Name 2 things that the Chinese did in the past that reveals that they thought they were superior to other people?

1 Answer
Apr 29, 2018

The Chinese built a wall separating China from Mongolia
The Chinese burned their fleet

Explanation:

The Chinese under the Ming Dynasty sent out a fleet that explored most of the Pacific Basin and Indian Oceans. The Chinese could have colonized and set up trade from India to Mexico. The Chinese burned the fleet and destroyed most of the records of the journeys.
The burning of the fleet showed that China felt that the rest of the world had nothing to offer China.

The Great Wall of China was designed to cut off China from the rest of the world,( particularly the Mongols and nomadic tribes to the north.) China was already cut off from the rest of the world by the Gobi desert, Mountains, Jungles, and Oceans. The sense of isolation created by the physical barriers contributed to China's sense of superiority.

China felt that the Chinese were superior to all other people. The basis of religion in China was animistic, the worship of ancestors. China called itself the Middle Kingdom because the Chinese were halfway between the spiritual world of Chinese ancestors, and the rest of the world.

The Burning of the fleet and the building of the Great Wall both showed the sense of superiority of the Chinese people.