Title: Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know on Ancient Chinese Culture - Historyplex
Headings: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know on Ancient Chinese Culture
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know on Ancient Chinese Culture
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Evolution of Culture
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Food and Beverages
Festivals
Funeral Beliefs and Customs
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Chinese Martial Arts
Role of Women
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Content: Qin Shi Huang of Qin dynasty defeated Zhou dynasty, and brought the warlords of the six fighting states together to build the very first Chinese empire. The successive dynasties laid down a strong foundation for bureaucratic systems and management. This enabled the future Emperors to exercise control over unified China. Arts
• The Chinese traditional arts represent the country’s rich heritage. Since the Neolithic period, arts have been prevalent in the country. • In ancient times, artifacts made of jade, and pottery formed the crux of Chinese arts. • Bronze was introduced only during the Shang dynasty. • Chinese porcelain (a form of ceramic ware which is famous worldwide) was used during the Imperial era. • With the advent of this era, performing arts like theater and dance were introduced in China. • The rule of Yuan dynasty brought in a remarkable phase of Chinese culture, marked by great paintings of Zhao Mengfu, and the beginning of Chinese opera.