Foreword

Chapter 1 A Brief History of China

　1.1 Prehistory

　1.2 The Xia Dynasty

　1.3 The Shang Dynasty

　1.4 The Zhou Dynasty

　1.5 The Spring and Autumn Period

　1.6 The Warring States Period

　1.7 The Qin Dynasty

　1.8 The Han Dynasty

　1.9 The Jin Dynasty

　1.10 The Sui Dynasty

　1.11 The Tang Dynasty

　1.12 The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

　1.13 Liao, Song, Western Xia, Jin and Yuan

　1.14 Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty

　1.15 The Ming Dynasty

　1.16 The Qing Dynasty

　1.17 Late Qing Dynasty

　1.18 The Republic of China

　1.19 The People's Republic of China

Chapter 2 Land and People

　2.1 The Land of China

　2.2 People of China

Chapter 3 Chinese Philosophy

　3.1 Confucianism

　3.2 Taoist Philosophy

　3.3 Buddhist Philosophy

　3.4 Other Important Schools

Chapter 4 Chinese Religions

　4.1 Confucianism

　4.2 Taoism

　4.3 Buddhism

　4.4 Minority Religions

Chapter 5 Chinese Characters and Language

　5.1 Chinese Characters

　5.2 The Chinese Language

Chapter 6 Chinese Education

　6.1 Education in Early Chinese History

　6.2 Education in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty

　6.3 Education in the Qin and Han Dynasties

　6.4 Education in the Wei and Jin Period and Southern and Northern Dynasties

　6.5 Education in the Sui and Tang Dynasties

　6.6 Education in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties

　6.7 Education from the End of the Ming Dynasty to the Opium War

　6.8 Education from the Opium War to the May Fourth Movement

　6.9 Major Educators in the Republic of China ~

　6.10 Education in the People's Republic of China

Chapter 7 Chinese Literature (1)

　7.1 Literature of the Pre Qin Period

　7.2 Literature of the Qin Dynasty

　7.3 Literature of the Han Dynasty

　7.4 Literature of the Wei and Jin Period and Southern and Northern Dynasties

Chapter 8 Chinese Literature (2)

　8.1 Literature of the Tang Dynasty

　8.2 Literature of the Song Dynasty

　8.3 Literature of the Yuan Dynasty

　8.4 Literature of the Ming Dynasty

　8.5 Literature of the Qing Dynasty (from Its Beginning to the Opium War in 1840)

　8.6 Literature from the Opium War to the May Fourth Movement

Chapter 9 Calligraphy and Painting

　9.1 Chinese Calligraphy

　9.2 Chinese Painting

Chapter 10 Science and Technology

　10.1 Science and Technology in Early Chinese I-fistory

　10.2 Science and Technology in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods

　10.3 Science and Technology in the Qin and Han Dynasties

　10.4 Science and Technology in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties

　10.5 Science and Technology in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and the Five Dynasties

　and Ten Kingdoms Period

　10.6 Science and Technology in the Song and Yuan Dynasties

　10.7 Science and Technology from the Ming Dynasty to the Opium War

　10.8 Science and Technology from the Opium War to the End of the Qing Dynasty

　10.9 Science and Technology in the Republic of China and the People's Republic of

　China

Chapter 11 Traditional Chinese Medicine

　11.1 Theories of TCM

　11.2 Diagnostic Methods

　11.3 Principle of Treatment Based on Different Conditions

　11.4 Chinese tterbology

　11.5 Four Traditional Treatments

　11.6 Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics

　11.7 Four Most Famous TCM Doctors

　11.8 The Status Quo of TCM

Chapter 12 Handicrafts

　12.1 Pottery and Porcelain

　12.2 Jade Objects

　12.3 Ritual Bronze Vessels

　12.4 Silk Embroidery

Chapter 13 Architecture and Gardens

　13.1 Development of Chinese Architecture

　13.2 Architecture Styles

　13.3 Architectural Features

Chapter 14 Customs and Festivals

　14.1 Customs

　14 2 Festivals

Chapter 15 Food and Clothing

　15.1 Food

　15.2 Clothing

Chapter 16 Chinese Culture in Change

　16.1 A Culture Between the Past and the Present

　16.2 Mutual Learning Among Chinese Nationalities

　16.3 Intercultural Relations with the World

Key to Exercises

Appendix

References