China-Related
Resources on This Site

Links on This Page

1. Utilities and Data Bases
2. Tables and Maps
3. Background Essays on the Chinese Language(s)
4. Background Information Other Topics
5. Translations for Class Use

Other Index Pages

• Chinese Stories
  (About 150 retellings of myths, opera plots, and popular stories in general.)
• Teachers' and Students' Resources other than China-related
• My Research
  (Full-text drafts, revisions, or reprints, reedited for web use.)

Unless otherwise indicated, these materials were all written by me and may be freely used by teachers and students without additional permission.

1. Utilities and Data Bases

• Chinese Names & Terms Data Base
• General Diacritic Screen
  Convert Mandarin or Cantonese tone numbers into tone marks. (The same utility converts Esperanto in "X" format into standard othography.)
• Mandarin Romanization Data Base (Interactive>
• Mandarin Romanization Table (Static)

2. Tables and Maps

• Periods of Chinese History
• Full Table of Chinese Imperial Reigns (Table)
• Outline Maps of China & Taiwan
• Patron Gods of Early Taiwan Settlers (Table)
• Taiwan Tribes (Annotated Table & Map)
• Chinese Administrative Units (Brief Table)
• Chinese Civil Service Exams (Brief Table)

3. Background Essays on the Chinese Language(s)

• Guide to Pronouncing Mandarin in Romanized Transcription
• The Chinese Language(s) (Extensive Overview)
• More Than You Want To Know About Simplified Characters
• Chinese Personal Names
• Pet Peeve About Tone Marks (Harangue)

4. Background Information Other Topics

• The Chinese Family & Lineage (Background Essay)
• The Life of the Buddha As Seen From China (Biography)
• Background Note on Tea (Background Essay)
• The Chinese Calendar (Background Essay)
• Most Ancient China (Introduction to the Xià and Shāng dynasties [periods 0-3)
  
  
• Guide to Chinese Sacred Books (Canons) (Annotated Lists)
• Guide to Major Chinese Novels (Annotated List)
• Chinese Philosophical Terms (Annotated Table)
• Introduction to the Heaven Stems & Earth Branches (Essay & Table)
• The Five Elements (Essay and Interactive Table)
  
  
• One Hundred and Eight Possible Term Paper Topics Related to Traditional Chinese Society

5. Translations for Class Use

• Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars (Èrshí Sì Xiào 二十四孝) (Annotated Translation & Original Text)
• Maxims for Managing the Home (ZHŪ Bólú zhī Zhìjiā Géyán 朱柏卢之治家格言) (Annotated Translation & Original Text)
• The Tractate of the Most High One on Actions and Consequences (Tàishàng Gǎnyìng Piān 太上感应篇) (Annotated Translation & Original Text)
• The Jade Calendar: A Visitor's Guide to Hell (Yù Lì Bǎochāo 玉历宝钞) (Annotated Translation and Original Text, with pictures of hell)
  
• Letter Against Infanticide by Sū Dōngbō 苏东坡 (Annotated Translation & Original Text)
• Three Táng Dynasty Memorials Against Buddhism (by FÙ Yì 傅奕, YÁO Chóng 姚崇, & HÁN Yù 韩愈) (Revision of a 1901 Translation & Original Text, with introduction and notes.)
• Letter Against Geomancy by Sīmă Guāng 司马光 (Revision of a 1910 Translation & Original Text.)
• Stopping Mother's Chanting (Annotated Translation and Original Text)
• Selections From the Penal Laws of China Relating to Marriage and Divorce
  (Revision of an 1810 Translation of the Qīng 清 Dynasty Marriage Code)

The photo at the top was taken by me at the Dài temple in Tài'ān, Shāndōng Province (山东省泰安市岱庙)

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