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Chapter 1 Origin and Development of Chinese Culture 1

Unit 1 Overview of Chinese Civilization 1

Unit 2 Early Chinese Civilization 5

Unit 3 Civilization in Legendary Period 7

Unit 4 Yu the Great and Flood Control 11

Unit 5 Xia,Shang,and Zhou Dynasties 16

Chapter 2 Philosophical Wisdom and Beliefs 30

Unit 1 Earliest Written Philosophies 30

Unit 2 Confucius and Confucian Thought 33

Unit 3 Mencius and His Influence 53

Unit 4 Lao Tzu and Tao Te Ching 63

Unit 5 Chuang Tzu and His Philosophical Views 73

Unit 6 Other Ancient Chinese Philosophers 83

Unit 7 Morals and Values 91

Unit 8 Chinese Taoism 95

Unit 9 Chinese Buddhism 98

Chapter 3 Cultural Achievements 110

Unit 1 Chinese Pottery and Porcelain 110

Unit 2 Chinese Language and Characters 116

Unit 3 Sun Tzu's Art of War 123

Unit 4 Four Great Inventions 130

Unit 5 Mythology and Classical Folktales 136

Unit 6 Ming and Qing Dynasty Novels 144

Unit 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine 150

Chapter 4 Chinese Art Forms 162

Unit 1 Chinese Folk Art Culture 162

Unit 2 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy 165

Unit 3 Chinese Opera 172

Unit 4 Traditional Chinese Architecture 178

Unit 5 Chinese Silk 186

Unit 6 Chinese Martial Arts 189

Unit 7 Traditional Festivals and Folk Customs 196

Unit 8 Chinese Tea Culture 205

Unit 9 Chinese Food Culture 209

Unit 10 Chinese Wine Culture 216

Bibliography 222