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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...union, and was occasionally conquered by external ethnicities, of which many were eventually assimilat...
7: ...n show early habitation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculativ...
14: ... the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Shang]] and...
18: ...) to some 4,000 years ago, but this date has not yet been corroborated. Some archaeologists connect t...
22: ...]], [[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of ... - Silk (8683 bytes)
8: ... so extensive that the major set of trade routes between Europe and Asia has become known as the [[Sil...
10: ==Secret==
11: ...ollow canes. The [[Byzantines]] were equally secretive, and for many centuries the weaving and tradin...
15: ...er in one major respect from the domesticated varieties. The cocoons, which are gathered in the wild, ...
17: A variety of wild silks have been known and used in China,... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
10: ...ced by the Book of Songs, Confucius and Chinese Poet, Qu Yuan. Early Chinese instruments was based on...
12: ...ral well known Chinese poets influenced Chinese poetry, which included Cao Cao and his sons and Tao Qu...
14: ... Tang poetry was marked by the influence of two poets, [[Li Shangyin]] and [[Li Yu]], the latter who i...
16: ...try was marked by a lyric poetry known as [[Ci (poetry)|Ci]] which expressed feelings of desire, often...
18: ...y was marked by a poet named [[Yuan Mei]] whose poetry has been described as "unusually clear and eleg... - List of sports (7304 bytes)
3: == Athletics ==
4: Track and field [[athletics]].
42: Generally sports in which athletes fight or combat each other, usually one-on-one.
56: * [[Kung-fu]]
136: * [[Tetherball]] - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
5: The dragon is sometimes in the West viewed as a [[national emblem]] o...
7: [[Image:ThreeToeDragon.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Non-imperial Chines...
13: ...nese consider Huang Di as their ancestor, they sometimes refer to themselves as "the descendants of th...
23: Another interpretation: according to several sources, including his...
31: ...can be seen sometimes in carved stone base of tablets. The second son is called chiwen (螭×... - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
4: ...ol, England, showing the wickerwork passenger basket. This balloon carries advertising for a shopping ...
6: ...n made in fantastic shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket ships, and the shapes of commercial products.
9: ...and the Marquis Francois d'Arlandes successfully petitioned for the honor. Hot air balloons were basic...
20: ...r carrying the passengers. Mounted above the basket and centered in the throat is an "air heater" or ...
22: ...heater or burner, which very much resembles a flamethrower, is fueled by propane; a liquified gas stor... - Confucius (21352 bytes)
30: ...up>'''2'''</sup> Posthumous name since [[1530]]. Between [[1307]] and [[1530]] his<br>posthumous name ...
37: ...' thoughts have been changed into a vast and complete philosophical system known in the west as [[Conf...
43: :''At fifteen, I set my mind upon learning'';
50: ... him to the growing class of ''Sh짧 (士), between old nobility and common people, which later b...
52: ...nces with them and transmit the old wisdom via a set of books called the [[Five Classics]]. - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ... in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabetically:'''
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
10: *[[Pierre Ab鬡rd]] (or ''Peter Abelard''), (1079-1142){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
73: *[[Anaximenes of Miletus]]{{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}} - Petroglyph (5591 bytes)
1: [[Image:Petrolyphs2.jpg|thumb|250px|Petroglyphs on the Big Island, Hawaii.Image provided ...
2: [[Image:Petrolyphs.jpg|thumb|250px|Petroglyphs on the Big Island, Hawaii.Image provided ...
3: ...yph Point-4-750px.JPG|thumb|250px|Petroglyphs on Petroglyph Point]]
4: ...ainted to make them more visible. It is unknown whether they were originally painted.]]
6: A '''Petroglyph''' is an [[image]] recorded on [[stone]], ... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...goal of alchemy is the [[transmutation]] of any metal into either [[gold]] or [[silver]].
2: ...try prior to the formulation of the [[scientific method]].
7: ==Etymology==
8: ...cient Egypt through what linguists term a "[[folk etymology]]."
13: ...t would have been as partial and incomplete as a metaphysics devoid of physical manifestation. So the ... - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...ngolians]], [[Korean]]s and [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] who have holidays which fall on the same ...
5: ==Greetings==
7: Around the New Year people greet each other with:
15: Traditionally, [[red packet]]s ([[Mandarin]]'hong bao' 紅包; [[Ho...
18: ...where members of the family, near and far, get together for celebration. The New Year's Eve dinner is ...
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