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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
7: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ...Buddhism|Buddhist]]s. Commonly known as the '''Goddess of Mercy''', Kuan Yin is also reverenced by [[C...
6: ...reas Avalokitesvara in other countries is usually depicted as a man.
12: ...a beautiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...gain. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique gift to se...
19: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" width="300" cellpadding="2" ... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: ...ecorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
4: ...d [[epigraphy]]. Epigraphy is a branch of the broader study of ancient handwriting in more general ter...
8: ...dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout [[China]] to this day. Alt...
10: ...34269;, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in [[East Asia]] and the most...
12: ...he Prime Minister [[Li Si]] drew up an official index of characters and unified the written form for t... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
1: ...ndon.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Sheng player beside the River Thames, London, England.]]
3: ...ge|Chinese]]: [[Wiktionary:笙|笙]], [[Pinyin]] ''shēng'') is a [[mouth]]-blown [[free ree...
5: It is thought that Johann Wilde and [[Jean Joseph Marie Amiot|Pere Amiot]] travel...
9: ...player would close up one or more holes to play a desired [[note]]. - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
22: ... capital of the [[Manchukuo]], a nominally independent [[puppet state]] set up by the [[Japan|Japanese...
107: ...he [[China Ancient Capital Society]] officially added [[Zhengzhou]] as an eighth thanks to archaeologi... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
1: ...a.jpg|thumb|250px|Chinese Tea Ceremony Image provided [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]...
3: ...na's history, and mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for [[Imperial examination...
10: ...bronze casting art work, noted for its clarify of detail. Early Chinese music and poetry was influenc...
12: ...y appreciated arts in court circles, with a great deal of work done on silk until after the invention ...
14: ... Chinese poetry. In this period, the highly regarded greatest Chinese poets, [[Li Po]] and [[Du Fu]] ... - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ...s''' (明朝十三陵; [[pinyin]]: ''Ming2 chao2 shi2 san1 ling2'') are located s...
5: ... The last Ming Emperor [[Chongzhen]] was not included in the mausoleum following the overthrow by the ...
7: ... and evil winds descending from the North must be deflected; therefore, an arc-shaped area at the foot...
9: The entire tomb site is surrounded by a wall, and a seven kilometer road named the ...
11: ...avated: Chang Ling, the Largest; Ding Ling, the underground palace tomb; and Shao Ling. The last one w... - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
3: ...e '''[[China|Chinese]] [[dragon]]''' (龍; [[pinyin]]: l [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]]: l...
5: ...connotations which run counter to recent Chinese ideologies and because the dragon has aggressive, war...
11: ...scend to heaven. Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like wings grown out of the front ...
13: ...estor, they sometimes refer to themselves as "the descendants of the dragons".
17: ...legend is an allegory of the drive and efforts needed to overcome obstacles. - Confucius (21352 bytes)
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2: |colspan=2 align=center style="margin: 10px; border-top:2px solid"|[[Image: Confucius_02.gif|center|...
4: !style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:2px solid" align=center colspan=2|Confuci...
6: ...se language|Chinese]]: </small>子<small>; [[Pinyin]]: Zǐ)</small>
8: ...se family name|Clan name]] (氏):||style="border-top:1px solid"|'''Kong'''<small> (Ch: </small>&#... - Sword (24928 bytes)
2: ...d periods as a result of the differences in blade design and purpose. The names given to many swords i...
10: ...[[Bronze Age sword]]s with typical leaf-shaped blades first appear near the [[Mediterranean]] and the ...
14: ... swords were not comparable to later [[steel]] blades; being brittle, they were even inferior to good ...
16: ... Persia.jpg|left|thumb|150px|A decorative sword made of [[gold]] in [[7th century]] [[Iran|Iran (Persi...
18: ...[[pattern welding]]. Over time, different methods developed all over the world. - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
9: ...ed Chinese]]: 恭喜发财; [[pinyin]]: Gōngxǐ fāc᩻ [[Hokkien]]: Keon...
11: ...ed Chinese]]: 新年快乐; [[pinyin]]: Xīnniᮠku੬謠 which translates to "Hap...
18: ...lly includes [[chicken]]. Fish (鱼, y? included, but not eaten, as the Chinese phrase 年&#...
23: ...raditionally consisted of amounts which were considered multiples. Amounts like $2 (two piece of $1), ...
33: ... birthday, the day when everyone grows one year older. It is also the day when tossed fish salad, [[yu... - Gong (10121 bytes)
1: ...ents. The term is Malayu-Javanese in origin but widespread throughout Asia. The instrument itself appe...
3: ...re bowl-shaped, and rest on cushions. Gongs are made mainly from [[bronze]] or [[brass]] but there are...
7: ...lls for a great deal of skill. The smallest suspended gongs are played with bamboo sticks, or even wes...
11: ==Traditional suspended gongs==
16: ...but in fact it is only one of many types of suspended gongs that are associated with China. - Chinese River Dolphin (4152 bytes)
17: ...Yangtze River Dolphin'''. It is nicknamed "the Goddess of the Yangtze River" in China.
21: ...aijis at that time. In [[1978]], the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]] established the Freshwater Dolphi...
23: ==The chronology of the species' rapid decline==
24: * [[1979]]: The [[People's Republic of China]] declares Baiji endangered
25: * [[1983]]: National law declaring hunting Baiji illegal - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ...any were eventually assimilated into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences fro...
6: ...ultural center, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those ...
11: ...s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilization]] in [[Chin...
14: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
15: ...ming_tombs.jpg |thumb|left|Ming Tombs. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar... - Shang Dynasty (10029 bytes)
2: ...ttle scapula on which were written the first recorded [[Chinese character]]s, found in the [[Huang He]...
4: ...ng weapons of war. Tens of thousands of bronze, jade, stone, bone and ceramic artifacts have been obta...
7: ...st important move to Yin in 1350 BC led to the golden age of the dynasty. The term Yin Dynasty has bee...
9: ...r worship|ancestor-]] and spirit-worship cult. Evidence from the royal tombs indicates that royal pers...
11: ...army betrayed him by joining the Zhou rebels in a decisive battle. A classical novel ''[[Fengshen Yany... - Xia Dynasty (4866 bytes)
2: ...he Three August Ones and the Five Emperors]] precede this dynasty, and it is followed by the [[Shang d...
4: ...common in [[mainland China]], Xia society is considered a slave society (奴隸社ć...
6: .... From this the earliest forms of Chinese legal codes came into being.
8: ...corrupt king. He was overthrown by T'ang, the leader of Shang people from the east.
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