Celestial Empire

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Celestial Empire

"Celestial Empire" is a previously used name for China. It was called this by feudal dynasties beginning with the Sui, and originates from a belief in their prosperous national power. Its implication was that the current dynasty—as the center of policy, economy, and culture—is more advanced than neighboring countries. As cyber language, the “Celestial Empire” term is still used online, often as a neutral but fun term popular amongst military and ACG lovers.

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1 The Celestial Empire was a name used to refer to China.

2 Using the historic term "Celestial Empire" suggests that China's leaders are self-important, have a China-centric view of the world, and embody many of the imperial trappings communism was supposed to have cast off.

3 Since "Celestial Empire" is often used in criticism of the government or state of affairs in China, an alternate way of writing it has at times been blocked from Sina Weibo search results.

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Celestial Empire at the National Library of Australia gives Chinese a different take on their history View Translation

Celestial Empire, now showing at the National Library, is an instant sell even on the concept level: ornate maps, books and prints from two of the world's great libraries, arranged to present different levels of Chinese society between 1644 and 1911, the period of the Qing dynasty.

An overview of the ships in Conflicks: The Celestial Empire View Translation

Being the first imperial house to discover metamatter, the Celestial Empire has an impressive mastery over it, allowing them to distinguish themselves from the other houses with the elegance and sophistication of their architectural and technological achievements. Named in honor of the ancient Greek Gods in a typical “Renaissance” spirit, their ships boast a flamboyant style, surrounded by lights and frills. The intention is to demonstrate the empire’s unparalleled mastery of metamatter in order to gain as much prestige as possible.

Celestial Empire: Life in China, 1644-1911 is dense and wide ranging View Translation

The Celestial Empire exhibition in some ways presents an encyclopaedia of Chinese life and governance predominantly in the 19th century. As never before, we witness in manuscripts, woodcuts and engravings how the state was organised, how the arts were practiced and disseminated, how the rulers and military wanted themselves to be seen and how the humble artisans in Canton saw themselves and presented themselves to the public and their western clients. The library in Beijing has a huge collection of Chinese material but, strangely enough, not of the material made in China that was intended for the Western market, while through a twist of fate, this material is well represented in the library in Canberra.

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