Ancient China

China the Beautiful - Chinese Art and Literature: http://www.chinapage.com/china.html

Chinatown Online: http://www.chinatown-online.co.uk/pages/new_year/index.html

A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/

The Asia Society: http://www.asiasociety.org/index.html

The Silk Road Project: http://www.silkroadproject.org/

Silk Road Seattle: http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/index.shtml

CLEO'S "Four Treasures": http://www.cleo.net.uk/content/gfx/chinapaint/chinapaint.swf is a unique online chinese paintbox. You are able to make your paintings with only a web browser, your mouse, an internet connection and your talents. There are seven brushes to choose from, you can control the thickness of the brush; the expected controls of reset, undo and print are all available. One additional luxury is a 'recording' option so once the painting is complete the drawing and order of the brush strokes can be replayed and seen again.

The game of Go originated in China roughly 3,000 or 4,000 years ago. Go is a fascinating game that is steeped in Oriental tradition and legend. For example, the black and white pieces used on a Go board are often said to represent Yin and Yang. Amazingly enough, the rules of Go are very simple, so it's easy for students to learn how to play their first game. On the other hand, the combinations that result during a professional Go game, are much more complex than Chess. There is still no computer program that can beat a professional Go player! Software is available that will teach Go, and play at the advanced amateur level. If you can't find a human player to challenge, the Internet Go Server (IGS) allows players to meet and play online. Go is still very popular in Asia today, and is now played all over the world. As you might expect, Go clubs can be found in many large cities and on university campuses. In the K-12 classroom, Go can be used to introduce students to the study of Asia. Having student learn to play Go will add a whole new meaning to the idea of "hands-on" lessons in your class. (In fact, the Chinese character for Go can be translated as Hand-Talk.)
Keep in mind that the game of Go is known by several different names. It's called Wei-chi, or Wei-Qi, in China and Taiwan, and also Paduk, or Baduk, in Korea. The easiest way to purchase a Go set these days is to buy it online.
Resources for Teaching the Game of Go:
What is Go? - by Mindy Adams: http://www.well.com/user/mmcadams/gointro.html
What is the game of Go? - American Go Association: http://www.usgo.org/resources/whatisgo.asp
"A Beautiful Mind" game suddenly popular - article:
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=3383195&BRD=1091&PAG=461&
dept_id=42569\5&rfi=6
Film puts ancient game on the Go - article: http://www.nj.com/mercer/times/index.ssf?/mercer/times/02-24-I0QR1Z1B.html
A Very Brief History of Go: http://www.usgo.org/resources/gohistory.asp
The Way to Go - free handout for beginners from the AGA: http://www.usgo.org/resources/whatisgo.asp
How to Play Go - free handout for beginners from the BGA: http://www.britgo.org/intro/booklet.pdf
Albert Einsterin and Go - by Robert A. McAllister (a funny story!): http://www.kiseido.com/einstein.htm
The Master of Go - novel by Yasunari Kawabata, Nobel prize for literature, 1968: http://www.nobel.se/literature/laureates/1968/kawabata-bio.html
American Go Association (AGA) - tons of resources, club list, tournaments, etc.: http://www.usgo.org/
Go Base - resources, games, periodicals, and more: http://gobase.org
Internet Go Server - play Go online worldwide: http://igs.joyjoy.net/
Ibuki - supplier of Go sets & books: http://www.ippi.com/top_go.html
Ishi Press - supplier of Go sets & books: http://ishigames.com/home.htm
Samarkand - supplier of Go sets & books: http://www.samarkand.net/
Yutopian - supplier of Go sets & books: http://www.yutopian.com/go/

Stones Help Trace Origin of Mongolian Nomads: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A6542-2002Aug11&notFound=true

Genghis Khan’s curse strikes dig in Mongolia: http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=903262002

A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/ features 10 units on Chinese history, culture, & society. Each unit organizes photos, maps, & art around a theme: China's geography, archaeology, religion, calligraphy, military technology, painting, homes, gardens, clothing, & the graphic arts. Questions highlight key facets of Chinese culture: Why is calligraphy highly ranked as an art form in China? Over what kinds of terrain did Chinese civilization spread? How did siege warfare in China compare with siege warfare in medieval Europe?

Ancient river control works discovered in Shanghai: http://english.eastday.com/epublish/gb/paper1/683/class000100005/hwz88930.htm

The History of Fortune Cookies: http://www.fortunecookie.demon.co.uk/fhistory.html
Lesson Plan: http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/42K_Fortune.pdf

This site began in March 1998 and was created by Janet Luch.
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