Nice nice! I really like these kinds of educational content. Just when you think you are familiar with Chinese civilization, I still end up learning new things about this fascination ancient old continuing civilization of the East!
Absolutely stunning of the continual Chinese civilization. In sheer scale and sophistication, it has to be the most remarkable of them all. The trait and culture of this race is carried and adherent them. Look at China today. Love the country. Long live China, a humanitarian power.
I visited the walled city of Xiangyang 襄阳市 which is considered the first walled city nicknamed 'The Iron City' I found it surprising that it was the first since it only dates back to the Three Kingdoms period. It was a very nice trip.
In 1516, Tomé Pires went to Canton (Guangzhou) in the fleet of Fernão Pires de Andrade leading an embassy sent by king Manuel I to Zhengde Emperor of China. However, he was never received by the emperor, due to several setbacks, including the suspicion of the Chinese, and the plot moved by deposed sultan Mahmud Shah after the Portuguese conquest of Malacca in 1511. The embassy fell in disgrace, with some of its members killed, starting a period of three decades of Portuguese persecution in China. Tomé Pires is said to have died of disease in 1524 in China, although some state he lived up to 1540 in Jiangsu, but without permission to leave China. If China really wants to be seen differently in Portugal and Brazil, it should locate objects related to that tragic diplomatic mission and the place where Tomé Pires was buried. Paying homage to the mistreated diplomat of the 16th century would be a kind way for modern China to say that today's Chinese civilization is nothing like that of the past.
Were they invited to come by the Chinese? If not, maybe it was wrong to just appear uninvited to another country’s territory? If someone invades your territory uninvited would you care much about the invader’s feelings and perceptions. Maybe they thought it was an invasion? How did Macau end up with Portuguese? Was it gifted to the Portuguese. So people should apologize to colonial conquerors now? They should care about the feelings of their conquerors and want to appear more civilized to those who seek to conquer and control them? What kind of arrogant and entitled attitude is that?
Tome Pures actually wrote a letter back to advocate conquering China. He was sent as a spy/diplomat and noted the Chinese was easily conquered because he didn't see large scale garrisons.
@@TheSmokey1523 Poor, small, unhappy and rude is a country incapable of reconsidering a decision made five centuries ago that has become totally irrelevant in the present.
I enjoy Chinese history, but I don't the cultural relativism, where they are constantly comparing themselves to other ancient societies These accomplishments stand on their own merit, irrelevant what was going on elsewhere.
Great stuff. Why suck up to UNESCO for recognition though. It's one thing if UNESCO recognizes you on its own, but does China need to petition? Feels almost like begging. What the hell does it matter if the West doesn't recognize you? FtheWest
