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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: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
18: ...Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Kuan Yin (8111 bytes)
2: ... by [[China|Chinese]] [[Taoists]] as an [[immortality|Immortal]]. The name Kuan Yin is short for '''K...
6: ...Yin is usually depicted as a woman, whereas Avalokitesvara in other countries is usually depicted as a...
10: Along with Buddhism, Kuan Yin's veneration was introduced i...
12: ...n Yin is most often represented as a beautiful, white-robed woman, a depiction which derives from the ...
16: ...eleven heads gazing to the front and sides, Avalokiteshvara possesses the unique gift to see everywher... - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
1: ...y Abbey, Wiltshire, England. The Bible was hand written in Belgium, by Gerard Brils, for reading aloud...
2: ...graphos'' "writing") is the art of decorative [[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a '...
4: ...[palaeography]]. Examples of ancient Roman [[graffiti]] are of interest to both calligraphers and pala...
8: ..., one does not have to know Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligraphy, in essence, is an abstract...
10: ...e]]'' 書藝, all meaning "the way of writing") is considered an important art in [[East Asi... - Sheng (instrument) (1217 bytes)
3: ...ge|Chinese]]: [[Wiktionary:笙|笙]], [[Pinyin]] ''shēng'') is a [[mouth]]-blown [[free ree...
5: ... were known in Europe centuries earlier. However, it was only in the early [[1800s]] that Amiot's shen...
7: ... music pieces in an orchestra, while being given little or no [[melody]].
9: ===Traditional sheng=== The traditional sheng is an early type of sheng, which has s... - Historical capital of China (5927 bytes)
1: Numerous cities have been the '''[[capital]] of [[China]]''' during the course of history....
3: * [[Anyang]] was the capital during the Yin period of [[Shang Dynasty]]: cal...
5: ... and briefly ''Peiping'') was and has been the capital of various Chinese governments including (sorte...
8: ...d Yanjing (燕京 Yānjīng "capital of Yan")
10: ...u (中都 Zhōngdū "central capital") - 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... - Ming Dynasty Tombs (3836 bytes)
3: ... who envisioned the layout of the entire ancient city of Beijing as well as a number of landmarks and ...
5: ...g Emperors are located near Nanjing (the capital city during their reign). The last Ming Emperor [[Cho...
7: ...ull of dark earth, tranquil water and other necessities as per Feng Shui - would become the [[necropol...
9: ...]] [[Chinese art]] and [[Chinese architecture|architecture]].
13: The Ming Tombs are a [[Unesco]] [[World Heritage Site]], and has been since August 2003. As of 2004, t... - 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. - Confucius (21352 bytes)
6: ...se language|Chinese]]: </small>子<small>; [[Pinyin]]: Zǐ)</small>
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.'' - Sword (24928 bytes)
2: ...e names given to many swords in [[mythology]], [[literature]], and [[history]] reflect the high presti...
10: ...cal leaf-shaped blades first appear near the [[Mediterranean]] and the [[Black Sea]], and in [[Mesopot...
14: ...: Bronze Age Egyptian armies were fully equipped with bronze weapons.
18: Eventually [[Smith (metalwork)|smith]]s learned that by adding an amount of [[carbon]...
20: ...]] introduced the longer [[Spatha]] (the term for its wielder, [[spatharius]], became a court rank in ... - 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: ...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...
13: ==Traditions== - Gong (10121 bytes)
1: ...sting techniques. Primitive drums are know as [[slit gong]]s.
7: ...f skill. The smallest suspended gongs are played with bamboo sticks, or even western-style drumsticks.
9: ...e finger, for example, or the gong may be struck with a beater. Bowl gongs are used in [[temple]] wor...
11: ==Traditional suspended gongs==
16: ...any types of suspended gongs that are associated with China. - Chinese River Dolphin (4152 bytes)
1: ...k | name = Chinese River Dolphin}}<br />{{StatusCritical}}
14: ...nomial_name = Lipotes vexillifer | author = [[Gerrit S. Miller|Miller]] | date = [[1918]]}}
17: ...gtze Dolphin''', and '''Yangtze River Dolphin'''. It is nicknamed "the Goddess of the Yangtze River" ...
21: ...in Research Centre as a branch of the [[Wuhan Institute of Hydrobiology]].
31: ...d not eat any provided food and starved to death within a month. - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ... into the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as...
6: ...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: ...[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins...
18: ...Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Shang Dynasty (10029 bytes)
2: ...e turtle shells or cattle scapula on which were written the first recorded [[Chinese character]]s, fou...
4: ...l tombs and the foundations of palace and ritual sites, all of them containing weapons of war. Tens of...
7: ...ith the Shang dynasty in history, although lately it has been used specifically in reference to the la...
9: ... who may have been [[slave]]s, were buried alive with the royal corpse.
11: [[Shang Zhou]], the last Yin king, committed [[suicide]] after his army was defeated by the... - Xia Dynasty (4866 bytes)
2: ...and the Five Emperors]] precede this dynasty, and it is followed by the [[Shang dynasty]].
4: ...rked an evolutionary stage between the late [[neolithic]] cultures and the typical Chinese urban civil...
6: ...rything in the nation (家天下). It was also during this period that the Chinese civi...
18: <th>[[Hanyu Pinyin]]</th>
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