On Reason and Belief by Jenn Zhu

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The Destiny of People ========================Jenn Zhu
dynasty had come to its end, which means the regime on
slavery system was hindering the progress of an agricultural
economy with all the individual states fighting for each of their
own interest, and was approaching its final stop, preparing for
a radical change of social system.
That was at the end of the Spring and Autumn Periods(770 -
476 BC), just before the beginning of Warring States
Period(475 -221 BC) of Zhou dynasty(Mid 11 Century - 256 BC),
when most states were in an anxiety to find ways to defend
the invasion of neighboring states, and the bigger states were
striving to become the supper power among all states, with
the emperor becoming basically a symbol of the dynasty. In
fact, the Zhou dynasty had officially ended in year 256 BC after
about 800 years of reign in China, when the Warring States
Period still continued until 221 BC, the year when Emperor
Qin Shihuang united China. However, inheriting the legacy
from their antecedent sages while influencing the current
people, raising the awareness of authority, as well as passing
them on to later generations by teaching and promoting those
ideas were very important jobs in any ages, especially at an
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