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How did China get its empires on and off for thousands of years of ancient history if its people are unruly and anarchic?
by selestify 8y ago
How did China get its empires on and off for thousands of years of ancient history if its people are unruly and anarchic?
- wahern 8y agoThe same way the German "barbarians" did? Unruly doesn't imply backward; anarchic doesn't imply chaotic. Also, China is a huge country with many cultures. Closer to Beijing the culture was historically more legalist and authoritarian. The southern coastal trading cultures were more anarchic. And I think that's still very much the same today, except because of industrialization and nationalization there's conflict where historically there was a natural symbiosis and passivity regarding the respective roles.