Chinese Art

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Traditinoal Chinese Architecture
	This is an article from Wikipedia.
	Evolution of Chinese Architecture (A Prezi presentation) Chinese Architecture (Learn about the terms ting, tai, lou, ge) Qing Dynasty Yangshi Lei Archives An Architecture Legend: Yangshi Lei Dougong Chinese Modern Architecture More about Chinese Architecture Architecture from Han to Tang (from Google Book The Arts of China to A.D. 900 by William Watson) Pictures Of Buildings In Modern City And Ancient Building In Country Town Top Ten Modern Chinese Architecture Hutong Siheyuan Images of Traditional Chinese Architecture Chinese Garden Chinese Garden from A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization The Chinese Garden of the Montréal Botanical Garden The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden (Another site with pictures) Chinese Garden Design Philosophy Traditional Chinese Gardens (a nice YouTube clip) Photos of Chinese gardens of Yangzhou and Suzhou
Chinese Calligraphy
	Chinese calligraphy is a form of art as well as a physical and mental exercise, the practice of which is believed to have a healing effect. As a matter of fact, quite a few calligraphers enjoyed longevity.
East Asian Calligraphy Chinese Calligraphy Lessons Calligraphy on Tablets History of Chinese Calligraphy Images of Chinese Calligraphy Demo of Writing Cursive Chinese with a Pen Brush
Chinese Painting
	It is to be noted that classical Chinese paintings consist of the image itself and calligraphy in the form of a poem descibing it. It won't be complete with a seal, another form of the Chinese art. A commercial site that features a Chinese female artist whose works of art are fabulous.
Dynastic Paintings and Calligraphy in the (Imperial) Palace Museum Collection Paintings from the National Palace Museum (Taiwan) Chinese Paintings (from Metropolitan Museum of Art) Images of Chinese Paintings Chinese Paintings from Japanese Collections Learn Chinese Painting (A very cool site where Chinese painting is taught stroke by stroke.)
Chinese Traditional Folk Arts and Crafts
	A site that introduces some of the major Chinese traditional arts and crafts such as embroidery, cloisonne, jade, painting and laquerware.
	Related sites:
	Chinese Embroidery (article from Wikipedia) Chinese Ceremics (article from Wikipedia) Chinese Porcelain (comprehensive but in Chinese) If you would like to try your hands on creating some Chinese knots, visit this introduction to Chinese knotting, which includes, among others. A step-by-step instruction on creating an endless knot. How to Make a Flower Knot. Artifacts of Chinese Bai Ethnic Group Embroidered Hats of the Bai Brocade of the Li Clay Figures of Zhang (Some photos) Chinese Kites (a lesson plan and a factory) Tiger-head Shoes
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	Kuaiban (Clapper Story-telling) A lecture and performance of kuaiban by famous kuaiban artist Liang Houmin A performance by Dr. Jan Walls Another kuaiban performance in action Xiangsheng (Crosstalk) Xiangsheng performances on YouTube Dagu and Gushu A Beijing Drum Song (dagu) performance on YouTube Qinshu (Singing with Stringed Instruments) Jiangnan Sizhu (String and Bamboo Flute Singing of South China)
Chinese Papercutting
	This is an introduction to Chinese paper cutting available from Wikipedia
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	Chinese Papercuts, introduction and samples from a commercial site Paper-Cutting from TravelChinaGuide Papercutting pictures on Jason Yuan's Flickr profile
Music of China
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	Samples of Chinese Music, a site featuring samples Chinese music. To display Chinese characters correctly, calibrate the character encoding of your browser to Chinese Simplified (GB2312). A List of Traditioal Chinese Musical Instruments Guzheng, an ancient Chinese music instrument. Guzheng performance on YouTube. Erhu (Chinese violin). Demonstration on YouTube Pipa. Demonstration on YouTube. Ruan. Demonstration on YouTube. Dizi. Demonstration on YouTube. Suona. Demonstration on YouTube. A performance Sheng. Demonstration on YouTube. Drum (a TV instroduction). A performance on YouTube. Chinese Orchestra. An Example of a Traditional Chinese Music Ensambl Ethnic Chinese Music A List of Ethnic Chinese Musical Instruments Matouqin (horse-head fiddle, popular among Chinese Mongolians). Matouqin Performance Hulusi (a bamboo flute popular among several Chinese minority ethnic groups such as Dai and Miao. A performance on YouTube. Bawu (a flute of some Chinese minority ethnic groups) Lusheng (favorite pipe instrument of Miao and Dong ethnic Chinese). A performance on YouTube. Tonggu (bronze drum, a favorite of Zhuang, Yi, Va and some other ethnic Chinese). Another Tonggu Performance Xiangjiaogu (elephant-foot drum, a drum of the Dai Chinese) Kouxian (Jew's harp of some ethnic Chinese). Demonstration on YouTube
Performing Arts
	Jingju (Beijing Opera) Jing Ju (Beijing Opera) is a traditional performing art of China, consisting of art forms of music, singing, dancing, pantomime, wushu (kungfu), acrobat, painting, costume, and etc. Like Chinese paintings, its beauty lies between realism and imagination and the engagement of the audience. this site. Samples of Beijing Opera singing Roles in Beijing Opera Facial make up in Beijing Opera. Watch an actress putting up her facial make up behind the scene An acrobatic performance of Monkey King in a Beijing opera performance Sanchakou (a famous Beijing Opera highlight depicting two warriors fighting in the "dark" with their dances). This performance was given by a troupe of hearing and sight-impaired people. Qiujiang, an examplary Beijing Opera choregraphy Another example of Beijing Opera choregraphy: A girl raising chickens Modern Chinese Drama (Hua Ju) Different from traditional Chinese opera, it portrays the lives of common folks in realistic rendation. Therefore, it is more dialogues and actions than singing and dancing. Definition from Britannica Encyclopedia Cao Yu, famed modern Chinese dramatist Chinese Dance Each of the 56 ethnci groups of China has a unique dance tradition. Chinese Folk Dances (A video clip of a Chinese dance) Lion Dance (A Lion Dance World Contest) Dragon Dance (A dragon dance show and a video clip of a fire dragon dance, a traditon special to Tongliang County, Sichuan Province, China Yunnan Yingxiang (Images of Yunnan), an ethnic Chinese dance ensamble led by famed dancer Yang Liping. Red-ribbon Dance Yangge Dance. A Yangge Dance Performance on YouTube Tibetan Dance Lotus Dance Mongolian "Bowl on Head" Dance Korean Drum Dance Va Hair-tossing Dance Xinjiang Uyghur Dance A Dance of the Yi A Dance of the Miao Bamboo Pole Dance of the Li A Dance of the Bai Shadow Puppetry (Shadow Play) A video clip of a Shadow Puppetry performance on YouTube
Chinese Movie Database
	It's a Chinese language movies and TV programmes database. This site has three versions, in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English, covering production, cast and crew, awards and biographies, reviews, books and more.
	Cinema of China (Wikipedia) Comtemporary Film Theory in China (an article) Chinese Films in the 30s (Wikipedia) A Hong Kong Movie Page Classic Movie Stars Watch clips of Chinese films online
Chinese Teleplays
	A sketchy article from Wikipedia. Read this "Television in the People's Republic of China" article for more information.
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	The Present Status of Screen Translation in China (an article) Watch Chinese teleplays online "A Plutonomic Analysis of the Significance, Production and Consumption of Teleplays from Contempory China" (an article in Chinese) Brief Introduction to Ethnic Chinese TV Programs (pp.18-19) Browse Chinese TV Series

Chinese Arts, Music and Performing Art