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Beijing (Chinese: 北京; Pinyin: Běijīng; ; IPA: ), a city in northern China (formerly spelled in English as Peking or Peiking), is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...
Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ...
The history of China is detailed by historical records dating as far back as 16th century BC. China is one of the worlds oldest continuous civilizations. ...
Confucianist temple Thian Hock Keng in Singapore Confucianism (Chinese: å„’å¦, Pinyin: Rúxué‚ [ ] , literally The School of the Scholars; or, less accurately, å”æ•™ KÅng jià o, The Religion of Confucius) is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of the early Chinese sage Confucius. ...
Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887–April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the 1925 death of Sun Yat-sen. ...
The Tao Te Ching (道德經, Pinyin: D Jīng, thus sometimes rendered in recent works as Dao De Jing; archaic pre-Wade-Giles rendering: Tao Teh Ching; roughly translated as The Book of the Way and its Virtue (see dedicated chapter below on translating the title)) is an ancient Chinese scripture...
Alternative meaning: I Ching (monk) The I Ching (Traditional Chinese: 易經, pinyin y jīng; Cantonese IPA: jɪk6gɪŋ1; Cantonese Jyutping: jik6ging1; alternative romanizations include I Jing, Yi Ching, Yi King) is the oldest of the Chinese classic texts. ...
Abbreviation: Kaohsiung (高雄) City nickname: The Harbor City Capital District Linya Dist. ...
Founded by Mozi, Mohism (墨家), or Moism, is a Chinese philosophy that evolved at the same time as Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism (Hundred Schools of Thought). ...
Motto: None Anthem: National Anthem of the ROC Capital Taipei City (de facto) Nanjing (de jure) 1 Largest city Taipei City Official language(s) Mandarin (Guoyü) Government • President • Vice President • Premier Multiparty democracy Chen Shui-bian Annette Lu Su Tseng-chang Establishment • Xinhai Revolution Declared October 10, 1911 Established January...
Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ...
The Republic of China (ROC) maintains a large military establishment, which accounted for 16. ...
Taoism (sometimes written as Daoism) is the English name for: (a) a philosophical school based on the texts the Dao De Jing (ascribed to Laozi) and the Zhuangzi. ...
Tofu, sometimes also called doufu (often in Chinese recipes) or bean curd (literal translation), is a food of Chinese origin, made by coagulating soy milk, and then pressing the resulting curds into blocks. ...
The MÃng Dynasty (Chinese: 明æœ; Pinyin: MÃng Cháo) was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. ...
The Zhou Dynasty (Chinese: 周æœ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: chou chao; 11th century BC to 256 BC) followed the Shang (Yin) Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China. ...
Sun Tzu (孫子 also commonly written in pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) was the author of The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy (for the most part not dealing directly with tactics). ...
See also History of the Republic of China for a history of the government that currently administers Taiwan. ...
Sima Guang (Chinese:å¸é©¬å…‰; Wade-Giles:Szuma Kuang, 1019-1086) was a Chinese historian, scholar and statesman of the Song Dynasty. ...
The highlighted area in the map is what is commonly known as mainland China. Mainland China (Simplified Chinese: ä¸å›½å¤§é™†; Traditional Chinese: ä¸åœ‹å¤§é™¸; Pinyin: ZhÅnggúo Dà lù, lit. ...
City nickname: the City of Azaleas Government Official Website City of Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou Capital District Xinyi Geographical characteristics Area - Total - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...
The emperor or huángdì (皇å¸) of China was the head of government and head of state of China from the Qin dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. ...
Go, also known as Weiqi in Mandarin Chinese (Traditional Chinese: åœæ£‹; Simplified Chinese: 围棋), and Baduk in Korean (Hangul:바둑), is a strategic, deterministic two-player board game originating in ancient China, before 200 BC. The game is now popular throughout East Asia and on the Internet. ...
Laozi (Chinese: è€å, Pinyin: LÇŽozÇ; also transliterated as Lao Tzu, Lao Tse, Laotze, and in other ways) is a major figure in Chinese philosophy whose historical existence is still debated. ...
A modern edition of The Art of War translated into English by Samuel B. Griffith. ...
Below is a table of Chinese monarchs. ...
Chinese dragons The Chinese dragon or Lóng in Mandarin Chinese (Traditional:é¾; Simplifed:é¾™; pinyin: lóng; Cantonese Yale: lùhng; Japanese: ryÅ« or tatsu ç«œ; Korean: ryong; hangul: 룡; Thai: มังà¸à¸£à¸ˆà¸µà¸™ mungkorn; Vietnamese: Rồng) is a mythical Chinese creature that also appears in other East Asian cultures, and is also sometimes called...
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Combatants National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhu De, He Yingqin Tojo Hideki, Matsui Iwane, Minami Jiro, Kesago Nakajima, Toshizo Nishio, Neiji Okamura. ...
The Yongle Emperor (May 2, 1360–August 12, 1424), born Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. ...
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Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866–March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader who had a significant role in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. ...
æ¼¢å— Chinese character in hà nzì, hanja, kanji. ...
Han Chinese (Simplified Chinese: 汉æ—; Traditional Chinese: æ¼¢æ—; Pinyin: hà nzú) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ...
The term East Asian Tigers (Simplified Chinese: 亚洲四å°é¾™; Traditional Chinese: 亞洲四å°é¾; Hanyu Pinyin: yÇŽzhÅu sì xiÇŽo lóng (lit. ...
The Republic of China (ROC) currently administers two historical provinces of China (one completely and one for a small part) and centrally administers two municipalities: Taiwan Province; consists of the island of Taiwan, except the two municipalities, plus Penghu county (Pescadores Islands) and a number of outlying islands Sixteen counties...
ZhuÄngzÇ (pinyin), Chuang Tzu (W-G), or Chuang Tse (Chinese 庄å/莊å, literally meaning Master Zhuang) was a famous philosopher in ancient China who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought philosophical summit of Chinese thought. ...
The Spring and Autumn Period (Chinese: 春秋時代; Hanyu Pinyin: ) represented an era in Chinese history between 722 BC and 481 BC. The period takes its name from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the period whose authorship was traditionally attributed to Confucius. ...
The Records of the Grand Historian or the Records of the Grand Historian of China (Chinese: å²è¨˜; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shih-chi; literally Historical Records), written from 109 BCE to 91 BCE, was the magnum opus of Sima Qian, in which he recounted Chinese history from the time of the mythical...
Fēng Shuǐ (風水 – literally, wind and water pronounced fung shuway), which may be more than 3000 years old, is the ancient practice of placement to achieve harmony with the environment. ...
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Mencius (most accepted dates: 372 BC – 289 BC; other possible dates: 385 BC – 303 BC or 302 BC) was born in the State of Zou (鄒國), now forming the territory of the county-level city of Zoucheng (邹城市), Shandong province, only 30 km (18 miles) south of Qufu, the town of Confucius. ...
The Four Books, or the Four Classics, are the Chinese classic texts selected by Zhu Xi in the Song dynasty to serve as an introduction to Chinese philosophy and Confucianism. ...
The Great Learning (Chinese: 大å¸, pinyin: Dà Xué) is the first of the Four books which were selected by Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty as a foundational introduction to Confucianism. ...
, Taipei 101 (Traditional Chinese: 臺北101 or å°åŒ—101; Simplified Chinese: å°åŒ—101; Pinyin: TáibÄ›i YÄ«lÃngyÄ«; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei I-ling-i) is a 101-floor landmark skyscraper located in Taipei City, Republic of China. ...
The Twenty-Four Histories is a collection of historical books covering a period of history from 3000 B.C. to the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century. ...
At the inauguration of the Whampoa Military Academy, Sun Yat-sen delivered a speech that would later become the lyrics of the national anthem. ...
Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体å—; Traditional Chinese: ç°¡é«”å—; pinyin: jiÇŽntÇzì; also called 简化å—/簡化å—, jiÇŽnhuà zì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...
A Dream of the Red Chamber (Traditional Chinese: 紅樓夢; Simplified Chinese: 红楼梦; pinyin: hóng lóu mèng), also known as A Dream of Red Mansions, The Story of the Stone or Chronicles of the Stone (Chinese: 石é 記; pinyin: shà tóu jì) is one of the masterpieces of Chinese fiction and...
Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ...
Engraving of Confucius. ...
The National Revolutionary Army (NRA) (Chinese: 國民革命軍; pinyin: guo2 min2 ge2 ming4 jun1) was the national army of the Republic of China. ...
Zhanguoce (simplified Chinese: 战国策, traditional Chinese: 戰國策, pinyin: Zhànguócè) (ZGC) was a renowned ancient Chinese historical work on the Warring States Period compiled in late Western Han Dynasty by Liu Xiang (劉向). ...
Shen Buhai (simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese: 申不害) (d. ...
Shen Dao (simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese: 慎到) (ca 350 BC-275 BC) was an itinerant Chinese philosopher from Zhao who also served at the Jixia academy in Qi. ...
Zizhi Tongjian (traditional Chinese character: 資治通鑑; simplified Chinese character: 资治通鉴; pinyin Zīzhì Tōngjìan, Wade-Giles Tzu-chih tung-chien) is known to be a important Chinese history text of annual chronology. ...
Keelung (基隆 Pinyin: Jīlóng, Wade-Giles: Chi-lung) is a county-level city of Taiwan Province, Republic of China. ...
Taipei County (Chinese: å°åŒ—縣; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-pei Hsien; POJ: Tâi-pak-koÄn) is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. ...
Taipa (氹仔島; Cantonese Jyutping; Tam5 Zai2 Dou2; pinyin: Dà ngzǎi Dǎo) is an island of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Coloane (Traditional Chinese: 路環島; Simplified Chinese: 路环岛; Pinyin: Lùhuán Dǎo; Jyutping: Lou6-waan4 Dou2, literally Road Ring Island) is one of the two main islands of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Hongxi Emperor (August 16, 1378–May 29, 1425) was an Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China. ...
Shī Jīng (Chinese: 詩經), translated variously as the Classic of Poetry, the Book of Songs or the Book of Odes, is the first major collection of Chinese poems. ...
Ban Gu (班固, Wade-Giles Pan Ku) was a 1st century Chinese historian. ...
The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: ä¸åº¸; Pinyin: ) is one of the Four Books, part of the Confucian canonical scriptures. ...
a version of Shuowen Jiezi ShuÅwén JiÄ›zì (說文解å—, Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters) was the first Chinese character dictionary, compiled by XÇ” Shèn between 100 CE and 121 CE in Han Dynasty China. ...
Below is a table of the dynasties in Chinese history. ...
Traditional Chinese: éŸ“éž Simplified Chinese: éŸ©éž Pinyin: Hán FÄ“i Wade-Giles: Han Fei Han Fei (韓éž) (c. ...
The Jianwen Emperor (December 5, 1377–July 13, 1402), with the personal name Zhu Yunwen, reigned as the second Emperor of the Ming dynasty. ...
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A liuqin The liuqin (柳ç´; pinyin: liÇ”qÂÃn) is a four-stringed Chinese lute with a pear-shaped body. ...
The Thousand Character Classic (千字文) is a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children. ...
The guqin (Chinese: å¤ç´; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: ku-chin; literally ancient stringed-instrument) is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family (ä¸è¯çµƒæ¨‚å™/ä¸åŽå¼¦ä¹å™¨). It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favored by scholars and literati as an instrument of great...
MRT Ximen Station Interior of the ZhongXiao DunHua MRT station The Taipei Rapid Transit System (Traditional Chinese: å°åŒ—大眾æ·é‹ç³»çµ±; Pinyin: TáibÄ›i Dà zhòng Jiéyùn XìtÇ’ng, also known as the MRT, Metro Taipei, or by locals simply as the Traditional Chinese: æ·é‹; Pinyin: Jiéyùn) is...
Wu was a state during the Spring and Autumn Period in China. ...
The Classic of History (書經/书经 Shū Jīng) is a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou period and before. ...
The Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋 ChÅ«n QiÅ«, also known as 麟經 LÃn JÄ«ng) is the official chronicle of the state of Lu covering the period from 722 BCE to 481 BCE. It is the earliest surviving Chinese historical text to be arranged on annalistic principles. ...
The Five Classics (五經, Wǔjīng) is a corpus of five ancient Chinese books used by Confucianism as the basis of studies. ...
Yue was a state in China which existed during the Spring and Autumn Period. ...
The Erya (爾雅) is a Chinese dictionary from before the first century. ...
Classic of Rites The Classic of Rites (禮記 LÇ Jì, or Liki) was one of the Five Classics of Confucianism; it described social forms, ancient rites, and court ceremonies. ...
Lie Zi (列å) or Lieh Tzu is a famous legendary Taoist sage mentioned several times in the Zhuang Zi. ...
Guoyu (國語) is a classical Chinese history book that was written during the Spring and Autumn Period. ...
The Book of Han (Chinese: 漢書/汉书) is a classic Chinese historical writing covering the history of Western Han from 206 BC to 25. ...
Wu Qi (died 381 BC) was a Chinese military leader and politician in the warring states period. ...
Guan Zhong (管仲) (died in 645 BC) was a politician in the Spring and Autumn Period. ...
The ruan (阮, pinyin: ruǎn) is a Chinese plucked string instrument. ...
The Classic of Music (樂經) is sometime referred to as the sixth chinese classic text, but is lost by the time of the Han dynasty. ...
Li Jing (æŽé–, pinyin: LÇ Jìng, real name: è¯å¸ˆ, pinyin: Yà o ShÄ«, C.E. 571-649,) was a real-life Tang Dynasty general who has been assimilated into Chinese mythology. ...
The Zuo Zhuan is a Chinese historical work covering the period from 722 BCE to 463 BCE. It was traditionally believed to have been written by Zuo Qiuming as a commentary to the Spring and Autumn Annals, although this has been questioned by some modern scholars. ...
A page from Ming dynasty woodcut printed edtion of Ying-yai Sheng-lan by Ma Huan Ma Huan(Chinese 马欢),courtesy name Chung-daoå®—é“, pen name Mountain-woodcutter, born in Hui Ji county of Zhejiang province. ...
The Huainanzi (æ·®å—å) is a Chinese classic from the 2nd century BC written under the patronage of the Han dynasty nobleman Liu An. ...
In 1901, Tagore left Shilaidaha and moved to Shantiniketan, a spread of relatively arid land covering some seven acres about one hundred miles to Calcuttas northwest in what is now West Bengal. ...
Wang Anyi (born in Shanghai in 1954) is a Chinese writer. ...
Taixu (太虛 Pinyin: tà ixū Wade-Giles: Tai Hsü), 1890-1947, was a Buddhist scholar and philosopher who advocated the renewal of Buddhism in China. ...
Location of the Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China (Simplified Chinese: 万里长城; Traditional Chinese: è¬é‡Œé•·åŸŽ; pinyin: Wà nlÄ Chángchéng; literally 10,000 Li¹ long wall) is a Chinese fortification built from 3rd century BC until the beginning of the 17th century, in order to protect the various...
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