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| Culture (General) | |
| China Bibliography | Marilyn Shea's collection of general references & resources on various topics in Chinese culture, history & society |
| The China Experience: China Culture Index | ChinaVista.com's extensive set of articles on aspects of Chinese culture: arts & crafts; clothing; festivals; food & drink; transportation; script & calligraphy; folk custom; literature; ancient relics; performing arts; architecture; people |
| China the Beautiful - Chinese Art & Literature | Poetry in translation, calligraphy, painting gallery, flashcards for learning Chinese, portraits of emperors, links to museums |
| China10k | (in Chinese & English) From China10K Omnimedia, a Chinese culture content provider, articles on China's history & culture, special programs, cultural marketplace, travel information, & museums |
| Chinabao | (in Chinese) China Federation of Literary & Art Circles's commercial arts Web site : literature; visual arts; performing arts; music |
| ChinaLinks for HyperChina Users | Sinologic's list of sites categorized by subject: language, literature, history, philosophy, etc. |
| Chinese Cultural Studies: Bibliography | Paul Halsall's extensive bibliography of sources in English, organized by topic |
| The Chinese Odyssey | A Thinkquest project: history; the arts; picture gallery; military game |
| Chinese Sourcebook on the Internet | Yoav Ariel's collection of links on Chinese philosophy/classics, sinology, art, history, & language |
| Cultural Institute | (in Chinese) Cultural magazine, news, & activities |
| The Glory of Chinese Printing | An online exhibition: a history illustrated with images of artefacts from the Printing Museum of China |
| Guide to Tibetan Art, Theater & Music | Maintained by Janice M. Glowski & part of the Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library |
| Literacy, Writing & Education | Barend J. ter Haar's topically organized bibliography of secondary literature on literacy, orality, writing (functions & status) & education from pre-Qin period to the present |
| kpworld.com | (in Chinese) A Web site for news on Chinese culture & entertainment |
 Modern
Chinese Literature and Culture Resource Center |
"bibliographies of mostly English-language materials on modern Chinese literature, film, art, and culture ... maintained by Kirk A. Denton and Thomas Chan," Ohio State University |
| Rethinking Cultural Revolution Culture | Heidelberg workshop & multimedia exhibition reevaluating culture & cultural life during the Cultural Revolution (2001) |
| Sinophilia Homepage | A site on Chinese religions, art & history created by Diana Lavarini & Anna del Franco of Italy |
| TOM.COM | (in Chinese & English) "Discover China"; artistic heritage; "Ask TOM"; the zodiac |
| Transnational China Project | Project seeking " to expand the study of the influence of the transnational circulation of people, technologies, commodities & ideas in Chinese societies": commentaries in text & RealAudio formats; curriculum materials; image archive of China's consumer culture |
| Visible Traces: Rare Books & Special Collections from the National Library of China | Asia Society's online exhibition with teacher's guide, games & links: rare books & manuscripts; epigraphical & pictorial rubbings; maps & atlases; texts & illustrations from China's ethnic minorities |
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| Art & Architecture | |
| Antique Chinese Porcelain Collector's Free Help & Info Page | "more than 290 pages of information ... about antique Chinese & Japanese porcelain, history, porcelain potting & the old East India company trade to China" |
| Art of China Homepage | Images of art, crafts, & scenery; audio clips of music; food recipes; the Chinese zodiac |
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The Art of the Horse in Chinese
History |
"the first exhibition ever to explore the role of the horse in ... Chinese history & culture," hosted by the International Museum of the Horse |
| The Art of Tibet | The Himalayan Art Project of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, seeking to "preserve the sacred art of the Himalayas": a searchable database of over 1,000 thangkas, with "information & commentary on [their] historical & religious significance" |
| The Art of Tibetan Sand Painting | A virtual voyage viewing Tibetan monks create a mandala |
| Art Scene China | A commercial contemporary Chinese art gallery |
| Beijing Wenbo Information Net: Relics & Museums | Beijing Administrative Bureau of Cultural Relics' guide to museums, historic sites, exhibitions, auctions, & treasures of Beijing |
| Bibliography of Titles on Photography in China before 1949 | Thomas H. Kahn's detailed descriptions of pre-1949 photo albums |
| Century Online China Art Networks | (in Chinese & English) "a large international professional art network ... Aiming to promote Chinese national culture & arts" |
| China: 5,000 Years: the Modern Section | Electronic exhibition: "Innovations in Chinese Painting (1850-1950)"; "The Modernist Generations (1920-1950)"; "Art for New China (1950-1980)"; Transformations of Tradition (1980-The Present)" |
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China Avant-Garde: Chinese Contemporary
Art |
A commercial site with online galleries |
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Chinese Art
and Architecture: An Annotated List of Recent Works in Western Languages
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From Smithsonian Institution, categorized list with introduction |
| Chinese Art News Net | (in Chinese) Chinese art news; artists; columns; art institutions; sources & studies; publications; the art market |
| The Chinese Art Portal: Contemporary, Modern & Traditional Chinese Art from China | Books, magazine, e-bulletin, & galleries |
| Chinese Art Slides | Colby College collection that can be viewed by period, title, or medium |
| Chinese Calligraphy | An introduction to the art of calligraphy with gallery & explanation of styles with examples |
| Chinese Folk Fine Arts Information Service System | From Southeast University (Nanjing), a comprehensive introduction to the genres of & research on Chinese folk arts; index of the Journal of Chinese Folk Arts & Crafts |
| Chinese Paper Arts | Traditional folds, Wei Xian paper cutting, modern money folds as practiced in the West, & links |
| Chinese Traditional Art | A quarterly Webzine edited by Yin Jinan of the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts: translations of articles on art history & archaeology by Chinese scholars, exhibition reviews, & auction updates |
| Chinese Type Contemporary Art Magazine | Articles on contemporary Chinese artists, collections & exhibitions |
| Classical Chinese Furniture | Information on decoration & style, materials, dating, joinery & construction, categories, history; also related links |
| Eternal China: Splendors from the First Dynasties | Exhibition of sculptural objects from the Qin & Han dynasties |
| From Heaven & Earth: Chinese Jade in Context | From the Huntington Archive, an online exhibition featuring 177 images with explanatory text, & essays on the craft of jade making & on the culture & society of China from ancient times through the 10th century |
| Inside Out -- New Chinese Art | A Time Asia Photo Essay (10/24/2000) |
| Mirrors of the Heart-Mind | Online exhibition of the Rezek Collection of Tibetan Art: 85 images with didactic text & 45 essays written by guest curators |
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The Long March Project
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"project [aiming] to take both contemporary Chinese & international art to ... those people who live in communities along the route of Mao Zedong's historic Long March" |
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Monks
and Merchants: Silk Road Treasures from Northwest China, Gansu and Ningxia,
4th-7th Century |
Asia Society exhibition: heavenly horses; nomad rulers; Buddhism & China; Buddhist cave temples; Bodhisattvas; monks; merchants & currencies; the Tang Dynasty; the Silk Road |
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Rubbings of Chinese Inscriptions
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Selected scans from the collection of the East Asian Library at the University of California, Berkeley |
| ShanghaiART | "The first gallery for contemporary art in Shanghai," with capsule biographies of artists & images of their work |
| Sinophilia: Art | A history of Chinese art; various topics |
| Taoism & the Arts of China | An NEH-funded exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Tales from the Land of Dragons | Exhibition of Chinese paintings from the permanent collection of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts |
| Tibet: Tradition & Change | Exhibition of Tibetan art objects inspired by Buddhism at the Albuquerque Museum |
| Tibetan Art: Thanka Paintings | An introduction to the figural tradition of Tibetan art |
| The Tibetan Tanka Exhibit | Tankas from the Koelz Expedition owned by Univ. of Michigan's Museum of Anthropology & from the Koelz estate, with explanatory essays |
| Treasures from a Lost Civilization: Ancient Chinese Art from Sichuan | Exhibition of artifacts from burial pits dated around 1200 B.C. at Sanxingdui, & from Sichuan sites of the Western Zhou & Eastern Han dynasties |
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Yin Yu Tang, A Chinese Home
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Virtual exhibition of Peabody Essex Museum's re-erection of a Qing Dynasty merchant mansion |
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Yishu - Journal of
Contemporary Chinese Art |
Tables of content with some articles available online |
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| Literature & Language | |
| The Asociation of Chinese & Comparative Literature Website | News & announcements of organization promoting "exchanges between scholars working in the field of Chinese & Comparative Literature in the U.S., China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Canada" |
| Banyan Tree | (in Chinese) Original literary works by Chinese writers around the globe |
| Bibliography of Modern Chinese Literature & Film | Extensive bibliography of mainly English-language materials maintained by Kirk A. Denton & Jeremy Sieg: Reference works, translations, author studies, Lu Xun, film, general studies, catalogs, online sources, e-texts |
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A Chinese-Cantonese
Syllabary Pronounced according to the Dialect of Canton |
(in Chinese) Electronic version of S.L. Wong's book, with search engine allowing inputting a Chinese character to find the Cantonese pronunciation or inputting Cantonese sound to find Chinese characters |
| Chinese Characters Dictionary Web | "The major Chinese character dictionaries on the web ... [interlinked] at a character-to-character level" |
| Chinese Language | Arthur Mitski's About.com guide to various aspects of Chinese language (including calligraphy, characters, dialects, dictionaries, idioms & slang, & literature), as well as comics, software, music, etc. |
| The Chinese Language: Myths & Facts | Article written by Timothy Light for the Asia Society's Focus on Asian Studies |
| Chinese Language Related Information Page | Viewing & listening to Chinese on the Web; FTP sites & text files; educational, linguistic, & librarianship resources; Chinese-language software & radio broadcasts |
| Chinese Language Teachers Association (Links) | Links to Chinese language & culture organizations, institutions teaching Chinese, study abroad/internship programs, sources on Chinese teaching & learning, & other resources relevant to the Chinese Language Teachers Association |
| Chinese Literature | (in Chinese) A comprehensive directory of links on Chinese literature, grouped by genre |
| Chinese Online Reading Assistant | "vocabulary-annotated Chinese articles for advanced students," created for a project with participation of 6 Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) institutions |
| Chinese Text Initiative | E-texts of classical literature from the University of Virginia Library East Asian Section & Electronic Text Center |
| Chinese Women Writers: A Working Selected Detailed Annotated Bibliography | A compilation by by Jace Condravy for the development of a course on Asian women writers |
| Dictionary of Chinese Characters | Definitions of characters in Chinese or English, & readings in Mandarin, Cantonese, & Hakka |
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Dictionaryhk.com |
Translate words from English to English, Chinese traditional, Chinese simplified or Japanese |
| Epics in China: A Working Bibliography | Translation of a Chinese bibliography by students of Mark Bender's graduate seminar on Chinese epic traditions at Ohio State University |
| Getting to Know Chinese Rare Books | (in Chinese) From the National Central Library, Taiwan, |
| Guoxue.com | (in Chinese) An enormous site for National Studies: full texts of classics, histories, philosophers, miscellaneous; modern studies; profiles of scholars; news; academic articles, journals, institutions & conferences; specialized fields of study such as Tang studies, poetry & lyrics, novels, theater; etc. |
| Hanquan Database of Ancient Texts | (in Chinese) From the Palace Museum in Taipei, a searchable database of Chinese classical texts including the 13 Classics, pre-Qin philosophers, complete Tang poems, & the 25 Histories |
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HKdict.com |
English-Chinese & Chinese-English dictionaries, in both Big5 & Guobiao versions |
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The
Horror of Being Ignored and the Pleasure of Being Left Alone: Notes on the
Chinese Poetry Scene |
Essay by Maghiel van Crevel, Leiden University (Dec. 2002) |
| Hsi Yu Chi: The Chinese Fantasy Novel | A site devoted to the classic Chinese novel The Journey to the West: summary; glossary & character profiles; downloadables; versions & interpretations; discussion forum |
| Index & Database on Chinese Writers | Biographies of over 420 writers, with bibliographies & listings of works translated in Renditions |
| Jin Yong Inn | (in Chinese) Novels by & information on the noted martial arts novelist |
| Journal of Modern Literature in Chinese | The only bilingual refereed journal on contemporary literature in Chinese, published by Centre for Literature & Translation, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
| Kleine Bibliothek der Xiucixue. Ein Archiv | Klaus Horsten's bibliography of literature on xiucixue (rhetoric) |
| Learning Chinese Online | Resources on learning pronunciation, conversations, characters, & grammar; reading materials; online dictionaries, etc. |
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Lexiconer Online English-Chinese and
Chinese-English Dictionaries |
Dictionary input by either traditional or simplified Chinese characters; vocabulary practices for TOEFL & GRE |
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Lin Yutang's Chinese-English
Dictionary of Modern Usage (CUHK) |
With search tool, & radical, pinyin & English indices |
| Literature in Line: Lianhuanhua Picture Stories from China | Electronic version of exhibition at the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library: 13 picture stories ranging from historical & mythological to modern subjects |
| The Literature of Leisure in Late Imperial China | Part of research project compiling bibliographic information on Ming-Qing leisure literature: author guide; collections; bibliography; reference; links |
| Louis Cha | (in Chinese & English) Photos of Jin Yong, with biography, interviews, commentaries, & links to translations, songs, & novels |
| Lu Xun Home Page | (in Chinese) Complete texts & critical analyses of Lu Xun's works, biographical accounts & chronology of his life, & news reports |
| Lu Xun, Father of Modern Chinese Literature | Tim Gallaher's site dedicated to 20th century China's greatest writer, with biographical sketch, introduction to major works, & bibliography of & links to available translations |
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Luc Devroye's Page on
Chinese Fonts |
A compilation of Web links |
| Marjorie Chan's Chinese Language & Gender On-Line Bibliography | A Chinese linguistics bibliography on language & gender, with a general linguistics bibliography on language & gender, links to online syllabi, & a bibliography of works on gender issues by scholars of Chinese not in the discipline of linguistics |
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Learn Chinese with Clavis Sinica
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Commercial software "Combining a versatile Chinese text reader with a comprehensive & richly cross-referenced Chinese dictionary" |
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Literary Selections from Women
Writers |
(in Chinese) Contemporary women writers from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, overseas, & on the Internet; women writers of the past; news; commentaries; search tool |
| Marjorie Chan: Word Lists & Online Glossaries/Dictionaries | An annotated list of Chinese & Japanese dictionaries & word lists |
| Modern Chinese Literature & Culture | Scholarly journal publishing on "literature of all genres, film & television, popular culture, performance & visual art, print & material culture, etc.": tables of contents; resource center of bibliographies, links & image archive |
| The Novels of Gulong | (in Chinese) Novels by the noted martial arts novelist |
| Novels of Jin Yong | FAQ, essays, links, & trivia on the martial arts novels of Louis Cha (Jin Rong), the most popular novelist of the Chinese language |
| Olive Tree: Chinese Literature & Culture | A Philadelphia-based Chinese online monthly literary magazine |
| On-line Chinese Tools | Erik Peterson's "tools to assist people in learning and using the beautiful Chinese language," including flash cards, romanization converter, learning to draw Chinese characters, dictionaries, Chinese encoding converter, Western-Chinese calendar converter, East Asian currency converter, Chinese measurements, get a Chinese name, Chinese family relationships, etc. |
| Pearl S. Buck | Peter Conn's Web site: photographic tour, video documentaries, films based on Buck's novels, news on Buck & her foundation |
| PL480 Microfiche Edition of Tibetan Literature Online Search | Database in progress at the Toyo Bunko for the PL480 Microfiche Edition of Tibetan Literature preserved in the Library of Congress |
| Pristine Lexicon | A searchable Chinese-English-pinyin lexicon of over 120,000 entries |
| Renditions | Chinese-English translation journal published by the Research Centre for Translation of the Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Scripta Sinica | (in Chinese) From Academia Sinica Computer Center (ASCC), Taiwan, a full-text database of classical texts, works on modern Chinese history, & studies on Taiwan history & culture |
| Speak Mandarin Campaign | Singapore government's campaign to promote the use of Mandarin among Chinese Singaporeans: sample conversation lessons; vocabulary lists; multimedia features |
| Study Mandarin Using VOA | Learn by listening to Voice of America newscast sound clips "while viewing the corresponding Chinese characters, pinyin pronunciations, & vocabulary lists with word definitions" |
| Seventh Sister & the Serpent | A narrative poem of the Yi people, & "a rich repository of Yi social life, customs & mores" |
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Tools
in the Tibetan & Himalayan Digital Library: Software |
Tools for Tibetan input, diacritic input, Tibetan translation, etc. |
| USC: Chinese Language Program | Information on the program; readings in Chinese including humor stories, historical origins of idioms & myths; business Chinese vocabulary & phrases; links |
| Writers-in-exile after Tiananmen Tragedy | Essays in Road to East Asia |
| zhongwen.com | Rick Harbaugh's Searchable Chinese character dictionary with zipu or "character genealogies"; Chinese dictionary Web; online readings; vocabularies; FAQ & other tools & links for learning Chinese characters |
| Xin Yu Si (New Threads) | Monthly electronic publication of original essays, criticisms, & creative writings in Chinese |
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Yahoo! Hong Kong Dictionary
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Searchable in Chinese or English |
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| Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian | |
| The Case for Literature | (In Chinese, English, & Swedish) Gao Xingjian's Nobel Lecture |
| A Conversation with Gao Xingjian | An AsiaSource interview |
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Fleshing
out the Dramaturgy of Gao Xingjian |
Claire Conceison's essay for Modern Chinese Literature and Culture, with images & video clips |
| Gao Xingjian - Video on Demand | Interview by Horace Engdahl (Dec. 13, 2000); Nobel lecture |
| Gao Xingjian: Receiving Award at the "Other Shore" | (in Chinese) Information on Gao & his Nobel award; reactions & criticisms of his work |
| Gao Xingjian Receives 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature | A UCLA Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) Newsfile (Oct. 12, 2000), with news stories, reviews of Gao's work, & bibliography |
| Gao Xingjian's Talk at City University of Hong Kong | A transcript of the Chinese text of Gao's lecture (Jan. 31, 2001) |
| The Nobel Prize in Literature 2000 | The Nobel Foundation: Press release; presentation speech; biography; Nobel lecture; other resources |
| Nobel Laureate 2000 Gao Xingjian & his Novel Soul Mountain | Mabel Lee's essay in CLCWeb: Comparative Literature & Culture: A WWWeb Journal 2.3 (2000) |
| Soul Mountain | Chapters 1 & 2 from Mabel Lee's translation |
| Special Edition of Gao Xingjian's Nobel Award | A China News Digest supplement (Oct. 14, 2000) |
| Works by Gao Xingjian | An exhibition of Gao's art at the Schimmel Virtual Gallery |
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| Music & Theater | |
| 9,000 Year Old Chinese Flutes | Article in Nature on oldest playable playable musical instruments found at early Neolithic site in China, with images & sound file |
| Abing, A Chinese Folk Musician | Jonathan Stock's introduction to the life & music of the early 20th century musician Abing |
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Bright Sheng, Composer,
Pianist, Conductor |
Homepage of the MacArthur Fellowship recipient |
| Cantonese Opera Home Page | A bilingual site: history; artists; playwrights; instruments; events; questions & answers; forum |
| CHIME - European Foundation for Chinese Music Research | "a foundation for the promotion of Chinese music research, based in Leiden, the Netherlands": annual journal & conferences; monographs; projects; bibliography of books & articles on Chinese music |
| Chinese Music | A brief introduction to the traditional music & musical instruments of China, with images |
| Chinese Music International Journal | "an international refereed journal published quarterly by the Chinese Music Society of North America ... devoted wholly to the study of the music & acoustics of China" |
| Chinese Music Society of North America | Information on musical groups, programs & publications, & short features on Chinese music & musicians |
| Chinese Rock Music Black List | Chinese rock music links |
| Christopher Evans' Guqin Pages | A comprehsive introduction to traditional Chinese music in general & the guqin & its music in particular, with a list of Chinese music references & glossary |
| Cui Jian | (in Chinese & English) Official site of the pioneering Chinese rock musician |
| Development of Beijing Opera During the Cultural Revolution in China | Excerpts from Wendy A. Levine's 1995 thesis, with bibliography & image gallery |
| Giving the People What They Want: Cantonese Opera in the Twenties & Thirties | A short account of a period of innovations in Cantonese opera |
| The Internet Chinese Music Archive | A comprehensive archive of music files in SUN audio format: traditional music; modern music; popular music; ceremonial music; historical speeches, etc. |
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Model
Operas (Yangban xi) |
(in Chinese) Scanned comic book versions of the model operas of the Cultural Revolution |
| Peking Opera | A comprehensive introduction to the history & aspects of Beijing (or Peking) Opera |
| Singing the Chinese Blues: An Interview with Liu Sola | Conversation with "a composer & vocalist whose work combines elements of traditional Chinese folk music with contemporary American jazz & blues" |
| Songs of the Cultural Revolution | Downloadable songs |
| Traditional Songs & Stories & a Glossary of Phrases of the Hua Miao of South West China | Collected & translated by R. Keith Parsons, & maintained by Steve Rake: an archive of songs reflecting Miao history, society & culture, with map & introduction to Miao script |
| The Ultimate Turandot: House of Spectacle | Photoessay on the 1998 production at the Forbidden City |
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| Film | |
| 100 Greatest Chinese Films of the 20th Century | As chosen by Asia Weekly, & translated & provided with links by Shelly Kraicer |
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Absence
as Spectacle -- Zhang Yimou's Hero |
Shelly Kraicer's review for Cinema Scope (3/2003) |
| Asian Film Connections: China | "background information about the Chinese film industry, current trends & important events"; highlighted films with film stills & video clips; highlighted directors; educational curriculum |
| Chinese Cinema | "history, news, & visual materials about Chinese cinema, ... [&] a bibliography of selected publications in English on Chinese cinema" |
| Chinese Cinema Page | Shelly Kraicer's reviews of contemporary Chinese films from Taiwan, Hong Kong, & mainland China |
| Chinese Film in the 1930s | Film synopses, critical studies, film magazines, image archive, & related links |
| Chinese Movie Database | Searchable database of Chinese movies from 1905 to the present |
| The Emperor & The Assassin | Official site of Chen Kaige's film, with synopsis, historical background, production notes, character guide, cast & credits, biographies, & stills & clips |
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The
Emperor and the Assassin |
Richard Falcon's review of Chen Kaige's 1999 film (Sight and Sound, Aug. 2000) |
| Film & Media Bibliography | Bibliography listings by period, director & other categories -- Part of the Modern Chinese Literature & Culture (MCLC) Resource Center |
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Hero |
Official site of Zhang Yimou's martial arts film about the First Emperor: production & cast information; seminars featuring discussion by principals; "making-of" |
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Hero
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Sina.com's collection of news & reviews |
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Jia
Zhangke: A Critical Database |
Compiled with critical essay by Kevin Lee: filmography; bibliography; articles in Senses of Cinema; Web resources |
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Love
and Swords: The Dialectics of Martial Arts Romance |
A Review of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon by Stephen Teo (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 11, Dec 2000 - Jan 2001) |
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Not
One Less / Yi Ge Dou Bu Neng Shao |
Philip Kemp's review of Zhang Yimou's 1998 film (Sight and Sound, Aug. 2000) |
| Popular Cinema | (in Chinese) Online version of Shanghai magazine on Chinese & world cinema, founded in 1950 |
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Riding
Towards the Future: Wang Xiaoshuai's Beijing Bicycle |
Essay by Elizabeth Wright (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 18, January-February 2002) |
| Screening Modern China: Chinese Film & Culture | Eileen Chow's fall 2001 course at Harvard |
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Shadow
Magic. Imperial Peking's Cinematic Initiation |
Essay by Elizabeth Wright (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 17, Nov.-Dec. 2001) |
| Shanghai Film Studio | (in Chinese & English) movie stars, directors & creative artists; movie database; company information, etc. |
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Suzhou
River |
Review of Lou Ye's 2000 film by Lizzie Francke (Sight & Sound Dec. 2000) |
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The
Road Home |
Essay on Zhang Yimou's 1999 film by Dimitri Tsahuridis (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 8, July-Aug 2000) |
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The
Road Home / Wo De Fu Qin Mu Qin |
John Mount's review of Zhang Yimou's 1999 film (Sight and Sound, Dec. 2000) |
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"We
Kicked Jackie Chan’s Ass!" |
An Interview with James Schamus, co-writer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, by Stephen Teo (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 13, Apr-May 2001) |
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Xiao
Wu |
Tony Rayns' review of Jia Zhangke's 1997 film (Sight and Sound, March 2000) |
| Xiu Xiu | Story, clips & reviews of the film by Joan Chen |
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Zhang
Yimou: A Critical Database |
Compiled with critical essay by Mary Farquhar: filmography; bibliography; articles in Senses of Cinema; Web resources |
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Zhang
Yuan’s Seventeen Years and Crazy English and Thai film
Nang Nak |
Freda Freiberg's essay on 2 films of a leading 6th Generation director & a Thai ghost film (Senses of Cinema, Issue No. 8, July-Aug 2000) |
| Zhang Ziyi Forever | A fan site of the Chinese actress with biography, filmography, pictures, & message board |
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| Social Issues & Conditions | |
| 6 Billion & Beyond: China | The China section of a companion Web site to a PBS documentary on global population in the new millenium: overview; the environment; reproductive health; the economy; women's status |
| AiZi | (in Chinese) Web site of an AIDS activist group in China |
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Annotated
bibliography on violence in Chinese culture |
Compiled by by Barend ter Haar, Leiden University, & organized into numerous categories |
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Averting a Full-blown
HIV/AIDS Epidemic in China |
Report of the CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies) HIV/AIDS Delegation to China (Jan. 2003) |
| Beijing Scene | "feature articles, profiles of opinion-makers in China & regular columns" providing "readers with an accurate, up-to-date & humorous insight into living & doing business in China's capital today" |
| China Along the Yellow River -- A Scholar's Observations & Meditations on Chinese Rural Society; Pt. II | David Cowhig's reading notes on Book 1 of a rural survey by Chinese scholar Cao Jinqing (Sept. 2000) |
| China & the World | Leftist Chinese views on social, political & historical developments of contemporary China |
| China Country Assessment: Two Decades of Poverty Reduction | Country profile from the UNDP Poverty Report 2000 |
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China Development Brief
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(in English & Chinese) "an independent publication established in 1996 to report on aid to China, highlighting the work of international and Chinese NGOs" |
| China Development Briefing | A Hong Kong journal on China's social & human development |
| China: Exploring the Interior, 1903-1904 | Exhibition of R. Harvey Sargent's photos of the land & people of early 20th century North China, with explanatory captions |
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Chinese
Education & Research Network: Statistics |
A set of statistics on education, technology, & culture |
| Chinese Educational Resources Information Centre (Chinese ERIC) | Electronic database of Chinese journal articles, policy papers, dissertations & theses on education, searchable by keywords |
| China Foundation, Inc | A non-profit, charitable organization, the mission of which is "to raise funds to improve basic health services & elementary education in underdeveloped rural areas in China" |
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China in
the Red |
Companion site to PBS Frontline documentary on China's transition to a market economy: program in streaming video; roundtable discussion on "prospects for democratic reform and human rights in China" by 4 experts; China & the Internet; "Birth of a Beijing Music Scene," with Cui Jian music video; producer interview; chronology; teacher's guide |
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China's Credibility
Gap: Public Opinion & Instability in China |
Special report published by the Woodrow Wilson Center's Asia Program (Aug. 2002) |
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China's
Labor Lost |
Time Magazine's reports on joblessness, women in the workforce, & economic migrants (June 17, 2002) |
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China's
Next Cultural Revolution |
TIME Asia's special report on rapid cultural & social change in China (Nov. 11, 2002) |
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China's
Population and Development in the 21st Century |
White paper released by the Information Office of the State Council (Dec. 2000) |
| Chineseroots.com | (in Chinese & English) Genealogical resources including: Surname dictionary; ask an expert; genealogical data based on the Shanghai Library collection; database of records of births & marriages |
| Classically Romantic -- The Chinese View of Love | An essay in Sinorama Magazine |
| daoyi.com | (in Chinese) A medical information & community site |
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The
Development-oriented Poverty Reduction Program for Rural China |
White paper released by the Information Office of the State Council (Oct. 2001) |
| Educational Disengagement: Undermining Academic Quality at a Chinese University | Michael Agelasto's portrayal of Shenzhen University, "the most comprehensive study written to date about education at a Chinese university" |
| An Evaluation of the One Percent Cluster Sample of the 1990 Census of China | Paper by William M. Mason & William Lavely (Oct. 2001) |
| Families with Children from China | "nondenominational organization of families who have adopted children from China," providing network of support for adoptive parents |
| First Impressions of the 2000 Census of China | Paper by William Lavely, University of Washington (Nov. 2001) |
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Globalisation,
Drugs, and Criminalisation: Final Research Report on Brazil, China, India,
& Mexico |
An UNESCO report (2002): Drug Trafficking & the State; Drug Trafficking, Criminal Organisations & Money Laundering; "Social & Cultural Dimensions of Drug Trafficking; Methodological, Institutional & Policy Dimensions of the Research on Drug Trafficking |
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HIV/AIDS:
China's Titanic Peril |
2001 update of the AIDS Situation & Needs Assessment Report by the UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS in China (June 2002) |
| The Hukou System & Rural-urban Migration in China: Processes & Changes | Paper by Kam Wing Chan & Li Zhang (1998) |
| Inter-provincial Migration in China in the Post-1949 Era: Types, Spatial Patterns, & Comparisons | Paper by Kam Wing Chan & Yunyan Yang (1996) |
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Labor
and Social Security in China |
White paper released by the Information Office of the State Council (Apr. 2002) |
| Living Arrangements & Mortality Risks of the Urban Elderly in Yunnan Province, China, 1995 | Downloadable paper published by Population Studies Center, University of Michigan |
| Made in China | A digital expedition: Explorations, Candide in China |
| Netor Memorial | Where mourners can set up memorials for people & events, & leave eulogies, songs, flowers & candles; distinguished pedigrees; genealogies; memorial words; stories; religious works & knowledge; Chinese customs; classics; introduction to the dynasties |
| Newsweek: The New China | A special report dated June 29, 1998, in conjunction with Clinton's state visit to China |
| On Workers' Rights to Organize & To Strike | Notes on an article by Chang Kai, Professor of Labor Relations |
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The Politics of Rural
Land Use Planning in China |
Frank Pieke's working paper for the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology (2002) |
| Poverty Alleviation in China: Commitment, Policies & Expenditures | A United Nations Human Development Programme occasional paper by Amei Zhang (1993) |
| Precious Children | A companion Web site to a PBS documentary on early education in China |
| Rural-Urban Labor Migration Process in China | A paper by Qiming Liu & Kam Wing Chan, Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology, Univ. of Washington (July 1999) |
| State Family Planning Commission | Poulation & family planning in China: facts, views, & policies |
| University in Turmoil: The Political Economy of Shenzhen University | Michael Agelasto's portrait of Shenzhen University, "the most comprehensive study written to date about a Chinese work-unit" |
| An Unsafe Playing Field: Labor Relations in Foreign Enterprises in China | Ying Zhang-White's essay in Harvard Asia Quarterly (Summer 1999) |
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Voices
from modern China |
BBC NEWS Online: "a range of people across the country ... speak about their daily lives, their hopes for the future, and how they are coping with the country's rapid change" (2002) |
| Young China | A special issue of Time Asia (10/23/2000): patriotism; 'Generation Yellow'; gay culture & social developments; trends in the arts; youth & the future; statistics |
| Was World Bank Support for the Qinghai Anti-Poverty Project in China Ill-Considered? | Essay by Pieter Bottelier in Harvard Asia Quarterly (Winter 2001) |
| WashingtonPost.com: China, the Next Generation | Series of 5 articles |
| Xungen | "the first Chinese genealogy hub on the Internet dealing with Xing [family name] & Jia Pu [Chinese family tree]" |
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| banbiantian.com | (in Chinese) A virtual community providing 14 topics of interest to Chinese women, chat room, BBS, interviews of famous people, etc. |
| China Women's News | (in Chinese & English) "only nationwide daily for women ... established [by All China Women's Federation] for the cause of the equality, liberation, & development of women" |
| Chinese Women on the Web | Hong Kong-based "Chinese women's interest site which provides high quality content, community services, & e-commerce focused on important life events" |
| Chinese Women's Network | (in Chinese & English) Official site of All-China Women's Federation |
| cwow.com | "a place for educated, modern Chinese women to find personalized real-life advice, easy-to-use interactive tools, support, & all the resources needed during life's big transitions" |
| Footbinding | An essay by Dawnelle Loiselle |
| halfworld.com | (in Chinese) "a homestead targeting the young & independent ladies & female-product providers" |
| (Inter)disciplining Chinese Women: An Introduction to the English Language Literature on Women's Studies in China | Patricia Arend's bibliographic essay introducing the basic issues, with timeline & annotated bibliography |
| Gaogenxie.com | (in Chinese) A community site providing a forum for Chinese women's issues & concerns |
| LadyNow | (in Chinese) News & informational channels, bbs, & other features for the modern woman |
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Nan
Nü: Men, Women and Gender in Early and Imperial China |
TOC of e-journal (Jan. 2000 issue free) |
| One Thousand Years of Chinese Footbinding | A student paper by Marie Vento for a Brooklyn College course on Chinese Culture |
| Sex Preference for Children in a Meifu Li Community in Hainan, China | Paper by William Lavely, Jianke Li, & Jianghong Li (March 2001) |
| The Storm over Wuya | (in Chinese) Discussion forum on the controversy over Wuya (Crow), a novel about gold-digging Chinese women in Singapore |
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Traditions
of Exemplary Women (Lienu zhuan) |
Chinese text of "the earliest extant book in the Chinese tradition solely devoted to the moral education of women," with introduction by Anne Behnke Kinney |
| Village Works: Photographs by Women in China's Yunnan Province | An exhibition of pictures taken by Chinese women in 1992-93 during during a Women's Reproductive Health & Development Program in "an experimental "photovoice" approach to assessing the needs & resources of mountain villages in southwest China" |
| Women & Gender in Chinese Studies Network | Network aiming to link European scholars working in Chinese women's/gender studies |
| Women Network | (in Chinese) A women's community site run by Lianhe Zaobao |
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World of Nushu |
(in English & Japanese) Research by Orie Endo of Bunkyo University on an endangered system of writing invented by women for communication among women |
| Yesee.com | (in Chinese) A Chinese women's Web forum based in Beijing |
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China Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA)
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(in English & Chinese) "responsible for receiving and reviewing the applications and other certifying documents of foreigners coming to China for adopting children": news; laws & regulations; relevant documents; guidelines; friendly exchanges & visits |
| Dashan | (in English & Chinese) Official site of Canadian Mark Rowswell, a TV personality & "arguably the most famous foreigner in China" |
| Living & Teaching in China | "the day-to-day experiences of a foreigner living & working in China," articles on marriage, family, & other issues, links & tips, & photo essays & slide show |
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Teaching in China
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Karen Huber's tips on teaching in China (Free Pint, Nov. 2002) |
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| Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation Project | Celebration of "the contribution of Australia's Chinese communities to the early founding & subsequent development of Australia": exhibition; resources; index to Tung Wah Times; stories; links |
| Chinese in Guyana: Their Roots | History of Chinese immigration to British Guiana between 1853 & 1879 |
| Global Chinese Fraternity & the Indonesian Riots of May 1998: The Online Gathering of Dispersed Chinese | Elaine Tay's essay in Intersections (Sept. 2000) |
| HUAREN (Ethnic Overseas Chinese) | Official site of World Huaren Federation, organization with goal "to promote kinship & understanding among all Overseas Chinese": news reports & discussions of hot topics of special concern to the Chinese community (such as anti-Chinese riots in Indonesia), & information on the Chinese diaspora |
| HuayiNet: Chinese Overseas Databank | "An initiative from Singapore towards better understanding of Chinese Overseas": "a collective one-stop containing links with libraries, institutions, associations & other useful Chinese overseas research websites" |
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cartoonwin.com |
(in Chinese & English) Cartoons grouped by type & title & searchable by keyword, title or author; features |
| China Shadow Play Institute | Non-profit, private institute devoted to research on & promotion of shadow play |
| Chinastar | Searchable directory of celebrities of Chinese origin, including actors, actresses, pop singers, directors, athletes, state leaders, national heros, scientists |
| The Chinese Calendar | History & information |
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Chinese
Fable Stories |
A collection in about.com's China Online |
| Chinese Holidays & Festivals | Official & traditional Chinese holidays, & celebrations of national minorities |
| Chinese New Year | History of Chinese New Year celebrations, with calendar & virtual cards & fortune cookies |
| Chinese New Year 2001 | An AsiaTODAY special report (1/26/2001): resources; Chinese New Year cooking; articles/news; New Year's e-cards |
| Chinese New Year 2002 | An AsiaToday special report (Feb. 11, 2002): Chinese New Year & lion dance resources; recipes & food symbolism; multimedia; e-cards; horoscopes |
| Chinese Popstars Ring | A WebRing community of sites dedicated to Chinese pop singers & idols |
| Chinese Wedding Traditions | Composite summary of traditional wedding rituals with bibliography |
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Chinese
Wedding |
A collection of essays in China Online |
| CoolBoyz Navigator | Profiles of idols for Chinese teenagers |
| Disney.com.cn | (in Chinese) Promotion of Walt Disney Co.'s theme parks, television programs, films & merchandise; children's recreational features |
| Feng Shui Made Easy | Cecil Lee's introduction to the Chinese art of geomancy: the Lo Shu square, yin-yang principles, the 5 elements, the 8 Trigrams |
| The Feng Shui Phenomenon | An AsiaTODAY special report (Nov. 10, 2000): articles; best-selling books; institutes; multimedia resources; links |
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Fengshui Gate |
Essays on the origins of fengshui, by Stephen L. Field of Trinity University |
| Get a Chinese Name | Generate a Chinese name from your English name, & find your sign in the Chinese zodiac |
| Out of the East: China's Influence on Modern Western Fashion | A multimedia report from the New York Times on 'China Chic': From Dragon Robes to Mao Suits, an exhibit at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology |
| Popular Culture & Music of Mainland China | "Popular Culture, Social Change & Political Reaction in Post-Reform China," 1998 senior thesis by L. Movius; guide to modern Chinese music; subversive subcultures; television |
| Proverbs | From about.com, "Resources of Chinese proverbs, sayings, idioms, stories & legends" |
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| China Beer Guide | Information on brands, breweries, consumption statistics, & other facts & figures on beer in China & the world |
| Chinese Cuisine | An About.com guide to Chinese culinary resources with Rhonda Parkinson |
| Chinese Imperial Cuisines | China Internet Information Center: history, philosophies, & information on imperial & regional cuisines |
| Food in Chinese Culture | A reprint from K.C. Chang's Food in Chinese Culture: Anthropological & Historical Persepctives |
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Foodno1.com |
(in English & Chinese) "delicious Chinese recipes, recipes for therapeutic purposes, & recipes suitable for different ages ... easy cooking methods, colorful photo guides, & traditional Chinese theories on food therapy" |
| Little Ma's Recipe Corner | Chinese cooking techniques, & recipes from all varieties of Chinese cuisine |
| Yan Can Eat: An Interview with Martin Yan | Interview of the celebrity chef with video clips |
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| Beijing 2008 | (in Chinese, English, French & Spanish) Official site of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee |
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China
Daily: Beijing Olympics |
Latest news; infrastructure; green Olympics; Beijing Organizing Committee & IOC |
| China Sports On Web | Sports news in Chinese & English; categorized sports sites; discussion forums |
| Olympiad 2008 Beijing | Official site with numerous news stories |
| Western Theories about the Origins of Sport in Ancient China | An essay by Benny Josef Peiser in The Sports Historian, Vol. 16 (1996) |
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Mah Jongg -- The
Chinese Game of Four Winds |
Rules of the game |
| Mah Jongg - Worldwide Web Site | Absolute beginners' guide; rules, history, & symbolism; information on software, books, clubs, tournaments; glossary & related sites |
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Nanette's
notes on playing Mahjong |
How to play, score & win |
| World Xiangqi League (Chinese Chess) | Play online; featured games & puzzles |
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| Additional resources on China may be found on the other China pages on this site (accessible from the dropdown list menu below or from the China main page), and on the pages for East and Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. | |
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| Univ. of Redlands Asian Studies Asian Resources Index All contents copyright © 1997-2003 Robert Y. Eng All rights reserved Updated: June 30, 2003 http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/china-culture.html |
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