Chapter 2 History, Philosophy, and Religion

China has a lot of interesting history. I find it interesting how China had all these different dynasties’ such as the Qing Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty. Each one of these dynasty’s brought something different to the table. The Ming Dynasty brought in numerous technological innovations into the country while the Zhou Dynasty over threw the Shang and expanded geographically. Each dynasty was different and it’s mind-blowing that every time I walk through the streets of China, multiple dynasties were responsible for the development of China. Know you might be wonder “well josh this is great and all that you realize that China has multiple dynasty’s, but how are you applying it to your time in China?” Easy answer, I’m exploring historical parts of shanghai. A few days ago we went to a garden YuGarden which has been a major historical landmark in China. It was absolutely beautiful with incredible sculptures and mind blowing agriculture. I also tried to catch a koi fish with my bare hands….. I spent around 30 minutes on my stomach just so I can catch one of those suckers. I failed, those suckers are to slippery and to fast for me. I plan on going to more temples, gardens, and the museum in my time in shanghai. The photo above is of me exploring the YuGarden.