Искусство и эстетика

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Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese celebration marking the harvest moon and family reunion.

Embroidery

Embroidery is a traditional Chinese handicraft with over 2,000 years of history, featuring various techniques and regional styles.

Xiang Embroidery

Xiang Embroidery is a traditional Chinese embroidery style from Hunan Province, renowned for its vivid imagery and distinctive techniques.

Dream of the Red Chamber

A classic Chinese novel exploring love, family, and social decline during the Qing Dynasty.

Chan Buddhism

Chan Buddhism is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that emphasizes meditation and direct insight into the nature of mind.

Dunhuang City

Dunhuang is a historic city in Gansu province, renowned for its ancient Silk Road heritage and cultural significance.

Four Great Inventions of Ancient China

The Four Great Inventions—papermaking, printing, compass, and gunpowder—profoundly influenced global civilization.

The Forbidden City, Beijing

The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, is a vast imperial palace complex in the heart of Beijing that served as the home of Chinese emperors for nearly 500 years.

Qin Shi Huang

The first emperor of unified China who ended the Warring States period and established the Qin Dynasty.

Double Ninth Festival

The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, featuring activities like登高 (climbing heights), chrysanthemum appreciation, and honorin

Zhang Qian

Chinese diplomat and explorer who played a crucial role in opening the Silk Road during the Western Han Dynasty.

Dragon Boat Festival

A traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month with dragon boat racing and eating zongzi.

Cloisonné

Traditional Chinese enamelware art form known for its vibrant colors and intricate craftsmanship.

Chu Ci

Chu Ci is the earliest anthology of romantic poetry in Chinese literature, compiled by Liu Xiang during the Western Han Dynasty.

Tea Ceremony

Tea Ceremony is a cultural practice focused on the appreciation of tea aesthetics and its philosophical significance.

The Art of War

Ancient Chinese military treatise by Sun Tzu, one of the most influential strategy texts in world history.

Temple of Heaven

A complex of religious buildings in Beijing, China, used for imperial sacrifices to Heaven.

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

A period of political fragmentation in China from 907 to 979 following the fall of the Tang Dynasty.

Lu Jiuyuan

Lu Jiuyuan (1139-1193) was a prominent Chinese philosopher and educator who founded the School of the Mind (Xinxue) during the Southern Song Dynasty.

The School of the Military (Bing Jia)

The School of the Military refers to ancient Chinese military strategists and their philosophical approach to warfare.