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• Mount Longhu
  .... It can therefore be seen that Daoism was flourishing then. Since the Han Dynasty, many of the buildings have been severely damaged due to natural calamities ...while most of the buildings that can now be seen were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. The whole mansion complex covers 42,000 sq. m, of which 14,000 sq. m is la
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• Shenyang
  The western part of Shenyang is the alluvial plain washed over by [[Liao River]] and [[ ...eriod of Warring States]] (475-221 B.C.), to Hou City in the [[Western Han Dynasty]] (206-24 B.C.).
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• Chinese Dance
  '''Chinese dance''' has a long history. By the time of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] (1046 - 256 BC), large-scale works involving sacrificial ceremonies were Traditional dance reached its peak in the [[Tang Dynasty]] (618-907). ''Rainbow Skirts and Feathered Robes'' was a famous music and
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• Han Buddhism
  ...nto this country in second BC (1st year of the Yuanshou reign, Western Han Dynasty), when Yicun arrived from Indo-Scythae to dictate Buddhist scriptures to a ...d on the legend that in 64 AD (7th year of the Yongping reign, Eastern Han Dynasty), Liu Zhuang, or Emperor Mingdi, dreamed one night of a golden man wearing
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• Rice Culture of China
  By the time the western Zhou Dynasty (c.1100 BC - c. 771 BC) was in power, rice had become well accepted and ext ...development of meticulously intensive farming techniques during the [[Han Dynasty]] (206 BC – 220 AD), rice rose to occupy an important position in Chinese
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• Ancient bells
  Many chimes of bells appeared in the days before the [[Qin Dynasty]] (221 BC-206 BC) unified China. Most of them were shaped uniquely like com ...g to The Junior Dancing Master, the [[Ministry of Rites]], the Ritual of [[Zhou]], "The emperor could have bells on the four sides of his palace, a duke or
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• Chinese Calligraphy
  ...1037-1101), Huang Tingjian (1045-1105) and Mi Fu (1051-1107) of the [[Song Dynasty]] (960-1279) were all well known for their cursive hand and running hand. D ...ng Pavilion) written by hand is a good example. The literati of the [[Song Dynasty]] further combined poetry and calligraphy. Many of the poems and essays wri
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• The History of Chinese Imperial Food
  ...he best cooks to make delicious food for them. Imperial food represented a dynasty's best cuisine. ...nthroned 1766 B.C. – 1760 B.C.) destroy [[Jie]] (the last ruler of the Xia Dynasty, enthroned 1818 B.C. – 1766 B.C.).
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• Mogao Grottoes
  ...Wei]], [[Western Wei]], [[Northern Zhou]], [[Sui]], [[Tang]], [[Song]], [[Western Xia]], [[Yuan]], [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties. ...transcendent bearing, the statue's cross-legged pose and attire bear clear Western Regions' influence.
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• Chinese Music
  ...discovery of a bone flute made in the New Stone Age. In the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, only royal families and dignitary officials enjoyed music, which During the [[Tang Dynasty]], dancing and singing entered the mainstream, spreading from the royal cou
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• South China Sea issue
  ...maritime demarcation has received increased attention from both ASEAN and Western countries, including the U.S. and Japan, making the South China Sea issue a ...e Odds Contents of the 1st century BC and the Guangzhou Records by the Jin-dynasty Pei Yuan recorded Chinese fishermen's activities in the South China Sea. In
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• Peking Opera
  ...about two hundred years ago in [[Beijing]], then the capital of the [[Qing Dynasty]], it is usually regarded as a national art form. It was developed and impr ...[[Mei Lanfang]], [[Shang Xiaoyun]], [[Cheng Yanqiu]], [[Xun Huisheng]], [[Zhou Xinfang]], [[Ma Lianliang]], [[Tan Fuying]], [[Gai Jiaotian]], [[Xiao Chang
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• Chinese Tea Art
  ...cellent tea without good water. [[Zhang Dafu]], a tea expert of the [[Qing Dynasty]], even regarded water as more important than tea. He believed that a cup o ...ern scientific point of view. [[Zhang Youxin]], a tea expert of the [[Tang Dynasty]]; wrote the [[Notes on Brewing Tea]] according to Lu Yu's experience. He l
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• Manchu ethnic group
  ...rd fashion throughout China, eventually becoming a political symbol of the dynasty. Women coiled their hair on top of their heads and wore earrings, long gown ...enjoyed by the Manchus, as it is by the whole Chinese people. In the Qing Dynasty before the mid-19th century, skating was even undertaken by Manchu soldiers
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• Sanxingdui
  In 1986, in the Sanxingdui remains, two large sacrificial pits from the Shang Dynasty were discovered; thousands of natural treasures were unearthed. It was like ...e 25th and 26th, some bronze dagger-axes, with features of the early Shang Dynasty were unearthed one by one. These were followed by a gentle bronze image wit
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• Hunan
  ...asty]], Huguang Province in [[Ming Dynasty]], and Hunan Province in [[Qing Dynasty]]. During the [[Republic of China]] and since the establishment of the Peop ...e massive Shang Dynasty bronzeware unearthed in Ningxiang, the Western Han Dynasty ancient grave unearthed in Changsha Mawangdui, the inscribed bamboo tablets
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• Chinese ancient pagodas
  ...on Chinese Characters) by Ge Hong (284-364), a scholar of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. ...enan Province, during the reign (58-75) of Emperor Ming of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Legend has it that the emperor once dreamed of a golden man more than thre
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• Tibet
  ...ete with islets, home to many birds. The bird islet in Banggong Co Lake in western Ngari is the most famous. ...ong Dynasty]] (960-1279) on a barter basis. As time went on, in the [[Yuan Dynasty]] (1206-1368), the already multi-ethnic realm of China was reunified, with
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