A universal guide for China studies



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BASICS

Geography
Inhabitants
Language
Script
Nourishment

HISTORY

Non-Chinese peoples and neighboring states "barbarians"

---Historiography
---Titles and Names
---Calendar
Mythology
Prehistory (Erlitou, Xia)
Shang
Zhou
Qin
---The Great Wall
---The Silkroad
---The Xiongnu
Han
Three Kingdoms
Jin
Southern Dynasties
Sixteen Kingdoms
Northern Wei, Northern Dynasties
---The Xianbei
Sui
Tang
---The Turks
Five Dynasties
Ten States
Song
Yuan (Mongols)
---The Mongols
Ming
Qing
Republic of China
The People's Republic
Taiwan R.O.C.
Hong Kong, Macao S.A.R.
---The Overseas Chinese

ABOUT

LINKS

GUESTBOOK

ARTS

Architecture:
Palaces
Fortifications
The Great Wall
Tombs
Cities and Villages
Houses, Streets, Bridges
Monasteries and Pagodas
Gardens
Handicraft:
Bronze Ritual Vessels
Gold and Silver
Other Metal Items
Jade and other Stones
Bamboo
Wood (except furniture)
Paper
Ivory and Bone
Leather and Horn
Lacquerware
Earthen and Stone Ware
Chinaware
Enamel, Cloisonné
Glass
Plastic and graphic art:
Temple Sculpture
Earthenware sculpture
Buddhist Grotto Art
Stone Carvings (except calligraphy)
Brick stone reliefs
Calligraphy
Printing
Painting
Contemporary Art
Living:
Furniture
Silk and Clothing
Finery and Adornments
Minority Fashion
Silk Painting and Embroidery
Folk Art
Money, Coins and Bills
Seals
5 Treasures of the Study
Weapons

MUSIC

Music Instruments
Music Practice and Theory
Theatre and Opera

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION

Confucianism and Relatives
Five Phases, Yin and Yang
Fengshui
Daoism as Philosophy
Daoism as Religion
Legism or Legalism
"Hundred Schools"
Buddhism
Socialism and Relatives
Religions
Festivals

LITERATURE

---Thematically
---Chronologically
---Alphabetically
---By the four categories
Confucian Literature
Legist Literature
Writings of Han, Wei, Jin
Daoist Literature
Hundred Schools
Historical Sources
Historiography
Scientific Writings
Encyclopedias
Anthologies and Compendia
Essays
Poetry
Stories
Novels
Theatre and Opera

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