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From moon cakes to Mao to modern China : an introduction to Chinese civilization /

"To understand China, we need to step into the palace of her culture and explore her rich history. With this in mind, a group of scholars from China and America have put this book together as a primer on all things China, from art and science to religion and society. They attempt to offer a pan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhu, Fayuan (Author), Wu, Qixing (Author), Xia, Hanning (Author), Gao, Han (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : CN Times Books, [2014]
Subjects:
China > History.
China > Civilization.
China.
Table of Contents:
  • The origins of Chinese characters
  • Chinese writing and Chinese language
  • Chinese characters and calligraphy
  • Using consistent character and roadway gauges
  • Four treasures of the study
  • The dialects
  • Names
  • Greeting styles
  • Kinship appellation
  • Chinese zodiac
  • The traditional calendar- the agricultural calendar
  • The twenty-four solar terms
  • The spring festival
  • The pure brightness day
  • The dragon boat festival
  • The mid-autumn festival
  • The double yang festival
  • The emperors Yan and Huang
  • Da Yu controls the water
  • Pangu creates the universe
  • The Goddess Nuwa makes human beings
  • Hou Yi shoots the suns
  • The cowherd and the weaving maid
  • Meng Jiangnu weeps down the great wall
  • Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
  • The legend of the white snake
  • The legend of Mu-lan
  • The dragon
  • The vicissitudes of the dynasties
  • Minority ethnic groups
  • Family ideology
  • Marriage customs
  • The four great inventions. Papermaking
  • Printing technology
  • Gunpowder
  • Compass
  • The abacus and calculation
  • Post roads and relay stations
  • The sedan chair
  • Horse and carriage
  • Yellow River culture
  • The silk road
  • The great wall
  • The terracotta warriors
  • The five sacred mountains
  • Lakes
  • Lao Tzu
  • Chuang Tzu
  • Confucius
  • Mencius
  • Mo Tzu
  • Sun Tzu
  • Han Fei Tzu
  • The book of songs
  • Poetry of the south
  • Han Fu
  • Han Yue Fu
  • The records of the grand historian
  • The book of Han
  • the Yangtze River
  • Tea
  • Wine
  • Food
  • Han attire
  • The story of the fan
  • Folk arts and crafts
  • Capital cities
  • Palace architecture
  • Temple architecture
  • Money
  • Medicine
  • Chess
  • Martial arts
  • Folk theater
  • Painting
  • The great books
  • Prose
  • Tang poetry
  • Song dynasty poetry
  • Opera and theater
  • The novel
  • Gardens
  • Residences
  • Burial rites
  • Go
  • Primitive religion: the exorcising dance
  • Beijing opera
  • Kunqu opera
  • Yu Opera
  • Huangmei opera
  • Yue opera
  • The art of Dunhuang
  • Jingdezhen porcelain
  • Schooling
  • The Imperial examination culture
  • Collecting and archiving books and documents
  • Confucianism
  • Taoism
  • Metaphysics
  • Buddhism
  • A dream of red mansions
  • Water margin
  • The romance of the three kingdoms
  • Journey to the west
  • The new culture movement
  • Hu Shi
  • Lu Xun
  • Guo Moruo
  • Mao Dun
  • Ba Jin
  • Lao She
  • Cao Yu.