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Silver was another common materials in the making of Chinese ornaments and ritual items since ancient times; it also holds an irreplaceable place in Chinese culture and plays a significant role in being a carrier of Chinese traditional culture and in preserving ancient Chinese cultural heritage.
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 ...
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.
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.
Beyond jewelry and other wearable goods, jewelers also created ornate items such as cups, bowls, trays, and tweezers for use within the Ming Court. In order to procure the raw materials to create these highly sought after products, jewelers had to turn to the court eunuchs who oversaw the mines, imports from surrounding regions, as well as ...
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.
Modern China: Chinese Wikipedia: Chronologically first Chinese online encyclopedia but third by the number of articles 2005: Modern China: Hudong: Probably the largest Chinese online encyclopedia 2006: Modern China: Baidu Baike: One of the two largest Chinese-language collaborative web-based encyclopedia 1989-2019: Modern China: Zhonghua Dadian ...
Many early Chinese texts were composed before the End of the Han dynasty in 220 CE. They involved numerous Confucian classics, such as the Four Books and Five Classics, alongside poetry, dictionaries, histories and surveys on topics such as mathematics, astronomy, music and medicine, among others.