They adapted to Chinese art styles and also written language since both share similar written languages.
First and foremost the end of slavery freed the African-Americans who had been restrained for so long. This meant a new found freedom for them and during the period of reconstruction, some 2000 African-Americans held government jobs. However life in the years after slavery also proved to be difficult. Although slavery was over, the brutality of white rice prejudiced persisted.
To make more profit, expand in mercantilism, and gain more raw materials for manufactured goods :)