The Culture of ChinaBritannica Educational Publishing, 1 kwi 2010 - 352 Reverberations of China s diversity and multiethnic heritage are visible in everything from the cuisine and languages to the beliefs and arts of the vast nation. In addition to linking the Chinese to their rich past, a number of these traditions have been absorbed by cultures around the world and have granted many entrée into a nation otherwise far-removed from their own. This volume treats readers to a unique sensory experience, allowing them to better appreciate the sights, sounds, and tastes that have been developed and refined in China for centuries. |
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CHAPTER 3 CHINESE LANGUAGES AND WRITING SYSTEM | 45 |
CHAPTER 4 CONFUCIANISM | 63 |
CHAPTER 5 DAOISM | 90 |
CHAPTER 6 BUDDHISM | 111 |
CHAPTER 7 CHINESE ART | 151 |
CHAPTER 8 CHINESE MUSIC | 234 |
CHAPTER 9 CHINESE PERFORMING ARTS | 257 |
CHAPTER 10 CHINESE ARCHITECTURE | 266 |
GLOSSARY | 291 |
FOR FURTHER READING | 293 |
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BACK COVER | 301 |
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ancient architecture artists Asian bamboo became Beijing bronze Buddha Buddhist building carved centre century BCE Chan Chang’an character chiefly Chinese art classical colour Confucian Confucius Confucius’s court culture Daoist decoration developed doctrine Dong early emperor figures fine first five flourished flowers glaze Gong Han dynasty heaven Huang human imperial India influence jade Japan Japanese Jingdezhen jingxi kilns known kunqu lacquer language Laozi later live Luoyang Mahayana Manchu masters Mencius ment Ming Modern Standard Chinese Mongol Mongolia monks Nanjing northern China Official ofthe opera painters Palace Museum period political popular pottery province Pure Land Qieyun Qing reflected region ritual scholars Shang Shanghai Shanxi Sichuan social Song dynasty southern spiritual style Sutra symbolic Tang teachings technique temples texts Tibetan tion tomb tones tradition Vajrayana vessels Wang wares Western Xi’an Xuanzang Yuan Zhang Zhou dynasty Zhu Xi Zhuangzi