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[#] 152 [Program Name] Poets, Politics, and Paintings: The Significance of Rivers in Chinese History [Annotation] 
Rivers have played a seminal role in China's history. A broad sweep of the past five thousand years reveals rivers serving economic, agricultural, aesthetic, philosophical, and political functions. In this unit, students will examine four major trends or issues in Chinese history that have been based around rivers: (1) the first Yellow and Yangtze River Valley Civilizations of 3500 B.C.E.; (2) the philosophy of Taoism; (3) classical Chinese landscape paintings; and (4) the current political dilemma of the Three Gorges Dam Project. A thematic approach to history allows student to evaluate the intersection of continuity and innovation in Chinese society.
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