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Environmental Roots and the Tree of Modern China
Title: Environmental Roots and the Tree of Modern China Author: Eric Katz Subject Area: Global History Grade Level: 9-12 Time Required: Three 45-minute periods Standards: NSS-G.K-12.5 Environment and...
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Understanding Decorative Motifs on Chinese Porcelain
Title: China’s ‘China’: Understanding Decorative Motifs on Chinese Porcelain Author: Teach China staff (with invaluable input from Ms. Pearl Lau) Subject Area: Visual Arts, Social Studies Grade Level:...
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Understanding Filial Piety
Title: Understanding Filial Piety (孝, xiao) Author: Teach China staff Subject Area: Social Studies/Language Arts Grade Level: 6-12 Time Required: Two 40-minute class sessions Standards:...
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Beijing and Nanjing China’s Capital Cities
^ Please click an image to enlarge Beijing & Nanjing – China’s Late Imperial and Modern Capitals For over five centuries, Beijing was the imperial capital for both the Ming (1368 – 1644 CE) and...
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Material Culture Capitals
^ Please click an image to enlarge Both Nanjing and Beijing are known throughout the country and the world for distinctive types of material culture: for Nanjing, a special “cloud pattern” brocade is...
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Culture and People Capitals
^ Please click an image to enlarge Often, historically significant persons become almost synonymous with a city, even if they were not born there. For the capitals Beijing and Nanjing, this section...
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Appreciation Capitals
^ Please click an image to enlarge Americans visiting Washington, D.C. can easily identify the centers of political power in our nation’s capital. First and foremost in the national consciousness are...
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Geography Capitals
^ Please click an image to enlarge Few cities have played as significant a role in the political culture of China as the capital cities of Beijing and Nanjing. Literally translated as the “northern...
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History Capitals
^ Please click an image to enlarge The history of Nanjing and Beijing from the Ming through the Qing and into the 20th and 21st centuries is variously marked with intrigue, prosperity and opulence,...
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