Modern China. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Xiaobing Li.
• Authors: Li, Xiaobing, 1954-
• Contents: Series ForewordNote on TransliterationAbbreviationsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: GeographyOverviewClimateDisputed Islands and TerritoriesHimalayasHong KongHuang (Yellow) RiverMajor CitiesManchuriaNatural ResourcesPollution and the EnvironmentPopulationSouth China SeaTaiwanThe Three Gorges ProjectTibetan PlateauTransportation and Water ConservancyXinjiangYangzi (Yangtze) RiverChapter 2: HistoryOverviewTimelineCai Lun and Four Great InventionsChiang Kai-shekCixi and the Boxer RebellionConfuciusDeng XiaopingGenghis Khan and Kublai KhanHan Wudi (Martial Emperor)Hu JintaoJiang Zemin and Sino-U.S. RelationsKangxiLaozi (Lao-tsu)Lin Zexu and the Opium WarMao ZedongMarco PoloQin Shihuang (The First Emperor)Sun Yat-senSunzi (Sun-tsu)Tang TaizongTerra-Cotta ArmyZheng He (Cheng Ho)Chapter 3: Government and PoliticsOverviewChinese Communist Party (CCP)Civil RightsConstitutionCorruption and PunishmentCriminal LawDeath PenaltyFirst Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)Human RightsLaw EnforcementLi KeqiangLiu XiaoboNational People's Congress (NPC)People's Armed Police (PAP)People's Liberation Army (PLA)Political DissentsProvincial and County GovernmentsSupreme People's CourtXi JinpingChapter 4: EconomyOverviewAgricultureCost ProductionEnergy IndustryExportsFinancial InstitutionsForeign InvestmentInternational Trade PoliciesJoint VenturesLand and Household PolicyManufacturingMigrant LaborersPirating and Copyright IssuesRenminbi and Currency ExchangeReserve and Foreign DebtsService IndustrySino-U.S. Trade and Other Trading PartnersState-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)Trade Union and Labor MovementWorkplace SafetyWTO and Stock ExchangesChapter 5: Religion and ThoughtOverviewBuddhismCatholicismChristianityConfucianismDalai LamaDaoism (Taoism)Falun GongFeng-ShuiIslamUnderground ChurchesChapter 6: Social Class and EthnicityOverviewAging PopulationHealth CareMajor Ethnic GroupsMiddle ClassMongolsMuslimsPovertyRetirement and Social WelfareRural-Urban ConflictsUrban PoorUyghurChapter 7: Gender, Marriage, and SexualityOverviewAll-China Women's Federation (ACWF)Child LaborDomestic ViolenceDowry and Bride-WealthFamily Planning LawGender ImbalanceGender InequalityHomosexualityHuman TraffickingMarriage LawOne-Child PolicySelective AbortionsSex TradeTraditional WeddingChapter 8: EducationOverviewElementary and Secondary EducationForeign Exchange ProgramsNational College Entrance Examination (NCEE)Peking (Beijing) UniversityPrivate vs. Public EducationProject 211 and Key UniversitiesQinghua (Tsing-hua) UniversityReturning StudentsChapter 9: LanguageOverviewChinese CharactersHanyu PinyinLocal DialectsMandarinChapter 10: EtiquetteOverviewChinese NamesChinese ZodiacChopsticksHeavenly Stems and Earthly BranchesKetou: BowingLunar-Solar CalendarSymbols of Auspice in TraditionTable MannersChapter 11: Literature and DramaOverviewAncient MythologyBa JinA Dream of Red MansionsFictions of the Ming and Qing DynastiesGuo MoruoJourney to the WestOutlaws of the MarshPeking OperaRomance of Three KingdomsTang-Song PoetryVari-Drama of the Yuan DynastyChapter 12: Art and ArchitectureOverviewChinese Silk and the Silk RoadThe Great WallJade CarvingPagodas, Palaces, and TemplesTang Pottery and Song PorcelainTraditional Chinese PaintingChapter 13: Music and DanceOverviewFolk DanceModern Chinese DanceTraditional InstrumentsChapter 14: FoodOverviewCantonese Dim SumHoliday FeastsHunan and Sichuan Cooking StylesChapter 15: Leisure and SportsOverviewAcupuncture, Moxibustion, and NarcotherapyAlcoholic BeveragesChinese ChessChinese Herbs and Alternative MedicineChinese TeaThe Game of GoQi-GongTai-Chi Quan2008 Beijing OlympicsWushu: Martial ArtsChapter 16: Media and Popular CultureOverviewCensor SystemCyber PolicingFreedom of SpeechInternet and Social MediaMovies and Film IndustryNational Broadcasting NetworksNetizen and Online GuerrillaState-Owned NewspapersAppendix A: A Day in the LifeA Day in the Life of a Factory WorkerA Day in the Life of a FarmerA Day in the Life of a High School StudentA Day in the Life of a HousewifeA Day in the Life of a PLA SoldierAppendix B: Glossary of Key TermsAppendix C: Facts and FiguresAppendix D: HolidaysSelected BibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (448 pages)
• Subjects: 951.06; Social Science -- Ethnic Studies -- Asian American Studies; History; China -- Social life and customs; China -- Social conditions
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216118435
• Related ISBNs: 9781610696258
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