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  2. Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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  3. Culture of the People's Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    The culture of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is a rich and varied blend of traditional Chinese culture with communist and other international modern and post-modern influences. During the Cultural Revolution , an enormous number of cultural treasures of inestimable value were seriously damaged or destroyed, and the practice of many arts ...

  4. Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage - Wikipedia

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    The Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage mainly consists of seven operational departments including the Institute of Cultural Relics, the Institute of Cultural Relics Conservation and Engineering, the China World Cultural Heritage Centre, the Institute of Cultural Relics Conservation and Restoration, the Institute of Education and Training, the Documentation and Research Office (Library), and ...

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in China - Wikipedia

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    In addition, there are also several Chinese documents inscribed in UNESCO's list Memory of the World, which registers the world's documentary heritage. Furthermore, China has a rich non-material cultural heritage, with several of them inscribed on UNESCO's list of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

  6. Culture of the Ming dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The culture of the Ming dynasty was deeply rooted in traditional Chinese values, but also saw a flourishing of fine arts, literature, and philosophy in the late 15th century. During this time, the government played a stronger role in shaping culture, requiring the use of Zhu Xi 's interpretation of Neo-Confucianism in civil service examinations ...

  7. Quyi - Wikipedia

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    Quyi ("melodious art") and shuochang yishu ("speaking and singing art") are umbrella terms for over 300 regional genres of traditional Chinese oral performing arts. [1] Quyi is distinguished from xiqu (Chinese opera) by its emphasis on narration, as opposed to acting, although they share many elements including the same traditional stories.

  8. Arts of China - Wikipedia

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    The arts of China (simplified Chinese: 中国艺术; traditional Chinese: 中國藝術) have varied throughout its ancient history, divided into periods by the ruling dynasties of China and changing technology, but still containing a high degree of continuity. Different forms of art have been influenced by great philosophers, teachers ...

  9. Sinocentrism - Wikipedia

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    Sinocentrism refers to a worldview that China is the cultural, political, or economic center of the world. [1] Sinocentrism was a core concept in various Chinese dynasties. The Chinese considered themselves to be "all-under-Heaven", ruled by the emperor, known as Son of Heaven. Those that lived outside of the Huaxia were regarded as "barbarians".