In top people were slaves of an absolute despot who thought himself a god, literally no indivituality.
In bottom there was a healthy society with a king primus inter pares, councils and subjects who were freemen.
China has been a beacon of civilization for thousands of years
Don't know why Europeans get upset about that
It doesn't diminish the achievements of Europe in any way
>>212155064
Europeans loved China since they first made contact
The world would be better off if we all focused on things we appreciate and admire than engaged in these pointless pissing contests
my town is 30% chinese and the most bizarre thing about them is that their zoomers have not resisted the trend of talking black. It makes sense that wiggers do it, but every nerdy chinese kid I hear on the bus or the street is saying "bro, that got me crashing out, type shit"
wonder what their parents think
>>212154854 (OP)
china here, tang dynasty had one of the most dramatic implosion in the history of the world in the an-shi rebellion
within decades tens of millions people died with the court running to chengdu, on the way the ministers strangled the imperial concubine yang guifei
yes tang was very strong but only for 1 or 2 generations, for 2/3 of its history it was a rump state
>>212155018 >first opium war
wish we still did stuff like this
You know they don't even teach us about it at school? Pathetic nation afraid of its own triumphs
>>212155361
What kind of civilization were they building for 45,000 years that, within 300 years of first contact with Europeans, it totally collapsed and its people were totally subjugated?
>>212155373
me: it's weird that even chinese kids are following the zoomer trend of talking black
you: actually did you know it's a trend among zoomers to talk black