Chinese Culture Articles by Athena Goodlight

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List of Asian Cultural Sites - Educational Resources

This is a short list of cultural and educational sites for students and teachers of Asian studies. It includes art, books, economics, education, history, law, maps, philosophy, religion, and some general information

Published by Arthur Tafero 99 months ago in Chinese Culture | +0 votes | 0 comments

The Shaolin Temple of China

The Shaolin Temple or the Shaolin Monastery is a Chan Buddhist temple or monastery in China. This famous Buddhist temple is situated at Song Shan near Zhengzhou City Henan Province in Dengfeng, China.

Published by mdlawyer 99 months ago in Chinese Culture | +8 votes | 5 comments

Factoid Lesson Plan of the Day: China - A General Introduction - 5 - Disunity Period, Tang Dynasty

This brief lesson is used to discuss the Disunity Period previous to the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, itself. It is meant to be an educational resource for teachers of Social Studies and their students.

Published by Arthur Tafero 99 months ago in Chinese Culture | +0 votes | 0 comments

Factoid Lesson Plan of the Day: China - A General Introduction - 4 - Early Chinese Literature, the Qin and Han

This is a simple lesson plan to explore the writings of Confucius, the Qin and the Han dynasties. It is intended as a teaching and learning resource for teachers and students.

Published by Arthur Tafero 99 months ago in Chinese Culture | +0 votes | 0 comments

Factoid Lesson Plan of the Day: China - The Chinese Opium War (1840-1842)

A useful lesson plan for teachers in Social Studies on Chinese History. A brief section on the Opium War is necessary to understand British domination of China in the 19th Century.

Published by Arthur Tafero 99 months ago in Chinese Culture | +0 votes | 0 comments

Ghost Marriage: A Chinese Tradition

Ghost marriage is a Chinese tradition. In Chinese ghost marriage, one or both the parties to the marriage are dead persons. This is all about Chinese ghost marriages

Published by mdlawyer 100 months ago in Chinese Culture | +6 votes | 3 comments

Chinese Social Customs: Marriage Ceremonies

Chinese marriage customs are not familiar to most of the people of other countries. There are some special marriage ceremonies in China which.....

Published by mdlawyer 100 months ago in Chinese Culture | +2 votes | 0 comments

Yan Wo: Traditional Chinese Birds Nest Soup

Gummy saliva from cliff-dwelling species of swifts produce a nest which is the main ingredient in the Chinese delicacy "Bird Nest Soup"

Published by thestickman 101 months ago in Chinese Culture | +9 votes | 9 comments

The Plucked Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments

Among the most ancient musical instruments of China are the plucked strings. Aside from becoming essential parts of the ensemble in the regional operas, these instruments have become favorites for solo performances, too.

Published by Athena Goodlight 101 months ago in Chinese Culture | +11 votes | 5 comments

Traditional Chinese Bowed Stringed Instruments

Here are the bowed string instruments of the traditional Chinese orchestra.

Published by Athena Goodlight 101 months ago in Chinese Culture | +14 votes | 2 comments

Traditional Chinese Wind Instruments

These are the traditional Chinese wind instruments. Each of them has its own history with their ancient roots both from within China or adapted from other nearby countries.

Published by Athena Goodlight 101 months ago in Chinese Culture | +10 votes | 2 comments

Yin and Yang - The Balance of Energy

Â“It takes two to tangoÂ”, it is said. In this sense, yin and yang literally make the world go round. Science explains that yin and yang are the duality which pervades in the universe, spinning it into dynamic activity

Published by Ron Siojo 102 months ago in Chinese Culture | +15 votes | 7 comments

Chinese Zodiac Dog

The Chinese Zodiac Dog. what are these people like?

Published by FactoidFactor 106 months ago in Chinese Culture | +10 votes | 7 comments

Chinese Zodiac Dragon

The chinese zodiac-the dragon

Published by FactoidFactor 106 months ago in Chinese Culture | +6 votes | 2 comments

The Year of Tiger the Character and the Nature of the Tiger

Year 2010 is the year of metal tiger in Chinese zodiac. It is all started from February 14th, 2010 until February 2nd, 2011. So, how is the characteristic of this tiger zodiac? For the first part of the reading, we need to know the character and the nature of the tiger.

Published by Activ 106 months ago in Chinese Culture | +12 votes | 3 comments