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About the Master Lao Tzu and His Teachings: |
Taoism: History and Canon Taoism: Images, Books, and Bibliographies Background: Chinese History and Culture | Calabash Gate: In a Calabash, a Chinese Myth of Origins http://www.fengshuigate.com/calabash/index.html [An introduction and translation by Stephen L. Field of Trinity University. Requires patient attention.] | | | | Classical Historiography for Chinese History http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/elman/ClassBib/ [An extensive set of resources, some of them for advanced students, provided by Professor Benjamin A. Elman at the University of California at Los Angeles.] | | Condensed China http://asterius.com/china/ [Chinese History for Beginners, provided by Paul Frankenstein, is not a complete history of China, but is an very useful “greatest hits” or “Cliff’s Notes” that is an excellent starting-point for the beginner or quick review for the old hand who happens to be forgetful. The information is divided into the following sections for easy access: Introduction, The Origins of Chinese Civilization, The Early Empire, The Second Empire, The Birth of Modern China, and Bibliography.] | | Internet East Asian History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/easta...asiasbook.html [A large set of linked resources on China, its cultures and religions, in the context of its geographical setting.] | |
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