According to qian long, why are european missionary activities restricted in china? a. because the european religion requires fees to be paid to religious leaders b. because the european religion allows too much freedom for its believers c. because the chinese religion is dying so he is trying to strengthen it
d. because the chinese religion is an ancient tradition that doesn't need to change

D. Because the Chinese religion is an ancient tradition that doesn't need to change.

During this time period, China was often reluctant to trade or to exchange information with the West. Most of the time, the reason was that the Chinese did not believe they could gain anything from this interaction. This was the case with religion as well. The Chinese government believed that the Chinese religion operated well, and that it did not need any change or improvement from missionaries. Moreover, they did not think China could benefit from adopting a different religion.

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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