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Art of China - art, music, food, language, and more.
Association for Traditional Studies
B.Usami's page - from the Faculty of Arts, Shinshu-University Japan. Contains some picture story shows and information about Chinese philosophy and art.
Chinese Art and the Politics that Drove it - Socialist Realist art from 1940-50.
China the Beautiful - arts, calligraphy, paintings, poetry, a site for classical Chinese heritage and culture.
Chinese the Beautiful - information about Chinese art, calligraphy, poetry, literature, painting and philosophy.
Golden Tide - includes information on Chinese literature, history and philosophy.
Wei Ming Magazine - publication on Chinese culture and arts, including magazine archive, special forums and community news.

Commercial Directories

Art and China - gallery of works available for sale, including oils, traditional styles, water colours, sculptures, and photography.
China Bamboo Products
China Fine Arts Gallery - painting and pottery as well as the distinctive folk handicraft articles.
China National Arts and Crafts Import and Exports
China Paintings - traditonal Chinese paintings. Site includes pictures and ordering information.
China Yangzhou lacquerware Factory - manufacturer of traditional Chinese handicraft articles, lacquerwares, and lacquer furnitures.
Hangzhou Shenchang Arts and Crafts Co. - works from China Art College and other art colleges.
Robert A. Hefner III's Collection - contemporary Chinese oil paintings, a traveling exhibition with accompanying book and interactive CD-ROM featuring 54 Works representing 32 Artists from China.
ShanghART Gallery - gallery of contemporary Chinese art in Shanghai.
Xiamen Red-Horse Metal & Arts Crafts Co. Ltd. - source for trademark badges, medals, pins, and other hardware accessories.
Yangzho Lianyi Gem Handiwork Co, Ltd. - jade products available for export.

Commercial Directories : Chinese

Academy of Jinshan Peasant Painting - a professional unit where the paintings are created, exhibited and sold.
Antiquities on the Net - chinese antiquities from private collection, excavated in China during the 1920's and 1930's.
Asian Trading Co.
Authentic Chinese Collectibles and Gifts Shop - Chinese Arts & Crafts, Gifts, Collectibles
Cathay Arts - features the works of Chinese artists living and working in China. View traditional paintings, folk art, ceramics, rubbings, calligraphy, contemporary and antique embroidery.
China Fine Arts Gallery - painting and pottery as well as the distinctive folk handicraft articles.
China Folk Art
China Sea
ChinaArts - importer and retailer of Chinese paintings, artifacts, antiques, and collectibles.
Chinese Antiques Center
Chinese Arts Emporium - features representative artworks from China's vibrant past.
Enoch Chinese Art Gallery
Qin Palace - devoted to the luxuriant art of China. Objects ranging from hand-carved sandlewood fans to embroideried silk quilt covers.
Robyn Buntin of Honolulu - specializes in Oriental fine art.
Tao Zeng Antiques - Chinese bound-feet shoes with hand-crafted embroidery.
White Lotus Gallery - one of the largest collections of contemporary Chinese prints in the US, as well as contemporary Japanese prints.
Xin Qiao Limited - traditional chinese arts, antiques, books, and videos.

Dances

Dance Beijing - represents performing artists in authentic Chinese classical dance, folk dance and traditional music.
Kun Seng Keng Lion and Dragon Dance Association - lion and dragon dancers for ceremonies and functions, plus photos and articles anout lion dancing.
Lion's Den, The - resource list for Chinese Lion Dance information.
Liondance - information about the Chinese liondance.
Zhongmei Dance Company - brings to the stage the drama of Chinese dance.

Design Art

China Ancient Graphics Resource Library - containing ancient pictographs such as cave paintings, pottery, bronze/lacquer ware, jade, brickworks, embroidery and paper cut for application by designers.
China Architecture - brief introduction to the traditional architecture of China.
China Exploration and Research Society

Literature

Ancient China Dragon Series - based in 13th Century China.
Chinese Culture On-Line
Chinese FTP Server (ftp.ifcss.org) - archive of Chinese texts.
Guo Long Page
Heart of The Dragon - historical dragon series depicting the war of 1206 between North and South China.
Histoires d'Effendi - Histoires d'Effendi est un recueil de 94 contes populaires de Chine Musulmane; (in French).
Lu Xun
Novels of Gum Yung - information on this Chinese novelist who wrote from 1955 to 1972.
FAQ - Chinese Text Reading
Usenet - alt.chinese.text

Literature : Classic

Chinese Classics - Chinese Classic Literature and ancient philosophy writings. Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tsu, Chuang Tsu, Sun Tsu, Guigu Zi and classic novels.

Classic Chinese Texts - a number of classic Chinese literary works.

Classical Chinese Literature - mostly in Chinese, with some entries in translation. Some Chinese text viewable within GIF files; other text requires software to view Chinese characters.

Hsi Yu Chi (The Journey to the West) - a tribute to this classic Chinese fantasy novel by Wu Ch'eng-en.

Literature : Classic : Dream of the Red Chamber

Dream of the Red Chamber - in Chinese.

Dream of the Red Chamber [scu.edu.tw] - the Kuhn-McHugh translation.

Hong Lou Meng - in Chinese.

Hong Lou Meng [aan.net] - in Chinese.

Literature : Classic : I Qing

Book of Change, The - a Western rendition of the observations of change that first appeared in the Chinese classic known in the West as the I Ching.

I Ching Index

Literature : Classic : Jin Ping Mei

Jin Ping Mei Game

Jin Ping Mei Online

Jin Ping Mei Text

Literature : Classic : I Qing

Lao Tzu: The Divine Reality - examines his life and personality, with selected texts.

Lao Zi - writtings in Big 5.

Shrine of Wisdom - The Simple Way of Lao Tzu, translation of the Tao Te Ching.

Tao Te Ching - Aleister Crowley - Crowley's Tao Teh King written under the pseudonym, Ko Yuen.

Tao Te Ching - Charles Muller

Tao Te Ching - Galeb Numa

Tao Te Ching - R.B. Blakney

Tao Te Ching [edepot.com] - texts available in English and Chinese.

Tao Te Ching Translations

TaoDeJing Calligraphy - images from the masters of the past thousand years.

Translation of the Dao de Jing - that avoids religious interpretations.

Literature : Magazine

Civil Wind - triweekly Chinese Webzine, focused on literature, history, art, oversea's Chinese life.

Feng Hua Yuan - a comprehensive electronic Chinese magazine.

Hua Xia Wen Zhai - non-profit, not partisan coverage of Chinese issues, including some fiction. In Chinese.

Morning Breeze Quarterly - published by the Society of Hong Kong and China Affairs at UC Berkeley to encourage overseas Chinese to write.

Xin Yu Si (New Threads) - monthly Chinese literacy magazine for Chinese classics, Chinese eletronic books, and Chinese netters' works.

Literature : Poetry

Chinese Poetry - Chinese classical poems and contemporary selections.

Chinese Poetry Classics - Hundreds of Classic peoms from earlist Shi Jing to the late 19-century. In Chinese, English and hypertexted Chinese/English versions.

Classical Chinese Poetry - A selection of Chinese poetry (in English) including major poets of the T'ang Dynasty.

Great Chinese Poets - poems by Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Bai Juyi, Tao Yuanming, Han You, Li Qingzhao and others.

Olive Tree - devoted to Chinese poetry. Three versions are currently offered: PS, GB and BIG5.

Red Pepper Poetry - collection of 177 classical Chinese poems from the Red Pepper Poetry (�Ԭ��a�ֽZ) by poetess Hwei-Chang Lee (1906-1993). Chinese system (BIG-5) required.

Organization

OIPCA - includes member artists' information, online exhibitions, and OIPCA E-Zine.

YunnanSchool

Performing Art

Chinese Tea Ceremony

Performing Art : Opera

Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera Page

Chinese Theatre Circle Ltd - preserving and promoting Chinese Opera, drama, dance, and music.

Modern Chinese Drama - provides a brief introduction to modern Chinese drama, known in Chinese as "Huaju".

Peking (Beijing) Opera - a national treasure with a history of 200 years.

Peking Opera - national treasure with a history of 200 years.

Taiwanese Opera

Traditional Chinese Operas - outlines the most important schools of traditional Chinese operas.

Visual Arts

Art of Dunhuang
Chinese Archaic Jade - describes the traditional appreciation and evaluation rules toward ancient Chinese jades.
Chinese Archaic Jades from the Kwan Collection - Exhibited at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Dunhuang New Art
International Dunhuang Project - to promote the study and preservation of manuscripts and printed documents.
Modern Chinese Woodcut
Photographs and Artifacts of China - Photos of artifacts collected during 1993 when my wife and I taught English at Baoji College of Arts and Science in Shaanxi Provence, PRC.

Culture

China 5000 Pro - interactive timeline representation of Chinese history, including culture, art, education, science, and government reference of China.
China Culture Vista
China Garden - about Chinese history, novels, and politics.
China Home - chinese novels, music, culture and some Chinese games.
Chinese Culture
Chinese Culture Salon - introduction of Chinese culture including painting,opera,dance, festivals, etc.
Chinese Culture Workshop - post/answer questions about Chinese culture and traditions.
Chinese Cyber City - community website designed for anyone with interest in Chinese culture and affairs.
Discover China
Hakka - a unique ethnic group and the earliest 'Han' Chinese settlers.
Hunanese People, The - facts about the Han Chinese who speak the Xiang dialect.
Minority Chinese Gallery - casting a small glimpse into this rich and colorful ethnic culture.

Language

Natural Echo Studios - virtual classroom including NE's interactive chinese dictionaries, links to chinese realmedia & newspapers, and natural echo's images & recordings.
Animated Chinese Characters - uses animated GIFs to show the correct stroke order for drawing characters.
Chinese Character Pronunciations - a JavaScript application that shows the Mandarin pinyin transliteration of any Chinese text (Big5 or GB character sets).
Chinese-Language-Related Information - a comprehensive subject guide to Chinese-language-related resources on the Internet.
How to read Chinese on the Internet - Discusses various topics on reading Chinese on the Internet, from hardware requirements to software reference.
Internet Chinese Bible
On-line Chinese Tools - tools to help people learn and process Chinese.
Resources for Chinese Learning and Teaching - providing a variety of resources for the teaching and learning of Chinese language and culture.
Review of Chinese Word Lists Accessible on the Internet
Richard S. Cook - Chinese etymology and historical phonology.
Unicode and the Chinese Writing System: A Few Comments
Usenet - alt.chinese.text