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Chinese culture

      Titles Descriptions
  1. About.com: Chinese Culture
  2. Asian Film Connections
  3. Bibliography of Western Language Publications on Chinese Popular Religion
  4. CHCP: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
  5. Chinese Cultural Studies: Texts
  6. Chinese Librarianship
  7. Chinese Music International Journal
  8. Chinese University Press
  9. Chinese Wedding Traditions
  10. Chopstix
  11. Library of Congress Country Studies: China
  12. Mah Jongg Web Site
  13. WWW Hmong Homepage

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About.com: Chinese Culture
Offers original articles and features about Chinese culture, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include architecture, calligraphy, cities and provinces, embassies, Feng Shui, festivals, folk arts and crafts, food, games, history, languages, literature, martial arts, medicine, films, news and media, novels, opera, painting, philosophy, poetry and sport.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: chinese culture, ethnic art
     DeweyClass: 305.8951
     Resource type: documents, forum, images, index, news
Asian Film Connections
List of contemporary films made in China, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan from 1998 onwards. Includes synopses, interviews, educational material, and essays from Asia's leading film journals, and contains images and video clips from selected films. Available in English, Chinese, and Korean.
     Author: University of Southern California
     Subjects: asian studies, chinese culture, film studies, india, japan, korean, taiwan
     DeweyClass: 384.8
     Resource type: documents, images, moving images
Bibliography of Western Language Publications on Chinese Popular Religion
Lists English language publications relating to Chinese popular religion published from 1995 to the present day, with abstracts given where possible. Categories covered include deities and spirits, religious festivals, rituals, and local studies relating to mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
     Author: Clart, Philip
     Subjects: chinese culture, religious studies
     DeweyClass: 299.51
     Resource type: bibliography
CHCP: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
A non-profit organisation to promote and preserve Chinese and Chinese-American history and culture through community outreach activities.
     Author: CHCP
     Subjects: chinese culture, chinese history, united states culture
     DeweyClass: 305.8
     Resource type: documents
Chinese Cultural Studies: Texts
Provides original texts in translation, covering Confucian and Legalist texts, Daoist texts, Buddhist texts, as well as other texts on religions, ethnic groups, literature, arts, language and dynastic history
     Author: Halsall, Paul
     Subjects: chinese culture, chinese history
     DeweyClass: 895.1
     Resource type: document collection
Chinese Librarianship
Electronic journal with news and articles about Chinese librarianship.
     Author: Internet Chinese Librarians Club
     Subjects: chinese culture, library and information science news
     DeweyClass: 020
     Resource type: journal
Chinese Music International Journal
International journal concerned with the study of the music and acoustics of China, and their relationship to those of other regions of the world. Titles and brief abstracts available.
     Author: Chinese Music Society of North America
     Subjects: chinese culture, ethnic music
     DeweyClass: 780.89
     Resource type: journal
Chinese University Press
Contains information about the company, services offered, new and forthcoming publications, and a facility to make inquiries and orders via email.
     Author: Chinese University Press
     Subjects: chinese culture, university publishers
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: institution
Chinese Wedding Traditions
Information about wedding customs in China. Includes history, ancient marriage customs, proposal, betrothal, the wedding, after the wedding, a comparison with western traditions and a bibliography.
     Author: Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
     Subjects: chinese culture, customs
     DeweyClass: 392
     Resource type: documents, images
Chopstix
Information on Chinese food and culture including a guide to common ingredients, recipes, and articles.
     Author: Fenn, Ian
     Subjects: chinese culture, food production
     DeweyClass: 641.5
     Resource type: documents
Library of Congress Country Studies: China
Detailed handbook describing the history of China and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
     Author: Library of Congress
     Subjects: china, chinese culture, chinese history
     DeweyClass: 951
     Resource type: documents
Mah Jongg Web Site
A guide to Mah Jongg, a traditional Chinese game for four players in which combinations of tiles known as chows, pungs and kongs are collected. The game's history, rules, aims, symbolism, tactics and scoring system are explained.
     Author: Mahjongg
     Subjects: board games, chinese culture
     DeweyClass: 794
     Resource type: guide
WWW Hmong Homepage
Collection of resources relating to Hmong people, a minority group living in China and throughout the world. Covers various history, publications, culture, news, and current events. Bibliographic references to ongoing research projects, and material addressing Hmong resettlement and repatriation are provided.
     Author: Rice, Craig & Vue-Benson, Robin
     Subjects: asian studies, chinese culture
     DeweyClass: 305.8
     Resource type: documents