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The origin of the phrase is not well documented. In The Chinese looking glass (1967), Dennis Bloodworth asserts the Chinese people have a long association with gambling. He states they believe "it is better to be lucky than clever", concluding the I Ching has encouraged the acceptance of chance and fate: "the philosophy that makes the Chinese the soothsayer's best customer makes him one of the ...
Yang Hui triangle (Pascal's triangle) using rod numerals, as depicted in a publication of Zhu Shijie in 1303 AD. Yang Hui ( simplified Chinese: 杨辉; traditional Chinese: 楊輝; pinyin: Yáng Huī, ca. 1238–1298), courtesy name Qianguang ( 謙光 ), was a Chinese mathematician and writer during the Song dynasty. Originally, from Qiantang ...
The Zuo Zhuan ( Chinese: 左傳; Wade–Giles: Tso chuan; [tswò ʈʂwân] ), often translated The Zuo Tradition or The Commentary of Zuo, is an ancient Chinese narrative history that is traditionally regarded as a commentary on the ancient Chinese chronicle Spring and Autumn Annals. It comprises 30 chapters covering a period from 722 to 468 ...
The first known version of the story is found in the Huainanzi, which was compiled around 139 BCE. [citation needed] Among chengyu ( Chinese: 成語; pinyin: chéngyǔ ), traditional Chinese idiomatic expressions, one finds the saying. Chinese: 塞翁失馬，焉知非福. The old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best.
Su Wu苏武. Su Wu ( simplified Chinese: 苏武; traditional Chinese: 蘇武; pinyin: Sū Wǔ; Wade–Giles: Su Wu; 140s BC - 60 BC [ 1]) was a Chinese diplomat and politician of the Western Han dynasty. He is known in Chinese history for making the best of his mission into foreign territory. During his mission he was captured and then detained ...
According to the history of the Song dynasty, Jia was a palace eunuch of the Left Duty Group. He studied under the mathematician Chu Yan, and was well versed in mathematics, writing many books on the subject. Jia Xian described the Pascal's triangle (Jia Xian triangle) around the middle of the 11th century, about six centuries before Pascal.
Historical nihilism. Historical nihilism ( Chinese: 历史虚无主义; pinyin: Lìshǐ xūwú zhǔyì) is a term used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and some scholars in China to describe research, discussions, or viewpoints deemed to contradict an official state version of history in a manner perceived to question or challenge the ...
Mathematics emerged independently in China by the 11th century BCE. [ 1] The Chinese independently developed a real number system that includes significantly large and negative numbers, more than one numeral system ( binary and decimal ), algebra, geometry, number theory and trigonometry . Since the Han dynasty, as diophantine approximation ...