Suggesting China often notes it has 5,000 years of history. On what basis? Is this an...?

Answer: I am Chinese, and I love history.​ I hope my answer is objective and fa.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Suggesting China often notes it has 5,000 years of history. On what basis? Is this an internationally agreed claim and could the same be said of other places on Earth? Che Tianyi, knows Chinese Updated Dec 30, 2019 I am Chinese, and I love history. I hope my answer is objective and fair. In China, everyone, no matter the aged or the children studying in kindergarten, knows the proverb: ... Read More » What is the cruelest nickname the press has given a celebrity? Amy Christa Ernano, lives in Hudson Valley, New York Written Mar 25 Hands-down for me: in 1997, Alicia Silverstone, then 20, was cast as Batgirl in the critically panned film Batman & Robin. She was not quite as slim as people remembered he... Read More » Were Japanese soldiers in World War 2 cruel to the island dwelling natives of Solomon Islands and Marshall Islands, in the same way as they showed cruelty in China against Chinese civilians? Alan Cagle, Amateur Military Historian of No Repute (WW2) Written Oct 15 Absolutely. Here are one famous picture and a story of a "real man", both assisted the Aussies and US: Wiki: "One particular image from the conflict, shot by war photographe... Read More » Why do 95% of Chinese trust their government, compared with just 48% in the US? Kevin Anderson, lives in Tasmania, Australia Written Jan 3 In my experience in China 100% of people that I met and discussed this with agreed with the government. Kevin: how bad is pollution in China/here? Local colleagues: it has be... Read More » How historically accurate is Mulan? Zack Lu, former Financial Analysis Software Sales Updated Mar 8 The biggest inaccuracy about Mulan is that she was Chinese, specifically Han Chinese. She wasn't. Her ethnicity is closer to Mongol than Han Chinese. This is a far more likel... Read More » How lovely are ladies from the Philippines? Brian Eugene, Lived and travelled in 50-odd countries, and counting Updated Sep 6, 2020 Like everywhere, Filipinas have a percentage who are physically beautiful, and I have no idea if that percentage is higher in the Philippines than in any other country. Tho... Read More » Why was the leadership in Hanoi so confident about their ability to reunify Vietnam? Did they have any fears/reservations about fighting a war with the U.S.? Pham Dung, lives in Vietnam (1994-present) Written Nov 10 These pictures will tell you. A northern young men group were happy when they were called up to enlist in the 1970s. Many of them lied about their age, put rocks, metal in p... Read More » How come Bucky was able to take on the Avengers in Civil War but couldn't beat the flag smasher thugs in Episode 2? Did they depower him? Finn Devitt, former Scout Commander at United States Armed Forces (1943-1945) Written Apr 3 Let me stop you right there… Bucky took Avengers on when nobody was in active field duty, therefore, none of the them were prepared. Do you actually think he would've taken... Read More » If engineers use software for their math problems, why do we spend 2 years learning calculus instead of a survey course in engineering mathematics? Joshua Gross, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at CSUMB Written Nov 3 Jane: Hey Bob, why are these dimensions required for the cantilever? Bob: Uh… the program said so. I think it has something to do with calculus? And scene. There are several reasons: ... Read More » Why didn't the imperial European powers conquer Japan, as they did other nations in the Pacific and Indo-China, between the 17th to 19th century? Jason Almendra, Most Viewed Writer 5.7k History of Japan 28 Mar 2019 Written Apr 24, 2020 The Portuguese first landed in Japan in 1543. They demonstrated their matchlock arquebuses. The local daimyo immediately copied them. But there was a trick to sealing the b... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/