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Art and
Literature |
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Art |
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A collection of stone
figures, pottery, jewelry, clothing, metal artifacts, and
textiles. Includes full descriptions of where each item is
from and what it was used for. |
| China:
5,000 Years - Transformations of Tradition |
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Chinese
art 1980-Present.
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National
Museum of Chinese History
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An
excellent collection of art and artifacts representing all of
China's history.
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Art for New China |
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Graphic
examples of paintings from 1950-1980.
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New
Chinese Art
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Examples
of modern paintings, prints, woodcuts, sculptures, and
photographs.
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| Classic
Chinese Paintings |
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A
collection of Chinese paintings including paintings divided
into dynastic periods and portraits of the Emperors.
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| Chinese
Literature Classics |
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Writings
of Confucius, stories, and essays.
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Several examples of classic Chinese poetry translated into
English.
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Government and
Politics |
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Concise
Political History of China |
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page provides an overview of China's political history
from past to present. |
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China's
Cultural Revolution |
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A
great site providing overviews of the beginnings of the
Revolution, red badges, the Wuhan Incident, and Criticism,
the Ninth Congress, Conflict, and more. |
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Red Shadows |
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This
page provides a list of links about the Cultural
Revolution. A great place to start research. |
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Quotations
from General Mao |
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Quotes
on many topics such as the Communist Party, Classes and
Class Struggle, Socialism and more. |
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Artifacts
from the Cultural Revolution |
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This
page provides graphics from the revolution including Mao
badges, currency, stamps, and photos. |
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Chronology
of Tiananmen Square |
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This
page provides background
to the incident, a tour of the square (you can click on
objects to discover how they factored into the incident),
and links. |
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Images of Tiananmen Square |
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Images
of Tienanmen Square including the Quest for Freedom, the
confrontation, repression, and the massacre. |
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Farewell to Deng Xiaoping |
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Biography
of Deng Xiaoping, new leaders of China, New China, and
China Then and Now. |
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China Democracy Movement |
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Documents
of the Democracy Movement, Details on Tiananmen, and
Declaration on Human Rights. |
| Gang
of Four |
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Brief
biographies of the four members who became the leading
forces in Mao's Cultural Revolution. |
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General
History |
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| Timeline
of China |
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A
brief page illustrating China's chronology. |
| Maps
of China |
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Includes
regional views, provinces, cities, map of the Silk Road, a
map of the rivers, views from space, and a historical map
of the Mongol Empire. |
| History
of China |
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A
page containing information about China's entire history.
Easy to read essays on each topic. |
| Linguistics
Map of China |
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One map
illustrating all of the different linguistic regions of
China. |
| History
of China Glossary |
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mean at this site.
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| History
of China 1840-Present |
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An
outline of history including links to more information. |
| Newsweek:
The New China |
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A
site examining modern China. Interviews with Jiang, statements
from Clinton, state of economics and business, and the scar of
Tiananmen. |
| China:
A Country Study |
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Any
facts you want to know about China are at this site including
geography, population, economy, transportation, people,
religion, and history. |
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China
Today |
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Tons
of information including news, entertainment, business,
government and more. |
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ASIANOW |
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From
Time Magazine, includes current news and events from
all over Asia.
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Daily Life |
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