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Jade bracelets have been favoured by Chinese women since ancient times regardless of social ranking [8] and has been one of the most important form of jewellery in Chinese culture. [9] According to ancient Chinese beliefs, jade bracelets should be worn on the left hand as it is closest to the heart. [8]
Yupei (Chinese: 玉佩; pinyin: Yùpèi) is a generic term for jade pendants. [1] Yupei were popular even before Confucius was born. [2]: 18 Jade culture is an important component of Chinese culture, [1] reflecting both the material and spiritual culture.
The Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China is known as the Gujin Tushu Jicheng (traditional Chinese: 古今圖書集成; simplified Chinese: 古今图书集成; pinyin: Gǔjīn Túshū Jíchéng; Wade–Giles: Ku-chin t'u-shu chi-ch'eng; lit. 'complete collection of illustrations and books from the earliest period to the present') or Qinding Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Chinese ...
First English-language encyclopedia on China, 1 volume 1938: Republic of China: Cihai: First modern general-purpose encyclopedic dictionary, 2 volumes 1978: People's Republic of China: Encyclopedia of China: First large-scale modern Chinese encyclopedia, 74 volumes 1980-1993: Republic of China: Chinese Encyclopedia
The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons, a review book on ancient Chinese literature and writings by Liu Xie. The Commentary on the Water Classic, a book on hydrology of rivers in China attributed to the great geographer Li Daoyuan. The Dialogues between Li Jing and Tang Taizong, a military strategy book attributed to Li Jing
Commissioned in 1772 and completed in 1782, the Siku quanshu is the largest collection of books in imperial Chinese history, comprising 36,381 volumes, 79,337 manuscript rolls, 2.3 million pages, and about 997 million words. [2] The complete encyclopedia contains an annotated catalogue of 10,680 titles along with a compendiums of 3,593 titles. [3]
The Muslim Merchants of Premodern China: The History of a Maritime Asian Trade Diaspora, 750–1400 (2018) Chao, Kang. Man and Land in Chinese History: An Economic Analysis (Stanford UP, 1986) Chow, Gregory C. China's Economic Transformation (2nd ed. 2007) Elvin, Mark. Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China. (2004). 564 pp.
One manuscript reproduces the “Guo feng” 國風 section of the Book of Odes; [7] A manuscript titled by the editors * Confucius said 孔子曰 [ 8 ] collects sayings attributed to Confucius. A text is an annotation of what appears to be a music score.