A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture by Dingming, Wu -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Unit 1 The Origin of Chinese Culture

1.1 Chinese Culture—Past and Present 1.2 The Appellation of China 1.3 Chinese Mythology 1.4 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 2 Chinese Language

2.1 Han Chinese Language 2.2 The Chinese Written Language 2.3 The Origin of Chinese Writing 2.4 Chinese Calligraphy 2.5 Chinese Seals 2.6 Traditional System and Simplified System 2.7 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 3 Chinese Cuisine

3.1 Chinese Food 3.2 Food Symbolism 3.3 Eight Cuisines in China 3.4 Tea Culture 3.5 Medieated Diet 3.6 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 4 Ancient Capitals and Heritages

4.1 The Seven Great Ancient Capitals 4.2 Tourist Resources 4.3 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 5 Crafts and Skills

5.1 Traditional Chinese Crafts 5.2 Jade Culture 5.3 Ancient Chinese Bronze 5.4 Silk 5.5 Embroidery 5.6 Porcelain 5.7 Chinese Knots 5.8 Paper Cuttings 5.9 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 6 Festivals and Customs

6.1 Spring Festival 6.2 Pure Brightness and Cold Food Day 6.3 Dragon Boat Festival 6.4 Mid-Autumn Fetival 6.5 Double Ninth Festival 6.6 Festivals of Chinese Minorities 6.7 The Cowherd and the Girl Weaver 6.8 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 7 Traditional Sports and Athletics

7.1 Traditional Sports 7.2 Chinese Martial Arts 7.3 Taijiquan 7.4 Cuju 7.5 Qigong 7.6 Chinese Chess 7.7 Traditional Acrobatic Acts 7.8 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 8 Ancient Science and Technology

8.1 A Brief History of Science and Technology 8.2 Early Technological Achievements 8.3 The Four Great Inventions 8.4 Scientific Achievements 8.5 Contacts with Europe 8.6 Joseph Needham 8.7 Science and Technology in the PRC 8.8 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 9 Operas and Music

9.1 Chinese Opera 9.2 Kunqu Opera 9.3 Introduction to Beijing Opera 9.4 Quyi 9.5 Chinese Music 9.6 Butterfly Lovers 9.7 Legend of the White Snake 9.8 Cutural Mosaic

Unit 10 Classical Literature

10.1 Classic Texts 10.2 Historical Texts 10.3 Classical Poetry 10.4 Classical Prose 10.5 Dream of the Red Chamber 10.6 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 10.7 Water Margin 10.8 Journey to the West 10.9 Li Bai and Du Fu 10.10 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 11 Education and Aesthetics

11.1 Education in Ancient China 11.2 Imperial Examination 11.3 Institutions of Higher Education 11.4 Chinese Aesthetis 11.5 Chinese Painting 11.6 Ancient Chinese Architecture 11.7 Cultural Spirit in Classical Gardens 11.8 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 12 History in Brief

12.1 Dynasties and Emperors 12.2 Qin Shi Huang 12.3 Chu-Han Contention 12.4 The Han Dynasty 12.5 The Tang Dynasty 12.6 “Chinese Renaissance” 12.7 Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan 12.8 Emperor Yongle 12.9 Emperor Kangxi 12.10 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 13 Thoughts and Philosophy

13.1 Traditional Philosophy 13.2 Confucius 13.3 Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism 13.4 The Neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 13.5 Harmony Between Man and Nature 13.6 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 14 Religions and Beliefs

14.1 What Do Chinese People Believe in? 14.2 Heaven Worship 14.3 Ancestor Worship 14.4 Taoism 14.5 Buddhism 14.6 Feng Shui 14.7 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 15 Medicine and Herbology

15.1 Traditional Chinese Medicine 15.2 The Concepts of Yin-Yang 15.3 the Five Elements 15.4 TCM vs the Western Medicine 15.5 Meridian System 15.6 Diagnostics, Techniques and Treatments 15.7 Chinese Herbology 15.8 Cultural Mosaic

Unit 16 Exchanges with Foreign Countries

16.1 The Silk Road 16.2 The Influences of Silk Road 16.3 The Tea Horse Road 16.4 Zheng He'sVoyages 16.5 Did Zheng He Discover the World? 16.6 Cultural Mosaic

Appendices