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This piece explores the intricate relationships between trade, agriculture, and technology across East Asia, focusing on the cultural dynamics in regions like Hangzhou and Korea during historical periods. It sheds light on the impact of urbanization, the influence of foreign cultures, and the evolution of societal norms, including women’s rights and family structures. Additionally, it examines innovations such as movable type printing in Song Korea and the cultural significance of arts and literature in Japan, highlighting critical transformations from the 10th century to the modern era.
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Trade, $$$ • East
AGRICULTURE • ++ • Tech.
?? • Pop ++ • 2X • Urbaniz.
Capital • Planned • 2 mil. • 30 sq.mi.
“east” side • “west” side • Foreigners • Culture
TECH. • Gunpowder • Origins?? • Noise, fireworks • Bombs • Gunpowder
PRINTING • Block • 10th: • movable
Bureaucracy • Organized
HANGZHOU • 1 mil.
Marketplace • Massage, tea
Restaurants • Cosmopolitan
ECONOMIcs • Flying cash • ATM • Money • 1024
WOMEN • Subordinate • Infanticide
Footbinding • Attractive = physically weak • Erotic? • Elites, small %
SILLA (668-892) Unified Buddhism +
KORYO (935-1392) • Class • Family • Women, more rights
PRINTING 1234 Movable type (clay)=Song Korea: metal
CHOSON Into modern era
JAPAN 20k: S.E. Asia 10k b.c.: Jomon
600’s Fujiwara “Taika”: great change
Korea? Nationalism: Chinese influence Refugees: 5-7 cent. -Language, culture
NARA 8th cen.
CHINESE? Govt. “gardens” Buddhism
HEIAN (794-1185) Court life Tale of Genji
SHOEN Estates Conflict
12th cent. Warriors Code?