Ancient
China
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930 - the Dewey Decimal number for Ancient China 909 - general books on ancient civilizations Look for books under you specific topic using the library catalog by doing a two word keyword search. Looking for chinese art would be china AND art.
"National Geographic Magazine" - remember to use the index in the reference section. Look for specific topics in "Calliope" and "Kids Discover" magazines
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A good starting point and easy to read A thinkquest site about technology The Franklin Institute discusses a few inventions
from China Easy to read outline on China includes the history This site maintained by a professor from Portland has
an easy to read section on the relgions of ancient
China Simple explanation of the Tao The starting point for information from the British
Museum Probably more than you want to know about Buddhism
and Taoism Religions of Ancient China Chinese foot binding The wikipedia article about foot binding
has interesting x-rays Empress Wu Chau ( Wu Zetian ) - only
female empress Chronological outline with links Great information on dragons in China
Good general information and graphics The China page of the Exploring World Cultures Program
developed at the University of Evansville; contains a linked timeline
with lots of good information.
This nicely organized ancient China site is maintained by an individual
but most of the information is taken from the Britannica or other
identified sites.
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