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Humanism in China Resources
All Grades, Arts & Literature, History, Society, Resource CollectionHugging a Portrait of Wife For Fall 2009, China Institute Gallery has selected one hundred works from the groundbreaking collection of documentary photography at the […]
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The Last Emperor’s Collection Resources
All Grades, Arts & Literature, History, Resource CollectionPainting and Calligraphy from the Liaoning Provincial Museum Introduction The Last Emperor’s Collection features more than twenty-four works of painting and calligraphy from the Ming […]
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Enchanted Stories: Chinese Shadow Theater in Shanxi
All Grades, Arts & Literature, History, Resource CollectionTreasures from the Shanxi Provincial Art Gallery Introduction The magic of the movies had a predecessor in the pre-modern world. For centuries, shadow theater — […]
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Confucius (孔夫子)
All Grades, Arts & Literature, Beliefs/Religion, History, Society, Resource Collection子曰﹕學而時習之,不亦說乎? Zǐ yuē, “xué ér shí xí zhī, bù yì yuè hū?” The Master said, ‘Is it not a pleasure, having learned something, to try […]
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Along the Yangzi River: Regional Culture of the Bronze Age from Hunan
All Grades, Arts & Literature, History, Resource CollectionChina’s Bronze Age Cultures — an Introduction With every archaeological discovery of bronze age artifacts throughout China’s vast territory, we gain a more complete and […]
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China’s ‘China’: Porcelain’s Contribution to World History and Culture
All Grades, Arts & Literature, Economics, History, Resource CollectionA simple and clear-cut way of demonstrating the significant impact that Chinese porcelain has had on global material culture over many centuries is to consider […]
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Beijing and Nanjing: China’s Capital Cities Resources
All Grades, Geography, Government, History, Resource CollectionBeijing & Nanjing – China’s Late Imperial and Modern Capitals For over five centuries, Beijing was the imperial capital for both the Ming (1368 – […]
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