What is the culture in China like today?

I have some history questions on China and Japan. i will give best answer for first one to answer all.?

• 1. Near which 2 rivers did the early Chinese live? 2. How did China keep a small foreign influence? What did this do for China? 3. What is at the center of Chinese life? 4. What is ancestor worship? 5. What is the traditional Chinese writing like? 6. Describe the purpose of education in ancient China. 7. What did Confucius believe would help man live in “complete happiness?” 8. What are the 5 basic human relationships, according to Confucius? What will happen if these relationships are in good standing? 9. What is fundamental principle for all relationships, according to Confucius? 10. According to Taoism, how do men achieve harmony in life? 11. How are Confucianism and Taoism different? 12. Describe the dynastic cycle. 13. What established during the Chou Dynasty? 14. List 3 achievements of Ch’in Dynasty. 15. Who was the leader of the Han dynasty? What did his dynasty accomplish? 16. Who was Li Po? 17. List 6 original Chinese inventions that Westerners use today. 18. What was the basic social, religious, and political unit in early Japanese society? 19. Explain the religion of Shintoism. 20. The culture of what foreign civilization had a profound effect on Japan’s early history? 21. What was the Taika Reform? 22. What were Japanese warriors called? What was the unwritten military code that governed their conduct?

• Answer:

  1.yangtze and yellow 2.natural isolation 3.mostly agriculture, depends on regions and time period 4.check wikipedia 5.depends on time period, again, check wikipedia 6.to promote social harmony 7-12.don't know much about philosophy 13.a centralized government 14.began the construction of great wall, first emperor's tomb, standarized measurement, a ridigid system of law, standarized writing 15.Liu Bang was the founder of the empire, mostly his desendents were the leaders. the most important accomplishment is that Han empire defended and expelled the huns, laid the foundation for centuries of peace. 16.a chinese poet 17.compass, gun powder, artillery, trebutche, mass production of steel, iron casting...etc. 20.chinese civilization