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- History of China (45919 bytes)
7: ...ages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
14: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
22: ...tings. [[Anyang]] in modern day Henan has been confirmed as the last of the six capitals of the Shang ...
28: ...C)|Zhou]] king until [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power.
30: ...ang Di|First Emperor]] (Shi Huangdi), forming the first Chinese empire under the [[Qin Dynasty]]. This... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
10: ...pan]] by way of [[Korea]] soon after Buddhism was first introduced into the country from the mid-7th c...
12: ...Because this bodhisattva is considered the personification of compassion and kindness, a mother-goddes...
23: | width="150" | [[Hanyu Pinyin]]
32: ...idth="150" | [[Simplified Chinese character|Simplified Chinese]]
68: In China, it is said that fishermen used to pray to her to ensure safe voyages... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
4: ...[[palaeography]]. Examples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and pal...
10: ... an important art in [[East Asia]] and the most refined form of East Asian [[painting]].
12: ...sive style, literally "grass writingstyles"). All five styles of writing are still in use today.
14: ..., hiragana and katakana were developed from simplified cursive versions of characters. In the hands of...
25: ! bgcolor="#EEEAE1" | [[Hanzi]]([[Pinyin]]) - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
3: ...s a [[mouth]]-blown [[free reed instrument]] (the first) consisting essentially of vertical tubes, in ...
5: ...ere Amiot]] traveled to [[China]] and brought the first shengs back to Europe in [[1740]] and [[1777]]... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
33: ::The [[Wu Yue Kingdom]] (904-978), during the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period]]
41: ::[[Later Liang Dynasty]] during the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]
43: ::[[Later Jin Dynasty]] during the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]
45: ::[[Later Han Dynasty]] during the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]]
47: ::[[Later Zhou Dynasty]] during the [[Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms]] - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
3: ...g much of Chinese thought, Confucianism was the official philosophy throughout most of Imperial China'...
5: ...f 20th Century China is one of experimentation to find a new system of social, political, and economic...
12: ...mperial China, porcelain was introduced and was refined to the point it gave the word ''China'' to be ...
18: Late imperial China was marked by two specific dynasties: Ming and Qing. Of Ming Dynasty poetr...
25: ...ommon to Chinese architecture, regardless of specific region or use. - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ...s''' (明朝十三陵; [[pinyin]]: ''Ming2 chao2 shi2 san1 ling2'') are located s...
5: ...tuated here, totaling 13 in all. The tombs of the first two Ming Emperors are located near Nanjing (th...
9: ...t Way" leads into the complex which is one of the finest preserved pieces of [[15th century]] [[Chines... - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
3: ...e '''[[China|Chinese]] [[dragon]]''' (龍; [[pinyin]]: l [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]]: l...
11: ...f a [[qilin]] (a deer-like mythical creature with fire all over its body); and two pairs of talons of ...
21: Chinese or [[Korea]]n Imperial dragons have five toes on each foot; [[Indonesia]]n dragons have...
23: ...ense for anyone other than the emperor to use the five-clawed dragon [[motif]]. Korean sources seem to...
31: ...The youngest is called jiaotu (椒圖 [[pinyin]] jiao1tu2) and looks like a palm. - Confucius (21352 bytes)
6: ...se language|Chinese]]: </small>子<small>; [[Pinyin]]: Zǐ)</small>
43: :''At fifteen, I set my mind upon learning'';
46: :''At fifty, I knew the will of the heavens'';
50: ...ong]]. His father was seventy and his mother only fifteen at his birth. His father died when he was th...
52: ...it the old wisdom via a set of books called the [[Five Classics]]. - Sword (24928 bytes)
10: ...onze Age sword]]s with typical leaf-shaped blades first appear near the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[Bl...
14: ...e better availability of the raw material for the first time permitted the equipment of entire armies ...
22: ...abre]] or [[broadsword]], and the [[Jian]] (劍 [[pinyin]] jiàn) double edged.
36: ...g of the decline of plate armor and the advent of firearms), and the early Modern Age returned to ligh...
38: ...e most versatile for close combat, but it came to find a greater role in civilian self-defense than in... - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...holidays]], is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the [[Chinese calendar]], which falls...
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...
15: ...ied people. Chinese New Year is celebrated with [[firecracker]]s, [[dragon dance]]s and [[lion dance]]...
18: ...", since "y?t; is also the pronounciation for "profit". A type of black hair-like algae, pronounced "f... - Gong (10121 bytes)
9: ...rictly percussion. The rim may be rubbed with the finger, for example, or the gong may be struck with ...
22: ...the seniority of the official. In this way, two officials meeting unexpectedly on the road would know ...
60: ...es that were created during the 20th century specifically for orchestral use.
72: ...g komodong]] or [[gong bumbu]] (blown gong) which fill the same musical function in ensembles lacking ...
77: A '''gong''' (鑼 [[pinyin]] luo2; [[Malay language]] or [[Javanese language... - Chinese River Dolphin (4152 bytes)
17: ...Beiji''', '''Pai-chi''' ([[Wade-Giles]]), '''Whitefin Dolphin''', '''Whiteflag Dolphin''', '''Yangtze ...
21: ...ndicate that the dolphins migrated from [[the Pacific]] to Yangtze River 20,000 years ago. The dolphin...
31: ...o [[July 14]], [[2002]]. Qiqi was discovered by a fisherman in [[Dongting Lake]], and later became the...
35: ... [[United States dollar|USD]]) and have spent the financial resources on [[in vitro]] cell preservatio...
49: ...v/species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=A0FQ U.S. fish and wildlife service] - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
6: ...ages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
14: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
22: ...tings. [[Anyang]] in modern day Henan has been confirmed as the last of the six capitals of the Shang ...
28: ...C)|Zhou]] king until [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power.
30: ...ang Di|First Emperor]] (Shi Huangdi), forming the first Chinese empire under the [[Qin Dynasty]]. This... - Shang Dynasty (10029 bytes)
2: ...hether the oracle later proved to be correct (Verification). The bones are often from cattle, oxen or ...
7: ...in history, although lately it has been used specifically in reference to the latter half of the Shang...
13: ...hanged their surname from their royal 子 ([[pinyin]]: zi; [[Wade-Giles]]: tzu) to the name of their ...
30: <th>Hanyu Pinyin</th>
50: - Xia Dynasty (4866 bytes)
2: .... The legends of [[the Three August Ones and the Five Emperors]] precede this dynasty, and it is foll...
4: ...ang]], [[Henan]] Province, in [[1928]], it was difficult to separate myth from reality in regard to th...
18: <th>[[Hanyu Pinyin]]</th>
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