| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
With the rise of Western economic and military power at the turn of the last century, however, non-Chinese systems of social and political organization gained adherents in China. Some of these would-be reformers totally rejected China's cultural legacy, while others sought to combine the strengths of Chinese and Western culture. In essence, the history of 20th Century China is one of experimentation to find a new system of social, political, and economic organization that would allow for the reintegration of the nation in the wake of dynastic collapse.
Detail of Dragon Throne used by the Qianlong Emperor of China, Forbidden City, Qing Dynasty. Artifact circulating in US museums on loan from Beijing
Main article: Chinese architecture
I. M. PeiMain article: Chinese art
Main article: Cinema of China
Martial arts film - Wu Xia filmMain article: Chinese literatureAncient texts The Four Books (, Si shu) are The Great Learning (, Da Xue). The Doctrine of the Golden Mean (, Zhong Yong). The Analects of Confucius (, Lun Y), a book of pithy sayings attributed to Confucius. Mencius (, Meng Z). The Five Classics (, W jin
Chinese classic textsChina has a wealth of classical literature, both poetry and prose, dating from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC 256 BC) and including the Chinese classics texts or Chinese canonical texts''. Some of them are attributed to Confucius but he might only be t - Chinese poetryChinese poetry can be divided into three main periods: the early period, characterised by folk songs in simple, repetitive forms; the classical period from the Han dynasty to the fall of the Qing dynasty, in which a number of different forms were develope - List of Chinese language poetsPoets who wrote or write much of their poetry in the Chinese language. A Sin Ai B Bai_Juyi C Cao Cao Cao Pi Cao Zhi Cui Hao D Du Fu, the Poet Saint Du Mu (803-852 Chinese poet) E F Fang Gan G Gao Qi Guo Moruo H Han Yu Han Shan, "Cold Mountain" Ho Fuk Yan - List of Chinese proverbsWikiquote:Chinese proverbs These are the humble beginnings of a collection of Chinese proverbs ( in pinyin: xie4 hou4 yu3; yan4 yu3) and idioms, given in (and sorted by) pinyin transcription. Formulaic saying/expressions ( cheng2 yu3 to become a saying arMain article: Music of ChinaMusic of China appears to date back to the dawn of Chinese civilization, and documents and artifacts provide evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC 256 BC). According to Mencius a ruler had asked Mencius whether