CHAPTER 8 BLOG - China & The World

I think that the topic that is most prevalent in this chapter is that of Social Hierarchies in China. The main them of the chapter was that of who was better at providing certain services or being the better leader, and the other side was that of who had more money and power.
It is interesting to think that these logics was what influenced society and in which leaders they appointed for many years, and subsequently paved the way for civilization as we are used to it today. The social classes are also very distinct and therefore interesting, how there can be such a contrast between the richest rich and the poorest poor and yet living harmoniously to me is an amazing aspect of the cultural back then. 

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