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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ... into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as...
7: ...times, the [[Huang He]] valley began to establish itself as a cultural center, where the first village...
11: ...ological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] show evidence of a [[Bronze Age]] [[Civilizat...
14: ...asty|Shang]] and [[Zhou Dynasty|Zhou]] dynasties. It is during this period of the ''Three Dynasties'' ...
18: ...Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Silk (8683 bytes)
2: ... the larvae. The shimmering appearance for which it is prized comes from the fibres triangular prism-...
5: ...areas accessible to Chinese merchants, because of its texture and [[lustre]]. Because of the high dema...
11: ...eign dignitaries. The remainder was sold at exorbitant prices.
21: ...dipping them in boiling water or they are killed with a needle, thus allowing the whole cocoon to be u...
23: ...f wild silk were already being produced in the Mediterranean and Middle East by the time the superior,... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
3: ...mastery of Confucian texts provided the primary criterion for [[Imperial examination|entry into the im...
5: ...xperimentation to find a new system of social, political, and economic organization that would allow f...
10: ...ered for their bronze casting art work, noted for its clarify of detail. Early Chinese music and poet...
12: ...became highly appreciated arts in court circles, with a great deal of work done on silk until after th...
14: ...sculpture thrived in the Sui and Tang dynasties, with the Tang dynasty giving openness to foreign infl... - List of sports (7304 bytes)
1: ...ystem has a disadvantage because some sports may fit in more than one category. Here they are only lis...
46: * [[Brazilian jiu jitsu]]
52: * [[Ju-jitsu]]
56: * [[Kung-fu]]
92: * [[Kite Surfing]] - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
3: ... the concept of [[Yin Yang|yang]] and associated with the [[weather]] and [[water]] as the bringer of ...
5: ... that the [[giant panda]] is far more often used within China as a national emblem than the Chinese dr...
11: ...eaven. Chinese dragons are occasionally depicted with bat-like wings grown out of the front limbs, but...
21: ...ther away from China a dragon went the fewer toes it had, and dragons only exist in China, Korea, Indo...
23: ...ok Palace]] has seven claws, implying its superiority over the Chinese Dragon. - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
6: ...at has different speed winds than the previous altitude, during the flight. Recent balloons have been...
9: ...ogen balloon, hot air ballooning faded into obscurity until being reborn in the [[1960s]] .
11: ...cester County]], [[New Jersey]]. The flight was witnessed by [[George Washington]].
13: ...[[air power]]. They were used by the [[Northern_United_States|North]] for [[artillery]] observation in...
16: ...hree kingdoms]] era used airborne lanterns for military signalling. - Confucius (21352 bytes)
26: ...ter Kong". These are two different words written with the same<br>character in Chinese.
37: ...ss of social relationships, and justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China after b...
39: ...cts]]'' is a short collection of his discussions with disciples, compiled posthumously. These contain ...
48: ...At seventy, I follow all the desires of my heart without breaking any rule.''
50: ...ple, which later became the prominent class of [[literati]] because of the cultural and intellectual s... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
239: *[[Richard-Bevan Braithwaite]], (1900-1990){{fn|O}} - Petroglyph (5591 bytes)
4: ...The glyphs are painted to make them more visible. It is unknown whether they were originally painted.]...
7: ...ning "stone" and ''glyphein'' meaning "to carve" (it was originally coined in [[French language|French...
9: ... chronological story spanning through time - nor with ''[[cave painting]]''. The difference between ca...
13: ...en found on all continents except [[Antarctica]] with highest concentration in [[Africa]], [[Scandinav...
17: ...f territory boundaries between [[tribe]]s, except its religious meaning. There appear to be "dialects"... - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...hemy is the [[transmutation]] of any metal into either [[gold]] or [[silver]].
2: ... well be powder or liquid as a stone, had the ability to do both. The third goal was creating human li...
8: ... word, not Coptic, and have been later connected with ancient Egypt through what linguists term a "[[f...
11: ... instead on [[rule of thumb|rules of thumb]], traditions, basic observations, and mysticism to fill in...
13: ...eferring to the spiritual development of the practitioner as well as a material meaning connected to p... - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...'' or the '''Spring Festival''', one of the [[traditional Chinese holidays]], is celebrated on the fir...
7: Around the New Year people greet each other with:
9: [[Traditional Chinese]]: 恭喜發財;...
11: [[Traditional Chinese]]: 新年快樂;...
13: ==Traditions==
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