POLS 264 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Huaxia, Tianxia, Emperor Of China
21 Mar 2017
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When we compare china to the west, the west have limited historical window while the. Chinese have a much longer frame of reference . Prompts chinese to think of the what others characterise as a rise, as a return . The tribute system is something that emerged largely from what europeans thought they saw in international relations with china. Embassies of foreign rulers travelling to china bringing tribute to be given to the. Embassies of foreign kings performing ritualistic subservience in front of the. Approaching emperor from across a hall and engaging in three kneelings and nine knockings with your head to the floor. For europeans, this form of subservience and material constituted quick clearly tribute. Vanquished coming to conquerors and performing subservience, giving gifts. Rethinking the tribute system into what the chinese call it: zhaogong tixi = imperial court gift system the practice of chinese international (inter-polity) relations and imperialism.
