Foreword Chapter 1 A Brief History of China 1.1 Prehistory 1.2 The Xia Dynasty 1.3 The Shang Dynasty 1.4 The Zhou Dynasty 1.5 The Spring and Autumn Period 1.6 The Warring States Period 1.7 The Qin Dynasty 1.8 The Han Dynasty 1.9 The Jin Dynasty 1.10 The Sui Dynasty 1.11 The Tang Dynasty 1.12 The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 1.13 Liao, Song, Western Xia, Jin and Yuan 1.14 Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty 1.15 The Ming Dynasty 1.16 The Qing Dynasty 1.17 Late Qing Dynasty 1.18 The Republic of China 1.19 The People's Republic of China Chapter 2 Land and People 2.1 The Land of China 2.2 People of China Chapter 3 Chinese Philosophy 3.1 Confucianism 3.2 Taoist Philosophy 3.3 Buddhist Philosophy 3.4 Other Important Schools Chapter 4 Chinese Religions 4.1 Confucianism 4.2 Taoism 4.3 Buddhism 4.4 Minority Religions Chapter 5 Chinese Characters and Language 5.1 Chinese Characters 5.2 The Chinese Language Chapter 6 Chinese Education 6.1 Education in Early Chinese History 6.2 Education in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty 6.3 Education in the Qin and Han Dynasties 6.4 Education in the Wei and Jin Period and Southern and Northern Dynasties 6.5 Education in the Sui and Tang Dynasties 6.6 Education in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties 6.7 Education from the End of the Ming Dynasty to the Opium War 6.8 Education from the Opium War to the May Fourth Movement 6.9 Major Educators in the Republic of China ~ 6.10 Education in the People's Republic of China Chapter 7 Chinese Literature (1) 7.1 Literature of the Pre Qin Period 7.2 Literature of the Qin Dynasty 7.3 Literature of the Han Dynasty 7.4 Literature of the Wei and Jin Period and Southern and Northern Dynasties Chapter 8 Chinese Literature (2) 8.1 Literature of the Tang Dynasty 8.2 Literature of the Song Dynasty 8.3 Literature of the Yuan Dynasty 8.4 Literature of the Ming Dynasty 8.5 Literature of the Qing Dynasty (from Its Beginning to the Opium War in 1840) 8.6 Literature from the Opium War to the May Fourth Movement Chapter 9 Calligraphy and Painting 9.1 Chinese Calligraphy 9.2 Chinese Painting Chapter 10 Science and Technology 10.1 Science and Technology in Early Chinese I-fistory 10.2 Science and Technology in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 10.3 Science and Technology in the Qin and Han Dynasties 10.4 Science and Technology in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 10.5 Science and Technology in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 10.6 Science and Technology in the Song and Yuan Dynasties 10.7 Science and Technology from the Ming Dynasty to the Opium War 10.8 Science and Technology from the Opium War to the End of the Qing Dynasty 10.9 Science and Technology in the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China Chapter 11 Traditional Chinese Medicine 11.1 Theories of TCM 11.2 Diagnostic Methods 11.3 Principle of Treatment Based on Different Conditions 11.4 Chinese tterbology 11.5 Four Traditional Treatments 11.6 Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics 11.7 Four Most Famous TCM Doctors 11.8 The Status Quo of TCM Chapter 12 Handicrafts 12.1 Pottery and Porcelain 12.2 Jade Objects 12.3 Ritual Bronze Vessels 12.4 Silk Embroidery Chapter 13 Architecture and Gardens 13.1 Development of Chinese Architecture 13.2 Architecture Styles 13.3 Architectural Features Chapter 14 Customs and Festivals 14.1 Customs 14 2 Festivals Chapter 15 Food and Clothing 15.1 Food 15.2 Clothing Chapter 16 Chinese Culture in Change 16.1 A Culture Between the Past and the Present 16.2 Mutual Learning Among Chinese Nationalities 16.3 Intercultural Relations with the World Key to Exercises Appendix References