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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves ...
7: ...have reached China about 65,000 years ago from [[Africa]]. Early evidence for proto-Chinese [[rice pad...
14: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
18: ... around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have ...
22: ...[[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of a la... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
4: ...Kanzeon'''; the spelling '''Kwannon''', resulting from an obsolete system of romanization, is sometime...
10: ...er Buddhism was first introduced into the country from the mid-7th century.
12: ...ful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the earlier ''[[Pandaravasini]]'' form.
16: ...k together again. With eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the uniqu...
23: | width="150" | [[Hanyu Pinyin]] - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
2: '''Calligraphy''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] καλ...
4: Calligraphy should be distinguished from the studies of [[epigraphy]] or [[palaeography]...
12: ...uan-shu and contained more than 3,000 characters. From that time to the present, there have been five ...
14: ... as a guide, hiragana and katakana were developed from simplified cursive versions of characters. In t...
25: ! bgcolor="#EEEAE1" | [[Hanzi]]([[Pinyin]]) - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
3: ...[[Pinyin]] ''shēng'') is a [[mouth]]-blown [[free reed instrument]] (the first) consisting essent... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
10: ::[[Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)]] from [[Jin Shi Zong]] until [[1220s]] ([[1217]]?): c...
22: ...e]] set up by the [[Japan|Japanese]] in Manchuria from 1931 to 1945: called Xingjing or Tsinking (...
55: ::Eastern [[Han Dynasty]] from [[25]] to [[220]].
61: ...rn Wei Dynasty]] since [[493]], moved its capital from Datong.
97: ::Western [[Han Dynasty]], from [[206 BC]] to AD [[9]]. - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
10: ... religion. Early forms of art in China were made from pottery, jade and by bronze casting in the Shan...
14: ... latter who introduced the stanza form. Painting from the Tang dynasty period mainly consisted of lan...
29: ...s a sense of grandeur; this applies to everything from palaces to farmhouses. One notable exception is...
38: ...sty]]. Artifact circulating in US museums on loan from Beijing]]
65: ...ical Chinese]] - [[List of Chinese dialects]] - [[Pinyin]] - [[Zhuyin]] - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ...e [[Capital of China|Capital City of China]] back from [[Nanjing]] to the present location of Beijing ...
7: ...g to these, bad spirits and evil winds descending from the North must be deflected; therefore, an arc-... - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
3: ...e '''[[China|Chinese]] [[dragon]]''' (龍; [[pinyin]]: l [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]]: l...
11: ...lly depicted with bat-like wings grown out of the front limbs, but most do not have wings.
21: ...ugh dragons originated in China, the further away from China a dragon went the fewer toes it had, and ...
27: ...considered lucky in China and Chinese dragons are frequently connected with it. For example, a Chinese...
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>
20: ...<small>(Ch: </small>孔子<small>, less frequently </small>孔夫子<small>;
22: |align=right| ||<small>Py: Kǒngzǐ, less fr. Kǒngfūzǐ;
24: ...ight| ||<small>[[Wade-Giles|WG]]: K'ung-tzu, less fr. K'ung Fu-tzu)</small>
50: ... son of a once noble family who had recently fled from the [[Song (state)|State of Song]]. His father ... - Sword (24928 bytes)
2: ...h German]] ''Schwert'', literally "wounding tool" from a [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-Eu...
8: [[Image:Sword of Gou Jian.jpg|frame|[[Sword of Gou Jian]] as seen on a Chinese hig...
10: ...opotamia]]. Swords from the [[Nordic Bronze Age]] from ca. [[1400 BC]] show characteristic spiral patt...
11: Sword production in [[China]] is attested from the Bronze Age [[Shang Dynasty]].
14: [[Iron]] swords became increasingly common from the [[13th century BC]]. The [[Hittites]], the... - 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...
15: ...d out during the Chinese New Year's celebrations, from married couples to unmarried people. Chinese Ne...
25: ...than the packets given to family members or close friends.
39: ... criticism — or that his lips are so sticky from the cakes that he is unable to make too much of... - Gong (10121 bytes)
3: ...aped, and rest on cushions. Gongs are made mainly from [[bronze]] or [[brass]] but there are many othe...
18: ... to remove this coating. Chau gongs range in size from 7" to 80" in diameter.
28: Nipple gongs range in size from 6" to 14" or larger. Sets of smaller, tuned nip...
36: Opera gongs range in size from 7" to 12", with the larger of a pair one or two...
54: ... to large in size, typically 15" to 22" but sizes from 7" to 40" are available. - Chinese River Dolphin (4152 bytes)
17: ... genus. Other names for it include '''Baiji''' [[Pinyin]]:'''Beiji''', '''Pai-chi''' ([[Wade-Giles]]), ''...
21: ...e [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]] established the Freshwater Dolphin Research Centre as a branch of th...
31: ...as located at the Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology from [[1980]] to [[July 14]], [[2002]]. Qiqi was dis... - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ...identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves ...
6: ...have reached China about 65,000 years ago from [[Africa]]. Early evidence for proto-Chinese [[rice pad...
14: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
18: ... around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, found on pottery and shells, have ...
22: ...[[Zhengzhou]] and [[Shangcheng]]. The second set, from the later Shang or Yin period, consists of a la... - Shang Dynasty (10029 bytes)
2: ...are often from cattle, oxen or monkeys, but never from cats or dogs.
9: ...hip|ancestor-]] and spirit-worship cult. Evidence from the royal tombs indicates that royal personages...
13: ...hanged their surname from their royal 子 ([[pinyin]]: zi; [[Wade-Giles]]: tzu) to the name of their ...
30: <th>Hanyu Pinyin</th>
50: ... down at Yin (殷 yin1). The period starting from Pan Geng is also called the Yin Dynasty, beginn... - Xia Dynasty (4866 bytes)
4: ...e, in [[1928]], it was difficult to separate myth from reality in regard to the Xia. But since then, ...
6: ...ment for legal transgressions (刑罰). From this the earliest forms of Chinese legal codes ...
8: ...s overthrown by T'ang, the leader of Shang people from the east.
18: <th>[[Hanyu Pinyin]]</th>
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