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Chinese Noblewoman, Tang Dynasty 8th C.
based on an image © J.E. Berger
Ms Hos-McGrane's Grade 6
Social Studies Class
Welcome to our Ancient China
Project Pages
Amsterdam Student Projects
Ancient China Project 1
by Won Ron C.and Matthew F.
Projects on Ancient China
from Other Schools
Middle School Projects
Ancient
China: Virtual Ancient Civilizations : Sixth Grade Project, Urbana
Middle School, IL
Part of a larger project from Urbana Middle School, Illinois the projects
on Ancient China include and Ancient China Timeline (including the Shang
Dynasty) and posters on Chinese philosophies created by sixth grade
student.
ThinkQuest Student Projects Ancient
Chinese Technology: ThinkQuest '98
A ThinkQuest '98 entry, this site explores many important technologies
developed by the Ancient Chinese. The authors discuss scientific and technological
contributions in the areas of agriculture, mathematics, engineering, physics,
warfare, transportation as well as the historical and intellectual contexts
of Chinese scientific knowledge.
China,
an Inner Realm : ThinkQuest '98
This educational webpage focuses on the geography,culture, and in a smaller
sense the language of China. The page is rich in content and is quite
graphic intensive.
A
Scenic Tour of China : ThinkQuest '98
A web project from students at a Beijing secondary school, the site offers
visitors an introduction of China and images of some of the most well-known
sights in China--including Beijing and The Great Wall of China, Xi'an,
Guilin, and Huangshan.
Ancient
History of China : ThinkQuest '98
This entry created by students from the USA and Canada focuses on four
of the world's oldest dynasties and empires--China, Egypt, Greece and
Rome. For each of the four they students provide the history of their
beginnings, their cultures, beliefs as well as pictures and graphics.
The
Chinese Odyssey : ThinkQuest '97
This website was created by three students from Singapore. Although some
pages are still under construction, the site contains sections on Chinese
history and literature and is well-supported with images. This is a well-researched
introduction to Ancient Chinese history and civilization.
Mysteries
of the Ancient East: China, Egypt, Rome: ThinkQuest '97
Overview of ancient civilizations by three middle school students from
California. Topics include art, belief systems, fashion, food, games,
history and technologies from China, Egypt and Rome.
Empires Past: ThinkQuest '98 A comprehensive resource of information about ancient empires published by students for the ThinkQuest '98 contest.
Xiang
Qi: The Art of Chinese Chess Plus the Art, Literature, and History of
its Mother Country: ThinkQuest '97
A student entry for the ThinkQuest '97 contest, it is full of information,
well-designed with surprising elements on each page. The Museum is a model
of how to use copyright information online (don't miss the gift shop).
The site is interactive (including scavenger hunt) and fun. The library
is full of material on Chinese history, philosophy and mythology and visitors
to the temple can learn about Chinese religions.
Lesson Plans
Tombs of Early China: A Curriculum Guide Online
Based on the Florida Museum's exhibition "The Tombs of Ancient China", this curriculum guide is a resource for educators or students of Chinese art and culture. Topics include Chinese symbols, the horoscope cycle and there are selected objects from the exhibition with suggestions for lesson ideas.
Selected Reading on Chinese History : China Teaching Workbook, Columbia University
Student handouts and teachers background notes supporting a unit on ancient Chinese history. Titles include: The Great Bronze Age of China, Soldiers of the Qin, Chinese Gifts to the West, Chinese Ideas in the West, Marco Polo in China, Rituals and Legends of The Chinese New Year.Ancient China: Lesson Ideas and Worksheets
Created by Lin and Don Donn, grade six teacher, this site contains a host of relevant lesson materials and worksheets on Chinese culture and history. Topics include: Taoism & Winnie-the-Pooh and The Eightfold Path: Intro to Buddhism. Buddhist, Taoist, Confucianist, Legalist; How would each behave when faced with the same problems? and Debates on Censorship: Qin (Ch'in) Dynasty, Ancient China.
This lesson is part of a larger site AskAsia: Instructional Resources which offers a variety of educational resources for the classroom. These include lesson plans, downloadable maps and images ,readings, and resource center locator.
China: Dim Sum: A Connection to Chinese-American Culture
In one activity students trace the route of merchants across the Silk Road.
Please note: some of the links below may have moved or disappeared since
we created this resource. For an updated list of Internet resources on Ancient
China we recommend the CORE VALUES > Ancient Chinese Resources Internet
Library.
Click on this image to open library.
or go to http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/library/china/
Chinese History
History of China
Leon Poon from the University of Maryland has republished the contents of the history portion of the Army Area Handbook on China. Specifically, the history section was written by Rinn-Sup Shinn and Robert L. Worden. THe site includes hypertext chronologies, contents and a search engine. An excellent introduction to this subject. In addition there are links to other Web projects including The Silk Road (text and images) from the UK.
World Cultures Learning Modules: Ancient ChinaAs part of a series of lectures on World Cultures, here is a series of lectures and links to information on history of Ancient China. There is also a module on Ming Dynasty and The Ch'ing Dynasty from the same professor.
Chinese Culture CoursePaul Halsall's wide-ranging collection of texts (including some good basic guides online) and images relating to Ancient Chinese history and culture. This Web site has been prepared for students in the "Chinese Culture" module of the Brooklyn College course.. The purposes of these page are:- to make class materials more easily available and to encourage students to use modern communications to find information.
Condensed ChinaAn introduction to Chinese history. It is not a complete history of China; rather more like ''Chinese History: the Cliff Notes version".
Chronology of Ancient Chinese HistoryHere is a timetable of Chinese dynasties and important events. Short articles about the Shang dynasty, Zhou dynasty, Lao-tse, Qin dynasty, Former Han dynasty and Later Han dynasty. There are links to a images and maps including: Historical Map of the Shang Dynasty, Historical Map of the Qin Dynasty, Historical Map of the Han Dynasty, and a Map of the Silk Road.
Chinese Culture and HistoryA selection of course handouts from a course on Traditional Chinese Culture, Ohio State University, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures course in Spring '98.
Silk Road Internet ResourcesThe history of a nation is best told through the lives of its people. In 100 Celebrated Chinese Women , a glimpse of China's past can be seen through the experiences, often tragic and violent, of women who have come to represent different aspects of the society and era in which they lived. This project is the collaboration between Chinese artists and writers
Chinese Cutlure
This page is part of Mrs Donn's Daily Life in Ancient Civilizations site. "Learn about Taoism with Winnie-the-Pooh! Explore daily life in 4 different Chinese dynasties. Meet weird emporers like Hu the Tiger! Read things written in B.C. times! For those in a hurry, use the Cheat Sheet, for a very quick look at 11,000 years of ancient Chinese history!". Visitors to the site will also find information on Chinese Festivals.
Virtual Library of Chinese CultureDo you know the origin of the fortune cookie? What did the dragon and the lion symbolize to the ancient Chinese? When do the Chinese people celebrate the Feast of the Hungry Ghosts and Grave-Sweeping Day? Would you like to learn more about Chinese weddings, games, numerology, the origin of tea or see photographs of Chinese silk embroidery, traditional Chinese instruments and more. Visit this the online virtual museum and library published by the Chinese Historical and Cultural project. The Chinese Historical and Cultural Project (CHCP) based in Santa Clara County, California, was founded in 1987 as a non-profit organization to promote and preserve Chinese American and Chinese history and culture.
China the BeautifulAn meta-index for information on Chinese history, art and culture. Contains links to a variety of topics including biographies, graphic arts, poetry, classics, history, language and dragons on the Web. A good starting point to locate China-related resources on the Web.
Culture of Ancient ChinaThe Art of Chinese Food and Tea Drinking, Coins of Ancient China, Chinese Costumes and Medicine are discussed briefly on these pages.
The China Experience: China Culture IndexXindeco Business Information Company has published a site featuring articles on many aspects of traditional Chinese culture including: architecture, literature, folk art, calligraphy, music, dance and more. Hosted by the same company there are a number of Virtual Tours of China.
Ancient China Part 1 & Ancient China Part 2A series of essays from a larger site on Ancient and Lost Civilzations.
The Art and Culture of ChinaFrom Purdue Universtiy is a site dedicated to "The Art of China" including ancient arts and architecture, the Great Wall of China, music, language, food and the Chinese zodiac. There is an image library which includes a host of Chinese treasures.
Ancient Chinese Art and
Architecture
Part of an illustrated set of lectures on Ancient Civilizations from Paul Brians at Washington State University. Click on the thumbnail picture for a larger version of the image.
For other information regarding the discovery of the Xian terra-cotta army visit our student report.
Tales from the Land of the Dragon: A Thousand Years of Chinese PaintingsHere is an online exhibition of Chinese painting drawn from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts' permanent collection. The collection is organised by themes such as tales and legends, landscapes, daily life, Buddhism, Confucianism etc.
Indianapolis Museum of Art: Asian Art CollectionThe core of the Asian art collection is the Eli Lilly Collection of Chinese Art, which includes all media. It is one of the finest comprehensive collections of Chinese art built by an individual in the United States. The Web site features a number of objects in their featured object of the week pages.
The Splendors of Imperial ChinaAn exhibition from the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco which spans over 4.000 years of Chinese history and features many of the finest and most famous works from the National Palace Museum, Taipei, whose holdings are based on the personal collections of China's emperors. Included in the exhibition are priceless paintings, jades, bronzes, ceramics,textiles and lacquerware.
The Palace Museum in BeijingThe Palace Museum, also known as the Purple Forbidden City, was the palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Twenty-four emperors lived here over a span of more than 491 years.Constructed in the years from 1406 to 1420 and rebuild many times later, the imperial Palace covers an area of 72 hectares, with more than 9,000 building within it. This Web site from China contains many superb images, but make take some time to download.
Treasures of a Chinese ScholarA virtual exhbition from the University of Pennsylvania Musuem of Archaeology and Anthropology. The exhbition features selections of extraordinary "scholar art"-calligraphy, painting, and works of art in wood, lacquer, ivory, stone, horn and metal-from as early as the Zhou Dynasty (770-256 B.C.) through the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.).
Chinese Myths and Fables
A collection of ancient Chinese myths. They are short but vivid and most of the main characters in these mythical stories are gods, ghosts foxes and spirits with human qualities and human feelings.
Stories and Fables of Ancient ChinaPart of a larger site on Stories, Legends and Folktales from Around the World, the section on China includes excerpts and summaries from: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story, Mr.Chang and the Yellow Robe, The Magic Tapestry, The Journey of Meng, a Red-Riding Hood story from China and more.
