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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
12: ...re masculine in appearance. Images which later displayed attributes of both genders are believed to be...
16: ...great demand, he became overwhelmed and his head split into thousands of pieces. Fortunately, a [[Budd...
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32: | width="150" | [[Simplified Chinese character|Simplified Chinese]]
70: ... frustrated that he attempted to burn down the temple. Kuan Yin put out the [[fire]] with her bare han... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...0px|Calligraphy in a Latin Bible of AD 1407 on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bi...
4: ... more general terms, called [[palaeography]]. Examples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest t...
14: ...ide, hiragana and katakana were developed from simplified cursive versions of characters. In the hands...
25: ! bgcolor="#EEEAE1" | [[Hanzi]]([[Pinyin]])
54: ...ters have been affected by seal carving, since simplification of characters has often been practiced. - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
1: ...ge:sheng.london.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...
9: ...pes. A player would close up one or more holes to play a desired [[note]]. - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
20: ::the current capital of the [[People's Republic of China]]
107: ...#20013;国四大古都 [[pinyin]] Zhōnggu Dࠇǔdū) refers to N... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
3: Home to one of the world's oldest and most complex [[civilization]]s, '''[[China]]''' boasts a his...
16: ... It was during this period, painting emphasis was placed on spiritual rather than emotion of the previ...
20: ...Western techniques, introduced oil painting and employ [[socialist realism]]. Modern Chinese poetry w...
25: Chinese [[architecture]], examples of which can be found over 2,000 years ago, has...
27: ...ture of imperial China. This of course does not apply to [[pagodas]], which in any case are relatively... - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ...s''' (明朝十三陵; [[pinyin]]: ''Ming2 chao2 shi2 san1 ling2'') are located s...
7: ...then customary [[Feng Shui]] ([[geomancy]]) principles. According to these, bad spirits and evil winds...
9: ...ter road named the "Spirit Way" leads into the complex which is one of the finest preserved pieces of ...
11: ...hao Ling. The last one was uncovered in 1989, but plans for new archeological research and further ope... - Chinese dragon (7565 bytes)
3: ...e '''[[China|Chinese]] [[dragon]]''' (龍; [[pinyin]]: l [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]]: l...
5: ... China. However, this usage within both the [[People's Republic of China]] and the [[Republic of Chin...
11: ... Almost all pictures of Chinese dragons show them playing with a flaming pearl. Supposedly it is the ...
21: ...ve four and [[Japan]]ese dragons have three. To explain this phenomenon, Chinese legend states that al...
23: ...dragon in [[Gyeongbok Palace]] has seven claws, implying its superiority over the Chinese Dragon. - Confucius (21352 bytes)
6: ...se language|Chinese]]: </small>子<small>; [[Pinyin]]: Zǐ)</small>
30: ...agator of Culture Ultimate<br>Sage and Great Accomplisher" (</small>大成至聖&#...
37: ...us' thoughts have been changed into a vast and complete philosophical system known in the west as [[Co...
39: ...s a short collection of his discussions with disciples, compiled posthumously. These contain the gist ...
50: - Sword (24928 bytes)
10: ...early [[2nd millennium BC]]. The hilt at first simply allowed a firm grip, and prevented the hand from...
20: ...nd from this time, the term "[[long sword]]" is applied to swords comparatively long for their respect...
22: ...abre]] or [[broadsword]], and the [[Jian]] (劍 [[pinyin]] jiàn) double edged.
26: [[Image:Spatha.jpg|thumb|replica of a Roman Spatha]]
34: ...of its ability to thrust into the gaps in-between plates of armor.The grip was sometimes wrapped in wi... - Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...s [[Mongolians]], [[Korean]]s and [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] who have holidays which fall on the...
7: Around the New Year people greet each other with:
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: ...on dance]]s. Typically the game of [[mahjong]] is played. - Gong (10121 bytes)
7: ...t deal of skill. The smallest suspended gongs are played with bamboo sticks, or even western-style dru...
9: ...truck with a beater. Bowl gongs are used in [[temple]] worship, especially in [[Buddhism]].
18: ...o make a shallow cylinder. On a 10" gong, for example, the rim extends about an half an inch perpendic...
24: ===Nipple gongs===
26: '''Nipple gongs''' have a raised boss or nipple in the centre, often made of a different metal t... - Chinese River Dolphin (4152 bytes)
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17: ... genus. Other names for it include '''Baiji''' [[Pinyin]]:'''Beiji''', '''Pai-chi''' ([[Wade-Giles]]), ''...
24: * [[1979]]: The [[People's Republic of China]] declares Baiji endangered - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ...eate the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
6: ...itation; however, any connection between these people and modern Chinese is speculative. The ''[[Homo ...
14: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
24: ...in early China is known to have been much more complicated. Hence, as some scholars of China suggest, ...
38: ... from Persian or Sanskrit origins for "Chinese People" which ultimately was derived from 秦 qín and ... - Shang Dynasty (10029 bytes)
11: ...army was defeated by the [[Zhou Dynasty|Zhou]] people. Legends say that his army betrayed him by joini...
13: ...hanged their surname from their royal 子 ([[pinyin]]: zi; [[Wade-Giles]]: tzu) to the name of their ...
30: <th>Hanyu Pinyin</th> - Xia Dynasty (4866 bytes)
4: ...chaeologists have uncovered urban sites, bronze implements, and tombs that point to the existence of X...
6: ... civilization developed a ruling structure that employed both a benign civilian government (文&#...
8: ...e was overthrown by T'ang, the leader of Shang people from the east.
18: <th>[[Hanyu Pinyin]]</th>
62: ... the name of the dynasty, Xia (夏), for example Xia Yu (夏禹).</small></td>
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