 Kuaiban (Clapper Story-telling) |
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There are many forms of story-telling. Telling a story in rhythem with the help of a pair of bamboo clappers. See a sample of the art presented by Dr. Jan Walls, a scholar and diplomat from Canada. |
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Chinese Traditional Folk Arts and Crafts |
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A great site to introduceChinese traditional arts and crafts such as embroidery,
knots and dolls. If you would like to try your hands on creating some Chinese
knots, visit this introduction
to Chinese knotting, which includes, among others, a
step-by-step instruction on creating an endless knot. |
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Chinese Papercut |
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The is an introduction to Chinese paper cutting available from About.com. |
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Chinese Music |
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While this author does not endorse the title of the page (the empire thing),
he thinks this is a very comprehensive site for Chinese music, covering
a great range of genre and a great span of time. |
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- Chinese Guzheng,
a site by Lunlun Zou, provides a wealth of information about Guzheng,
an ancient Chinese music instrument.
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Jingju (Beijing Opera) |
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Jing Ju (Beijing Opera) is a traditional performing art of China, consisting
of art forms of music, singing, dancing, pantomime, wushu (kungfu), acrobat,
painting, costume, and etc. Like Chinese paintings, its beauty lies between
realism and imagination and the engagement of the audience. this site. |
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Modern Chinese Drama (Hua Ju) |
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Different from traditional Chinese opera, it portrays the lives of common
folks in realistic rendation. Therefore, it is more dialogues and actions
than singing and dancing. |
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Chinese Dance |
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China has 56 nationalities, each has a
unique dance tradition. Here is
a brief history of Chinese dances. |
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Lion Dance |
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Read the introduction of the page while waiting patiently for the exquisit
lion dance pictures to load. |
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Dragon
Dance. |
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Read and learn how dragon dance came about legendarily in history. You
may view a dragon dance movie
clip. |
Chinese
Movie Database  |
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The Chinese Movie Database is a WWW database for Chinese movies. It covers
Chinese movies made in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other countries/regions,
from 1905 to present. |
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Chinese
Dianshiju (Teleplays) |
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An article that studies Chinese dianshiju, or teleplays and other TV entertainment. |
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Chinese
Garden |
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This is part of a project known as "A
Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization." |
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Traditinoal Chinese
Architecture |
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If you would like to find more information about Chinese architecture,
then you have come to the right place |
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Artifacts of Chinese Bai
Ethnic Group |
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Bai is one of the fiftty-six ethnic groups in China. Each has its own
rich reservoir of traditional artifacts. More will be added when available. |
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Chinese Calligraphy |
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Chinese calligraphy is a form of art as well as a physical and mental
exercise, the practice of which is believed to have a healing effect. As
a matter of fact, quite a few calligraphers enjoyed longevity. |
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Chinese Paintings |
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It is to be noted that classical Chinese paintings consist of the image
itself and calligraphy in the form of a poem descibing it. It won't be complete
with a seal,
another form of the Chinese art. A commercial
site that features a Chinese female artist whose works of art are fabulous. |
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The Chinese Tea Ceremony |
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I know you are quite familiar with the Chinese tea. Here is a link that
introduces you to the Chinese art of tea-drinking. |
