China is one of the world's most ancient civilization, with a history spanning over 5000 years. Chinese Culture: A reader's guide summarizes China's five millennia of culture development from a variety perspectives. Every ancient people has legends about the origins of the world and humanity. According to Chinese tradition, in the beginning the universe was a primordial mass of Chaos. Eventually, Chaos gave birth to a giant named Pangu. Wielding a great axe, Pangu rent Chaos asunder. Over the course of 18,000 years, the lighter elements of Chaos gradually rose up to become Heaven, and the denser parts gradually sank to become the Earth. In this way, our world was created. ************************* We are making every effortto bring you the best reading experience 1. excellent in both text and illustration 2. clean layout and easy operation 3. power storage of bookmark helps to record more information 4. Experiencing China series are coming soon iTunes link: http://itunes.apple.com/cn/app/chinese-culture-hd/id441697749?mt=8
Chinese culture embodies the philosophy of holism. Ancient Chinese philosophers believed that all things in the universe exist in a state of interrelatedness, and that Heaven, Earth, and Humanity form a unified whole. This holistic philosophy influences every aspect of Chinese culture, including language, literature, art, medicine, and education, as well as the daily lives of the Chinese people.
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The Chinese ancestors started to make fired earthenware pottery as early as 10,000 years ago, during the Neolithic Age.
No one really knows when the Chinese ancestors conceived of the dragon, and made it their totemic animal. Numerous Neolithic archeological sites have yielded exquisite carved jade dragons. They are generally similar in form, but incised with unique patterns, revealing both the common origins and the diversity of ancient Chinese culture.
China's modern educational system offers preschool, basic education, higher education, vocational education, and adult education, as well as a gradually evolving system of long-distance education. Basic education consists of nine years of compulsory education (six years of elementary school and three years of junior high school), plus an additional three years of senior high school.
Modern Chinese architecture uses not only a wide range of new techniques and materials, but also modern Western design concepts. However, many Chinese cities still follow traditional architectural models, symmetrically laid out along a central axis and emphasizing unity and balance.
