WHY WERE EXAMS IMPORTANT IN CHINA? HOW DID BEIJING BECOME CHINA’S CAPITAL? WHO LIVED IN THE FORBIDDEN CITY? PORCELAINFIND OUT MOREFor more than 2,000 years, from 221 BC until AD 1912, China was…
(Encyclopedia) Yung-loYung-loy&oomacr;ng-lô [key], 1359–1424, reign title of the 3d emperor (1403–24) of the Chinese Ming dynasty, whose personal name was Chu Ti. He rose to power in N China…
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(Encyclopedia) Shih-T'aoShih-T'aoshûr-tou [key], 1641–c.1670, Chinese painter of the late Ming–early Ch'ing period, one of the major figures in 17th-century painting. A descendant of the imperial…
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The Question: The Disney movie Mulan is supposed to be based on an ancient epic legend. Where can I read that legend in its original context, but in English? The…
(Encyclopedia) Nurhaci or NurhachiNurhachin&oomacr;rˈhächē [key], 1559–1626, Manchu national founder. He consolidated the Manchu tribes under his control and founded the administration that later…
(Encyclopedia) Chinese art, works of art produced in the vast geographical region of China. It the oldest art in the world and has its origins in remote antiquity. (For the history of Chinese…
