn en çok ihracat yaptığı ülkelerin başında da müslüman ülkeler Suriye, Pakistan, Mısır geliyor. Sonra Amerike ve Guatemala da en çok ihracat yaptığı diğer ülkeler.

ChangAn firmasının 28 bin çalışanı bulunuyor, ChangAn Çin’in en çok araba üreticisi ve satıcısı durumunda. ChangAn 1957 yılında Çin’in ilk jipini üretti. ChangAn da yakında Türkiye pazarına girmesi bekleniyor. ChangAn en iddialı olduğu model ise Chinese Dragon.

Çinde 100 den fazla otomobil markası bulunuyor, 2010 yılında Çin’in araba üretiminde Japonya’yı geçmesi bekleniyor.

Şuan Türkiye pazarında bulunan yada girmekte olan Çin arabaları, Chery, Geely, Hafei, DFM, Great Wall.

Alexis N. Pomeroy
19 March 2008

Chinese Culture: Unit Two

256 B.C.E. – 580 C.E.

Qin Dynasty and the Unification of China. In 221 B.C.E., the Qin Dynasty began the unified Chinese Empire after overpowering all of the rivaling regions. The Qin dynasty brought with them their Legalist traditions and their respect towards those they conquered. I think that their understanding approach to their new domains is what helped them unify China with such ease.

Lu, a highly influential individual, increased the unity of China in many ways. One beneficial factor that he contributed in unifying China was the fact that anyone could attain nobility, depending on their own success. This provided a sense of equality between the common people and those who ruled them, as well as a huge motivator to be successful. Lu was one of these common people himself, but his success and entrepreneurship gained him a position as chancellor, regent, and other distinguished titles.

He also has a book compiled that would represent the unified philosophies of Qin. This was another huge unifier in that the book consisted of philosophies and thoughts of all the different schools of thought that were important at that time. That way all people would embrace Qin’s new book and have a connection with everyone else.

Then there was King Cheng, the “First Emperor” of the Qin, who reformed the structure of Chinese government and administration. He promoted the standardization of writing, measurements, and currency, as well as the development of roads and canals. The Qin law under the “First Emperor” was very rigorous with taxes, penalties, and executions. When the First Emperor finally died in 210 BCE, he had thousands of life-sized ceramic soldiers surround this tomb. He was very mistrusting and slightly paranoid about death because he had three different assassination attempts in his life.

The next emperor began his reign as the Second Emperor after his father, the First Emperor, died in 210 BCE. He had his brothers, as well as Li Si, executed. The Qin dynasty was losing its power and status, and there started to be rebellions. The Qin dynasty eventually disintegrated and in its place arose a new dynasty known as the “Han Dynasty.”

The first Emperor of the Han was Liu Bang (Emperor Gao), who took his leadership role in 202 BCE and continued until 195 BCE. He reformed the centralized government, instated a new location as the capitol: Chang’an, as well as reformed many of the laws, taxes, and from the sound of it, improved the overall quality of life for the people. The Han emperor was a powerful position, but he heavily relied on the advice of chancellors and other officials.

After Emperor Gao died, the widow of the next emperor took over and no one liked her. She was apparently very mean and harsh, and caused the people to decide that it was a lesson concerning “letting a woman take power”.

The next emperor sounded like a very beneficial individual. Emperor Wu began his rule in 141 BCE. He loved the arts and culture. He was interested in art, music, poetry, and Confucian teachings and texts. According to Ebrey, he was “unafraid of innovation” (47). He took on militaristic expansion and helped develop pecuniary structure and stability. Wu ruled for 54 successful years.

Wu also strongly endorsed Confucian teachings. He appointed officials based on their Confucian virtues, and spread the availability of Confucian schools and training. This high regard he had for Confucianism definitely affected this approach to governing the Han dynasty, and in my opinion, made him as successful as he was. He was not nearly as restricting and forceful as the previous dynasty. He believed in good, virtuous ways of life and encouraged others to study this philosophy and lifestyle. This instilled a natural sense of these values in those who adhered to it, and this provided them with more trust and freedom than the Legalist way of government, who required more supervision than the Confucian adherents did.

Throughout this time there existed nomadic clans that roamed the Northern Frontier. These groups included: the Eastern Hu, the Xiongnu, and the Yuezhi.

During the Qin dynasty, a Qin general, Meng Tian, took over the Xiongnu region in the northern Shanzi area. He was the first person to initiate the beginnings of the first Great Wall.

The chief of the Xiongnu was Touman, who was later killed by the command of his son, Maodun. Maodun later overpowered the Eastern Hu as well as the Yuezhi. He also united the tribes of the Gobi region.

Later, a new emperor succeeded in establishing the Xin Dynasty. He was a Confucian who was able to gain his position through his relative, Empress Wang. The Xin Dynasty did not last very long (only 9 CE – 23 CE), and the Later Han Dynasty soon took over.

During the Qin Dynasty, many writings were burned due to a command of the First Emperor. However, when the Han Dynasty came about, they had a library, developed paper, and were able to write many literary records, books, and teachings. During the early Han period, a new form of Taoism developed. It was known as “Huang-Lao Taoism” and Emperor Wu found it particularly agreeable. It involved worlds of gods, immortals, sacrifices, rituals, and stories.

After the commencement of the Han Dynasty, Confucianism once again became a common and highly regarded belief system. Scholars would study endlessly to master the meanings of all the teachings and try to learn and develop more understanding.

Writer and critic, Wang Chong, disagreed with the common beliefs that the time or day affected one’s luck. He was a practical person who saw the reasons behind consequences instead of being superstitious like much of society during the Han. Instead of just assuming any misfortune was caused by a decision or action made of an unlucky day, he realized that there was a real reason affecting the outcome.

During the Han Dynasty, a great historian named Sima Qian wrote a huge history called “Record of the Grand Historian.” His record included documents; cultural, political, and economic information; calendars, as well as many other accounts. He was given access to important documents, writings, and association with prominent people through his verdict to become a palace eunuch. He contributed immensely to initiating the history keeping of China.

The Han society consisted of different social statuses. There were the common farmers and the elite. The common farmers made agricultural advancements and developed farming equipment. The government was conscientious to provide for the farmers by reduced land taxes, provision during famines, helped them move to more open lands, etc. Despite this, many farmers were in debt and unable to keep their land.

The elite groups of the Han included those who were close to the throne (in-laws, eunuchs, relatives, etc), as well as merchants, manufacturers, government officials, the educated, and those who were simply wealthier than the commoners were. The elite relatives would often have lavish abodes and draft commoners into being their slaves or to work for them instead of public labors.

The merchants and manufacturers were also very well off. They had access to top quality clothing and food. They provided loans to other nobles, in order for the nobles to gain the power they wanted among society.

As the Han developed, they gained control of the Western trade routes, the Silk Road, and started realizing that there were many other developed civilizations around just like themselves. Until then, they had been relatively isolated and contained, and during the Han they began contacting and interacting with other civilizations. This outer contact greatly influenced changes that took place in the Chinese culture and society.

During this time, however, there began to be a political division within the Han, It evolved into the Three Kingdoms from 220-265 CE, and then the Western Jon Dynasty developed from 265-316 CE. There was a huge religions growth and development occurring at these times. Many Chinese people adopted a new religion, Buddhism, from India. This helped reform their beliefs concerning their present lives, as well as their afterlives. This religion became increasingly popular all across Asia. Daoism was also growing tremendously as well. They added new thoughts, beliefs, and it became more of a religious Daoism verses the philosophical Daoism of the past.

Reference:

Ebery, Patricia Buckley. China: A Cultural, Social, and Political History. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company. 2006.

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