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<blockquote data-quote="SHARK" data-source="post: 196765" data-attributes="member: 1131"><p>Greetings!</p><p></p><p>I don't understand the whole facination--perhaps even obsession--with Japan. I like Japanese mythology and history, but in my opinion, the history and mythology of China is distinctly more interesting. India is very cool, too. I've done some research on China--it is far older than Japan, and what is particularly interesting about China is that from 5000 years ago, the various Chinese dynasties were dealing with a broad array of diplomatic, political, religious, military, economic, and social problems and dynamics that remain relevant to this day. In a similar manner, we study the ancient Greeks and Romans because they too, dealt with similar issues that we face today. The technology was different, but our ancestors were just as interesting and complex as we are today.</p><p></p><p>What this means in gaming terms is that the Chinese history alone encompasses so much variety and possibilities as campaign inspiration, that it is a shame that that resource is so broadly overlooked. India likewise has something like 3000 years of rich, complex history. Japan, by comparisson, really only has a national/ethnic consciousness of some 800-1500 years. In addition, being on an island, the Japanese were somewhat isolated, and by extension, became insular and myopic. India and China, on the other hand, were constantly in the crossroads of foreign interaction and complex internal and cultural dynamics.</p><p></p><p>I would also say that south east asia is an overlooked area of interesting culture and history as well.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Semper Fidelis,</p><p></p><p>SHARK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SHARK, post: 196765, member: 1131"] Greetings! I don't understand the whole facination--perhaps even obsession--with Japan. I like Japanese mythology and history, but in my opinion, the history and mythology of China is distinctly more interesting. India is very cool, too. I've done some research on China--it is far older than Japan, and what is particularly interesting about China is that from 5000 years ago, the various Chinese dynasties were dealing with a broad array of diplomatic, political, religious, military, economic, and social problems and dynamics that remain relevant to this day. In a similar manner, we study the ancient Greeks and Romans because they too, dealt with similar issues that we face today. The technology was different, but our ancestors were just as interesting and complex as we are today. What this means in gaming terms is that the Chinese history alone encompasses so much variety and possibilities as campaign inspiration, that it is a shame that that resource is so broadly overlooked. India likewise has something like 3000 years of rich, complex history. Japan, by comparisson, really only has a national/ethnic consciousness of some 800-1500 years. In addition, being on an island, the Japanese were somewhat isolated, and by extension, became insular and myopic. India and China, on the other hand, were constantly in the crossroads of foreign interaction and complex internal and cultural dynamics. I would also say that south east asia is an overlooked area of interesting culture and history as well.:) Semper Fidelis, SHARK [/QUOTE]
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