CHINESE CULTURE AND LITERATURE
Links in this Website: CHINESE CULTURE Factsanddetails.com/China ; CLASSIC CHINESE LITERATURE Factsanddetails.com/China ; MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE Factsanddetails.com/China ; MODERN CHINESE WRITERS Factsanddetails.com/China ; LEADERSHIP AND PROPAGANDA UNDER MAO Factsanddetails.com/China ; CULTURAL REVOLUTION --ENEMIES AND HORRORS Factsanddetails.com/China ;
CHINESE CULTURE: Cultural China (site with nice photos cultural-china.com ; China Culture.org chinaculture.org ; China Culture Online chinesecultureonline.com ;Chinatown Connection chinatownconnection.com ; Transnational China Culture Project ruf.rice.edu China Research Paper Search china-research-papers.com ; Book: “The Culture and Civilization”, a massive multi-volume series on Chinese culture (Yale University Press). Links in this Website: CHINESE CULTURE Factsanddetails.com/China
CLASSIC CHINESE LITERATURE : Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC) MCLC mclc.osu.edu ; Library of Congress loc.gov : Myths Oriental Stylewww.ourorient.com ; Monkey Spirit Story at Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC) mclc.osu.edu ; Folk Tales pitt.edu : Stories China Page chinapage.org ; University of North Carolina unc.edu/~rwilkers ; Ballad of Mulan China Page : Classics Chinese Text Project ; China Page chinapage.org ; Side by Side Translations zhongwen.com; Book: “Anthology of Chinese Literature from the Earliest Times to the Fourteenth Century” edited by Cyril Birch.
Poetry China Vista chinavista.com ; Classical Poems chinapage.org ; Poetry Reading chinapage.org ; Moon Poems chinapage.org ; Love Poems chinapage.org : Li Bai Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; China Page chinapage.com Classic Novels China Page chinapage.org : Journey to the West School Lesson einaudi.cornell.edu ; Journey to the West site vbtutor.net ; English Translation PDF File chine-informations.com ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Links in this Website: CLASSIC CHINESE LITERATURE Factsanddetails.com/China
MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE: MCLC Resource Center mclc.osu.edu ; Yellow Bridge yellowbridge.com ; Mao slogans sacu.org ; Mao Sayings art-bin.com; Pearl Buck University of Pennsylvania english.upenn.edu ; Links in this Website: MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE Factsanddetails.com/China
MODERN CHINESE WRITERS: Gao Xingjian Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Nobel Prize site nobelprize.org ; BBC Report bbc.co.uk ; Wang Shou Wikipedia article on Wang Shou Wikipedia : Shanghai Baby Google Books books.google.com ; Book Reporter Review bookreporter.com ; Free Williamsburg Review freewilliamsburg.com : Amy Tan Amy Tam.net amytan.net ; Academy of Achievement biography achievement.org ; Anniina’s Amy Tam Page luminarium.org ; Links in this Website: MODERN CHINESE WRITERS Factsanddetails.com/China
Ha Jin Random House randomhouse.com ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Interview powells.com ; Book Browse bookbrowse.com ; Book Reporter bookreporter.com
CHINESE ART
Links in this Website: EARLY CHINESE ART Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE ART FROM THE GREAT DYNASTIES Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE JADE Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE CERAMICS AND PORCELAIN Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE PAINTING Factsanddetails.com/China ;CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE CRAFTS Factsanddetails.com/China ; MODERN ART IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; MODERN CHINESE ARTISTS Factsanddetails.com/China ; COLLECTING, LOOTING AND COPYING ART IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China
Good Websites and Sources on Chinese Art: China --Art History Resources art-and-archaeology.com ; Art History Resources on the Web witcombe.sbc.edu ; Art of China Consortium nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart ;Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC) Visual Arts/mclc.osu.edu ; Asian Art.com asianart.com ; China Online Museum chinaonlinemuseum.com ; Huntington Archive of Asian Artkaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu ; Qing Art learn.columbia.edu Museums with First Rate Collections of Chinese Art National Palace Museum, Taipei npm.gov.tw ; Beijing Palace Museum dpm.org.cn ;Metropolitan Museum of Art metmuseum.org ; Sackler Museum in Washington asia.si.edu/collections ; China Page Museum list chinapage.com
Chinese Culture: Cultural China (site with nice photos cultural-china.com ; China Culture.org chinaculture.org ; China Culture Online chinesecultureonline.com ;Chinatown Connection chinatownconnection.com ; Transnational China Culture Project ruf.rice.edu China Research Paper Search china-research-papers.com ; Book: “The Culture and Civilization”, a massive multi-volume series on Chinese culture (Yale University Press). Links in this Website:
EARLY CHINESE ART: Links in this Website: CHINA'S EARLIEST CULTURES Factsanddetails.com/China ; SHANG DYNASTY (2200-1700 B.C.) AND XIA DYNASTY Factsanddetails.com/China ; ZHOU (CHOU) DYNASTY (1100-221 B.C.) Factsanddetails.com/China ; EMPEROR QIN AND THE QIN DYNASTY (221-206 B.C.) Factsanddetails.com/China ; HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) Factsanddetails.com/China ;TANG DYNASTY (A.D. 690-907) Factsanddetails.com/China ;
EARLY BUDDHIST ART: Longmen Caves: World Heritage Site Sites : (click 1001wonders.org at the bottom): UNESCO ; UNESCO World Heritage Site Web site (click the site you want) World Heritage Site ; Yungang Grottoes UNESCO World Heritage Site : (click 1001wonders.org at the bottom): UNESCO ; UNESCO World Heritage Site Web site (click the site you want) World Heritage Site l Mogao Grottoes UNESCO World Heritage Site : (click 1001wonders.org at the bottom): UNESCO ; UNESCO World Heritage Site Web site (click the site you want) World Heritage Site ; Links in this Website: EARLY CHINESE ART Factsanddetails.com/China ;
CHINESE JADE : Jade Factoryjadefactory.com ; Chinatown Connection chinatownconnection.com ; British Museum britishmuseum.org ; International Colored Gem Association gemstone.org ; Book: “Jade and You”, by John Ng. Links in this Website: CHINESE JADE Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE CERAMICS AND PORCELAIN: Pacific Asia Museum pacificasiamuseum.org ; Guide to Chinese Ceramics artsmia.org/art-of-asia ; Tang Horses China Vista ; Jingdezhen chinavista.com ; Links in this Website:
CHINESE PAINTING : China Page chinapage.org ;University of Washington depts.washington.edu ; Chinese Painting Collection Blog chinesepaintingcollection.blogspot.com ; China Vista chinavista.com ; Books: “Chinese Painting” by James Cahill (Rizzoli 1985). “Possessing the Past: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipe”i by Wen C. Fong, and James C. Y. Watt (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996). Wen C. Fong, Professor of Art and Archeology at Princeton, is the consultive chairman of the Asian Art Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Links in this Website: CHINESE CERAMICS AND PORCELAIN Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE PAINTING Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY: China Page chinapage.org ; University of Washington depts.washington.edu ; China Vista chinavista.com Brushes China Vista ; Calligraphy Masters on China Online Museum chinaonlinemuseum.com ; Links in this Website: CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE CRAFTS: Lacquerware www.chinavista.com ; Papercut chinavoc.com ; Paper Cutting www.chinavista.com ; Kites travelchinaguide.com ; Kites asiarecipe.com ; Cloisonne China Vista ; Furniture chinatownconnection.com ; Furniture chinese-furniture.com ; Fans chinavista.com ; Links in this Website: CHINESE CRAFTS Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE GARDENS University of Washington washington.edu ; China Planner chinaplanner.com ; Garden Photos flora.huh.harvard.edu ; Chinese Bonsai China Vista ; Suzhou Travel China Guide Travel China Guide Wikipedia Wikipedia ; Lonely Planet Lonely Planet China Map Guide China Map Guide ; Suzhou's Gardens: China.org China.org ; Suzhou government Suzhou ; UNESCO World Heritage Site : (click 1001wonders.org at the bottom): UNESCO ; UNESCO World Heritage Site Web site (click the site you want) World Heritage Site ; Book “The Chinese Garden” by Maggie Keswick (St. Martin's Press). Links in this Website:
MODERN ART IN CHINA
Good Websites and Sources: Art Scene China Art Scene China ; Artron en.artron.net ; Saatchi Gallery saatchi-gallery.co.uk ; Graphic Arts washington.edu ; Chinese Contemporary chinesecontemporary.com ; Yishu Journal yishujournal.com ; Asia Society asiasociety.org ; Communist China Posters Landsberger Posters ; More Posters chinaposters.org ; More Posters still University of Westminster ; Yet more posters Ann Tompkins and Lincoln Cushing Collection ; Links in this Website: MODERN ART IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China
Art in Shanghai: Shanghai’s art district is located around 50 Moganshan Lu (M50) near the train station and embraces several neighborhoods and is expanding. It houses lots of artist studios used by modern artists. Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, 425 Dingxiang Road, Pudong, Web Site: official site Art in Beijing Factory 798 in Beijing Factory 798 Space ; Official Factory 798 site Official Factory 798 site ; Wikipedia Wikipedia
CHINESE MODERN ARTISTS: Cai Guo Qiang.com caiguoqiang.com ; Projects caiguoqiang.com/projects ; Guggenheim Show guggenheim.org ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Wolf Project absinthechamber.com ; PBS biography pbs.org/art21/artists ; Zhang Xiaogang Saatchi Gallery saatchi-gallery.co.uk Wikipedia article ; Wikipedia ; Biography mbergerart.com ; Various works artnet.de ; Yue Minjun Yue Minjun.com yueminjun.com ; Works artnet.com ; Links in this Website: MODERN CHINESE ARTISTS Factsanddetails.com/China ; COLLECTING, LOOTING AND COPYING ART IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China
Copy Artists and Collectors: Copy Art article asiasentinel.com ; Chinese art collectors article chinaluxculturebiz.wordpress.com . China’s leading auction house, Beijing International Auction, won some recognition with its repatriation of the looted bronze animal heads.
ARCHITECTURE IN CHINA
Good Websites and Sources: Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Asian Historical Architecture orientalarchitecture.com ; Oriental Style /www.ourorient.com ; Articles on Chinese Architecture china-window.com ; More Articles on Chinese Architecturechinaetravel.com ; Chinatown Connection chinatownconnection.com ; China Vista Articles on Architecture chinavista.com ; Asian Historical Architecture orientalarchitecture.com ; Home Architecture Book: Houses of China by Bonne Shemie ; Yin Yu Tang pem.org ; House Architecure washington.edu ; House Interiors washington.edu : Links in this Website: ARCHITECTURE IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; HOMES IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; Mao-Era Architecture See Wikipedia article on Mao Mausoleum Wikipedia ; Oriental Architecture
MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN CHINA: Gluckman.com gluckman.com ; Top Ten Chinese Architecture chinese-architecture.info ; NPR Article npr.org Beijing Gluckman.com Gluckman.com ; New York Times Interactive New York Times ; Bird’s Nest Stadium Websites Official Site Official site ; Beijing 2008 Beijing 2008 ; Wikipedia Wikipedia ; Water Cube Websites Official site ; Beijing 2008 ; Wikipedia ; National Center for Performing Arts Websites China National Center for Performing Arts Official Site China National Center for Performing Arts ; Wikipedia Wikipedia ; Guardian Slide Show Guardian Slideshow ; Terminal 3 at the Beijing Airport Websites Foster & Partners Foster & Partners ; Blog Report naseba08 ; Beijing Airport Beijing Airport site ; Wikipedia , Wikipedia ; CCTV Headquarters Websites OMA Oma ; Wikipedia Wikipedia ; Links in this Website:
Shanghai: Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai Websites Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Travel China Guide Travel China Guide ; Jin Mao Building in Shanghai Skyscraper Page Skyscraper Page ; Wikipedia Wikipedia ; Jin Mao Group Jin Mao Group ; Shanghai Grand Hyatt Shanghai Grand Hyatt ; Shanghai World Financial Center Wikipedia Wikipedia ; Shanghai World Financial Center official site Shanghai World Financial Center official site ; Skyscraper Page Skyscraper Page
MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATER IN CHINA
Links in this Website: CHINESE CLASSICAL MUSIC Factsanddetails.com/China ; WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC Factsanddetails.com/China ; LANG LANG, YO YO MA, CHINESE WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSICIAN Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE POP MUSIC Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE ROCK, PUNK AND HIP HOP Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE DANCE Factsanddetails.com/China ; PEKING OPERA, CHINESE OPERA AND THEATER Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE CLASSICAL MUSIC: PaulNoll.com paulnoll.com ; Library of Congress loc.gov/cgi-bin ; Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC) List of Sources /mclc.osu.edu ; Samples of Chinese Music ingeb.org ; Music from Chinamusicfromchina.org ; Internet China Music Archives /music.ibiblio.org ; Chinese-English Music Translations cechinatrans.demon.co.uk ; Chinese, Japanese, and Korean CDs and DVDs at Yes Asia yesasia.com and Zoom Movie zoommovie.com ; Links in this Website: CHINESE CLASSICAL MUSIC Factsanddetails.com/China
LANG LANG AND YO YO MA: Yo Yo Ma Official site yo-yoma.com ; langlang.com ; Links in this Website: WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSIC Factsanddetails.com/China ; LANG LANG, YO YO MA, CHINESE WESTERN CLASSICAL MUSICIAN Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE POP MUSIC: Sinomania sinomania.com ; Chinese Popular Music Research keepmakingsense.com ; Wikipedia article on C-Pop Wikipedia ; C-Pop English-language Commercial site compbuy.co.uk ; Wikipedia article on Cantopop Wikipedia ; Wikipedia article on Mandopop Wikipedia ; Chinese, Japanese, and Korean CDs and DVDs at Yes Asia yesasia.com and Zoom Movie zoommovie.com ; Links in this Website: CHINESE POP MUSIC Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE ROCK, PUNK AND HIP HOP : Rock in China rockinchina.com ; 2009 NPR Piece on Punk In China NPR.org ; Brain Failure brainfailure.com Beijing Punk Film spinearth.tv ; 2009 Wall Street Journal article about Beijing Underground scene online.wsj.com ; Hip Hop in China www.hiphop.cn ; 2009 New York Times article on Hip Hop nytimes.com ; Links in this Website: CHINESE ROCK, PUNK AND HIP HOP Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE DANCE : New York Chinese Cultural Center chinesedance.org ; Chinese Dance Study PDF file www.nainichen.org ; World Arts West worldartswest.org ; Yangko Dance China Vista ; Wikipedia article on the Lion Dance Wikipedia ; Yang Ge Dance princeton.edu ; Lion and Dragon Dance dragondance.info ; Links in this Website: CHINESE DANCE Factsanddetails.com/China
PEKING OPERA, CHINESE OPERA AND THEATER
Good Websites and Sources: China Opera Experience sinica.edu ; Chinese Traditional Opera chinavoc.com ; Wikipedia article on Chinese Opera Wikipedia ; Peking Opera film beijing-opera.com ; Beijing Opera Masks PaulNoll.com ; China Page on Beijing Opera chinapage.org and chinapage.com ; Huangmei Opera China Vista ; Di Opera China Vista ; Exorcizing Ghost Opera China Vista ; Fodors Fodors Puppets China Vista and China Vista ; Links in this Website: PEKING OPERA, CHINESE OPERA AND THEATER Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE FILM
Links in this Website: CHINESE FILM INDUSTRY Factsanddetails.com/China ; HONG KONG MOVIE INDUSTRY Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE FILM MAKERS AND THEIR FILMS Factsanddetails.com/China ; ZHANG YIMOU AND ANG LEE Factsanddetails.com/China ; HONG KONG FILM MAKERS AND THEIR FILMS Factsanddetails.com/China ; FOREIGN FILMS IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE FILM ACTORS Factsanddetails.com/China ; JACKIE CHAN Factsanddetails.com/China ; BRUCE LEE AND JET LI Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE FILM INDUSTRY : Chinese Movie Database dianying.com ; Internet Movie Database /www.imdb.com ; Shelly Kraicer’s Chinese Cinema site chinesecinemas.org ; Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC) Resource List mclc.osu.edu ; iFilm Connections?Asia and Pacific asianfilms.org ; Love Asia Film loveasianfilm.com ; Journal of Chinese Cinemas intellectbooks.co.uk ; Wikipedia article on Chinese Cinema Wikipedia ; Senses of Cinema sensesofcinema.com ; Film in China (Chinese Government site) china.org.cn ; Directory of Interent Sources newton.uor.edu ; Chinese, Japanese, and Korean CDs and DVDs at Yes Asia yesasia.com and Zoom Movie zoommovie.com ; Expert on Chinese film: Stanley Rosen, a professor at the University of Southern California. Links in this Website: CHINESE FILM INDUSTRY Factsanddetails.com/China ; FOREIGN FILMS IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China
HONG KONG MOVIE INDUSTRY: Love Hong Kong Film lovehkfilm ; Wonderful World of Hong Kong Film kungfu4u.0catch.com ; Hong Kong Cinemagic hkcinemagic.com ; Hong Kong Movie Database hkmdb.com; Hong Kong Film Archiveslcsd.gov.hk ; Martial Artist’s Guide to Hong Kong Films magthkf.ronlim.com ; Chinese, Japanese, and Korean CDs and DVDs at Yes Asia yesasia.com and Zoom Movie zoommovie.com ; Links in this Website: HONG KONG MOVIE INDUSTRY Factsanddetails.com/China
Books: “Hong Kong Babylon, Guide to the Hollywood of the East”, a well researched book by New Yorker staff writer Frederic Dannen; the enthusiastic “Hollywood East: Hong Kong Movies and the People Who Make Them” by Stefan Hammond (Contemporary Books, 2000); “Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment” by David Bordwell (Harvard University Press, 2000); “The Hong Kong Filmography 1977-1997" by John Charles (McFarland). Links in this Website:
CHINESE FILM MAKERS AND THEIR FILMS: Wikipedia List of Chinese Filmmakers Wikipedia ; Chen Kaige at They Shoot Pictures Don?t They theyshootpictures.com ; Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee: Zhang Yimou at IMDB imdb.com ; Ang Lee Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; People Behind the Opening Ceremonies en.beijing2008.cn/culture/ceremonies ; Roger Ebert on Zhang Yimou and the Opening Ceremonies blogs.suntimes.com ; Zhang Yimou and the Opening Ceremonies en.beijing2008.cn/live/interview ; Links in this Website: CHINESE FILM MAKERS AND THEIR FILMS Factsanddetails.com/China ZHANG YIMOU AND ANG LEE Factsanddetails.com/China ; HONG KONG FILM MAKERS AND THEIR FILMS Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE FILM ACTORS: Chinese Actresses on spcnet.tvspcnet.tv ; Chinese Actors on spcnet.tvspcnet.tv ; Chinese Actresses on M-Dream m-dream.co.uk ; Chinese Actors on M-Dream m-dream.co.uk ; Bai Ling on IMDB www.imdb.com ; Steven Chow chowsingchi.atspace.com ; Zhang Ziyi Official Site helloziyi.us ; Gong Lee on IMDB imdb.com ; Links in this Website: CHINESE FILM ACTORS Factsanddetails.com/China
JACKIE CHAN: Jackie Chan Official Site jackiechan.com ; Jackie Chan USA Fan Club jackiechanfans.com ; Wikipedia article Wikipedia ; Links in this Website: JACKIE CHAN Factsanddetails.com/China
BRUCE LEE AND JET LI: Jet Lee Official Site jetli.com ; Bruce Lee Foundation bruceleefoundation.org ; Bruce Lee, the Divine Wind bruceleedivinewind.com ; Links in this Website: BRUCE LEE AND JET LI Factsanddetails.com/China ; MARTIAL ARTS IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE MEDIA, TELEVISION AND INTERNET
Links in this Website: CHINESE MEDIA Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE TELEVISION AND RADIO Factsanddetails.com/China ; TELEVISION PROGRAMS Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES Factsanddetails.com/China ; COMMUNICATIONS AND CELL PHONES IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; INTERNET IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE INTERNET Factsanddetails.com/China ; INTERNET COMPANIES AND WEBSITES Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE MEDIA: Council of Foreign Relations on Media Censorship in China cfr.org ; Danwei.org, an English-language blog on the Chinese media danwei.org ; China Media Blog chinamediablog.com ; China Today chinatoday.com ; Freedom House Report freedomhouse.org ; List of Media in China media.mychinastart.com ; Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC) Media Bibliography Modern Chinese Literature and Culture (MCLC) ; News About China chinanews.bfn.org ; China Media Project cmp.hku.hk ; China Digital Times chinadigitaltimes.net ; Links in this Website: CHINESE MEDIA Factsanddetails.com/China ; CHINESE NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES Factsanddetails.com/China
CHINESE TELEVISION AND RADIO: Television Stations chinese-school.netfirms.com ; CCTV english.cctv.com ; China Radio International chinabroadcast.cn ; China Site Television Show site chinasite.com ; Links in this Website: CHINESE TELEVISION AND RADIO Factsanddetails.com/China ; TELEVISION PROGRAMS Factsanddetails.com/China
COMMUNICATIONS IN CHINA : China’s Ministry of Information Industry gov.cn/english ; China Mobile chinamobile.com/en ; Links in this Website: COMMUNICATIONS AND CELL PHONES IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China
INTERNET IN CHINA: Wikipedia article on Internet Censorship in China Wikipedia ; Open Net Initiative on the Internet in China opennet.net ; Great Firewall Website Test /www.websitepulse.com ; Harvard Law School Report on Internet Filtering cyber.law.harvard.edu ; China Internet Network Information Center cnnic.net.cn ; The Berkeley China Internet Project and China Digital Times chinadigitaltimes.net ; Links in this Website: INTERNET IN CHINA Factsanddetails.com/China ; GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF THE INTERNET Factsanddetails.com/China ; INTERNET COMPANIES AND WEBSITES Factsanddetails.com/China
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Last updated March 2010