Encyclopedia - Chinese Literature: Encyclopedia - Chinese Literature
List of Chinese authors, List of Taiwanese authors, List of Hong Kong authors, Chinese classic texts, Chinese art, Chinese language, Chi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - Later Chinese Literature
Lyric poetry advanced far more in China than in Europe prior to 1000, as multiple new forms developed in the Han, Tang, and Song dynastie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - Early Chinese Literature
The first great author on military tactics and strategy was Sun Tzu, whose The Art of War remains on the shelves of many modern military ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnamese Literature: Encyclopedia - Vietnamese Literature
Vietnamese literature is literature, both oral and written, created by Vietnamese-speaking people. For much of its history, Vietnam was d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - Early Indian Literature
Indian epics such as Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavad Gita have influenced countless other works, including Balinese Kecak and other p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - The Beginnings Of Literature
Literature and writing, though obviously connected, are not synonymous. The first writings from ancient Sumeria by any reasonable definit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Classic Texts: Encyclopedia - Chinese Classic Texts
China has a wealth of classical literature, both poetry and prose, dating from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) and including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia - China
China listen ▶ (help·info) (Traditional: 中國; Simplified: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) refers to a numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - The Greeks And The Romans
History of literature - The Greeks. Ancient Greek society placed considerable emphasis upon literature. Many authors consider the weste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Poetry: Encyclopedia - Chinese Poetry
Chinese poetry can be divided into three main periods: the early period, characterised by folk songs in simple, repetitive forms; the cla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ba Jin: Encyclopedia - Ba Jin
Li Yaotang (Chinese: 李尧棠, Zi: 芾甘, Feigan) (November 25, 1904 – October 17, 2005) is considered to be one of the most importan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huang He: Encyclopedia - Huang He
The Huang He listen ▶ (help·info) (Chinese: 黃河; Hanyu Pinyin: Huáng Hé; Wade-Giles: Hwang-ho; literally Yellow River) is, at 5,4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia - Tattoo
A tattoo is an indelible design or marking made by the insertion of a pigment into punctures or cuts in the skin. In technical terms, tat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - The Medieval Period
After the fall of Rome (in roughly 476), many of the literary approaches and styles invented by the Greeks and Romans fell out of favor i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Soup: Encyclopedia - Chicken Soup
Chicken soup is a soup made by boiling chicken parts or bones in water, with various vegetables and flavorings. The classic chicken soup ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia - Hell
Hell is, according to many religious beliefs, a place or a state of painful suffering. The English word 'hell' comes from the Teutonic 'H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia - Alchemy
Alchemy is an early protoscientific and philosophical discipline combining the elements of chemistry, metallurgy, physics, medicine, astr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - European Renaissance Literature
Had nothing occurred to change literature in the 1400s but the Renaissance, the break with medieval approaches would have been clear enou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Poetry - Classical Poetry
During the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220), the Chu lyrics evolved into the fu (賦), a poem usually in rhymed verse except for introduct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Terminology
China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Terminology
China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ba Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ba Jin - Works
Short Story Collections: Vengeance 《复仇》，1931 Brightness 《光明》，1932 The Electric Chair 《电椅》, 1933 Wiping Cloth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Literature - The Early Modern Period
A new spirit of science and investigation in Europe was part of a general upheaval in human understanding which began with the discovery ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Art - Historical Development To 221 Bc
Chinese art - Neolithic pottery. Early forms of art in China are found in the Neolithic Yangshao culture (仰韶文化), which dates ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Political History
Before unification by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC, "China" did not exist as a coherent entity. The Chinese civilization consisted of a patc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - History
Tattoo - Diversity. Tattooing has been a nearly ubiquitous human practice. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, wore facial tattoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - History
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization. Chinese civilization was also one of the few to invent writing independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - History
China was one of the earliest centers of human civilization. Chinese civilization was also one of the few to invent writing independently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Political History
Before unification by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC, "China" did not exist as a coherent entity. The Chinese civilization consisted of a patc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Society
China - Demographics. Main article: Ethnic groups in Chinese history Over a hundred ethnic groups have existed in China. In terms of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Society
China - Demographics. Over a hundred ethnic groups have existed in China. In terms of numbers, however, the pre-eminent ethnic group in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Chinese Pre-history
Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest occupants in China date as long as 2.24 million to 250,000 years ago by an ancient huma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Territory
China - Historical overview. The Zhou Dynasty, which preceded the unification of China by Shi Huangdi, was originally the region around...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Chinese Pre-history
Archeological evidence suggests that the earliest occupants in China date as long as 2.24 million to 250,000 years ago by an ancient huma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Territory
China - Historical overview. The Zhou Dynasty, which preceded the unification of China by Shi Huangdi, was originally the region around...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnamese Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnamese Literature - Script
Vietnamese literature - Classical Chinese. Many of the official documents in Vietnamese history were written in Classical Chinese. Not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literature Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Literature Of Singapore - Introduction
While Singaporean literary works may be considered as also belonging to the literature of their specific languages, the literature of Sin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literature Of Singapore: Encyclopedia Ii - Literature Of Singapore - Selected Works
Literature of Singapore - English. Army Daze - Michael Chiang (1984) Below: Absence - Cyril Wong (2002) The Bondmaid - Catherine Lim (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In China - Chinese Terminology For Islamic Institutions
Qīngzhēn (清真) is the Chinese term for certain Islamic institutions. Its literal meaning is "pure truth." In Chinese, halal is calle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Poetry - Modern Poetry
Modern Chinese poems (新詩, vers libre) usually do not follow any prescribed pattern. Poetry was revolutionized after the May Fourth Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Poetry - Early Poetry
The Shi Jing (literally "Classic of Poetry", also called "Book of Songs") was the first major collection of Chinese poems, collecting bot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Purpose
Human history shows that tattoos have served in many diverse cultures as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Procedure
Some tribal cultures still create tattoos by cutting designs into the skin and rubbing the resulting wound with ink, ashes or other agent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Risks
Permanent tattooing of any form carries small risks, including of infection, allergy, disease, and stress or phobic reactions. Risk reduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Deciding Where To Get A Tattoo
See the sections under "Risks" above. The studio should have all of the following: biohazard containers for blood-stained objects sharps...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Islam In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Islam In China - History
During the Tang Dynasty, China was highly tolerant of new religions and Chinese contact with foreign envoys flourished. Islam was introdu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Other Uses
Tattooing is also used in managing wildlife and livestock. Animals are marked with symbols or alphanumeric characters for identification....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Taizong Of Tang: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Taizong Of Tang - Literature
He was the subject of a 64-chapter (in eight volumes) The Novel of the Prince of Qin of the Great Tang (大唐秦王詞話 Datang Qin Wan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Taizong Of Tang: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Taizong Of Tang - Early Achievements
Taizong was born in Lunghsi (in present-day Kansu. Taizong was known as a Hojen (胡人).) as the second son of Li Yuan, and was of one-q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Taizong Of Tang: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Taizong Of Tang - The Palace Coup At The Xuanwu Gate
The original crown prince was Taizong's elder brother Li Jiancheng (李建成) although their father had promised the throne to Taizong m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Taizong Of Tang China: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Taizong Of Tang China - Literature
He was the subject of a 64-chapter (in eight volumes) The Novel of the Prince of Qin of the Great Tang (大唐秦王詞話 Datang Qin Wan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Soup: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken Soup - Chicken Soup Around The World
Chicken soup - Belgian. The chicken-waterzooi is a stew with chicken, vegetables and cream originally from Ghent, Belgium. A stew-like ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Taizong Of Tang China: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Taizong Of Tang China - Early Achievements
Taizong was born in Lunghsi (in present-day Kansu. Taizong was known as a Hojen (胡人).) as the second son of Li Yuan, and was of one-q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Taizong Of Tang China: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Taizong Of Tang China - The Palace Coup At The Xuanwu Gate
The original crown prince was Taizong's elder brother Li Jiancheng (李建成) although their father had promised the throne to Taizong m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huang He: Encyclopedia Ii - Huang He - Hydroelectric Power Dams
Hydroelectric power dams were built across the Yellow River at Liujia Gorge, Lanzhou, Sanmen Gorge, and Xiaolangdi. ... See also:Huang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Hell In Literature
Many of the great epics of European literature include episodes that occur in Hell. In the Roman poet Virgil's Latin epic, the Aeneid, Ae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huang He: Encyclopedia Ii - Huang He - Provinces And Cities On The Yellow River
The provinces of Hebei and Henan derive their names from the Huang He. Their names mean respectively "north" and "south of the (Yellow) R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - History
Tattoo - Diversity. Tattooing has been a nearly ubiquitous human practice. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, wore facial tattoo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ba Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ba Jin - Biography
Born in Chengdu, Sichuan, Li was born into a scholar-official family where his paternal grandfather ruled with an iron hand. In 1920 he e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ba Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Ba Jin - Bibliography
Translated into English: (1954) Living Amongst Heroes. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. (1958) The Family. [trans. Sidney Shapiro] Beiji...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Art - Early Imperial China 221 Bc–ad 220
Chinese art - Qin sculpture. The Terracotta Army, inside the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, consists of more than 7,000 life-size ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Art - Period Of Division 220–581
Chinese art - Influence of Buddhism. Main article: Buddhist_art#China Buddhism arrived in China around the 1st century AD (although the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In China - Same-sex Love In Literature
Another remarkable thing is the prominence of friendship between men in the ancient Chinese culture. There are many examples in the class...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Art - The Sui And Tang Dynasties 581–960
Main article: Tang Dynasty art Chinese art - Buddhist architecture and sculpture. Following a transition under the Sui Dynasty, Buddhis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In China - Ancient China
Homosexuality has been documented in China since ancient times. According the scholar Ji Yun of the Qing Dynasty, already at the very beg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Prevalence
Tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent decades in many parts of the world, particularly in North America, Japan, and Europe. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In China - Culture
Homosexuality in China - People. The following people are some prominent Chinese people who have come out to the public or been doing e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Art - The Song And Yuan Dynasties 960–1368
Chinese art - Song poetry. Ci is a kind of lyric Chinese poetry. Beginning in the Liang Dynasty, the ci followed the tradition of the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Tattoo Removal
Tattoos can be wholly or partially removed by cosmetic surgical techniques, most commonly through the use of lasers. The laser reacts wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Art - Late Imperial China 1368–1895
Chinese art - Ming Poetry. Gao Qi is acknowledged by many as the greatest poet of the Ming Dynasty. His poems are departure of those of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Origins
Hell, as it exists in the Western popular imagination, has its origins in Hellenized Christianity, particularly taken from adaptation of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Aftercare
Tattoo artists have had to recommend a variety of products available from local drug stores. These products were intended to prevent cuts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Hell In Entertainment And Other Popular Culture
Philip José Farmer in his Riverworld series (1971) created perhaps the best science fiction depiction of a "man" made hell created with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Non-religious Context
The word "Hell" used away from its religious context was long considered to be profanity, particularly in North America. Although its use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Purpose
Historically, the record of human history shows that tattoos have served in many various and diverse cultures as rites of passage, marks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Soup: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken Soup - Curative Powers
According to food historians, chicken soup was already being prescribed as a cure for the common cold in Ancient Egypt. The 10th century ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Procedure
Some tribal cultures still create tattoos by cutting designs into the skin and rubbing the resulting wound with ink, ashes or other agent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Soup: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken Soup - Preparation
The flavor of the chicken in chicken soup is most potent when the chicken is boiled in water with salt and only a few vegetables, such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Deciding Where To Get A Tattoo
See the sections under "Risks," above. The studio must have all of the following: biohazard containers for blood-stained objects sharps ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Other Uses
Tattooing is also used in managing wildlife and livestock. Animals are marked with symbols or alphanumeric characters for identification....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Religious Accounts
Hell appears in several mythologies and religions in different guises, and is commonly inhabited by demons and the souls of dead people. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huang He: Encyclopedia Ii - Huang He - Characteristics Of The River
The Huang He is notable for the amount of silt it carries, 1.6 billion tons where it emerges from the Loess Plateau. If the river is runn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huang He: Encyclopedia Ii - Huang He - Cradle Of Chinese Civilization
During the long history of China, the Huang He has been considered a blessing as well as a curse and has been nicknamed both "China's Pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Soup: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken Soup - Curative Powers
According to food historians, chicken soup was already being prescribed as a cure for the common cold in Ancient Egypt. The 10th century ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Soup: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken Soup - Chicken Soup Around The World
Chicken soup - Belgian. The chicken-waterzooi is a stew with chicken, vegetables and cream originally from Ghent, Belgium. A stew-like ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken Soup: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken Soup - Preparation
The flavor of the chicken in chicken soup is most potent when the chicken is boiled in water with salt and only a few vegetables, such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Religious Accounts
Hell appears in several mythologies and religions in different guises, and is commonly inhabited by demons and the souls of dead people. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Prevalence
Tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent decades in many parts of the world, particularly in North America, Japan, and Europe. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hell: Encyclopedia Ii - Hell - Non-religious Context
The word "Hell" used away from its religious context was long considered to be profanity, particularly in North America. Although its use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Tattoo Removal
Tattoos can be wholly or partially removed by cosmetic surgical techniques, most commonly through the use of lasers. The laser reacts wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Risks
Permanent tattooing of any form carries small risks, including of infection, allergy, disease, and stress or phobic reactions. Risk reduc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattoo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattoo - Aftercare
Tattoo artists have had to recommend a variety of products available from local drug stores. These products were intended to prevent cuts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In China - Traditional Views Towards Homosexuality In China's Society
All major religions in ancient China do have some sort of codex, which have traditionally been interpreted as being against exclusive hom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In China - Modern China
Homosexuality went underground after the formation of the People's Republic of China. Confucian morality and Communist Puritanism both fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In China - Hong Kong
Male homosexual behavior was illegal before 1991 in Hong Kong, the maximum sentence being life imprisonment. The Legislative Council agre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In China: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In China - Taiwan
The status of homosexuals has been developing in Taiwan. In 1970s, some novels regarding homosexuality were published. One of the most pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - History
Alchemy encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. These traditions' general penchan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Alchemy In Art And Entertainment
Alchemy - Literature. Many authors lampooned alchemists and used them as the butt of satirical attacks. Two famous examples of these in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Overview
Alchemy - Alchemy as a proto-science. The common perception of alchemists is that they were pseudo-scientists, crackpots and charlatans...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alchemy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alchemy - Etymology
The word alchemy comes from the Arabic al-kīmiyaˀ or al-khīmiyaˀ (الكيمياء or الخيمياء), which is probably formed fro...   » Read the article