Resources for Teachers

The Arts

General Information

Chinese Culture    The Arts and more

The Chinese Arts (note: this site and the ones connected to it are very interesting but often difficult to reach for some reason.)

  Example: Political Pop Art

Chinese Art in Museums

  Example: National Palace Museum (Taipei)

The Splendors of Imperial China

Empires beyond the Great Wall: The Heritage of Genghis Khan

National Treasures

Chinese Art Net   Examples of mordern Chinese art

Chinese Arts - Essay


Images:

The Art of China

Historic Relics in China

Chinese Culture - Images *** Excellent!!

Examples:

Shang Bronze Ritual Vessels

Tang Camel

Song Painting

Photo from the Smithsonian photo collection:

Chinese Opera


Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy

 Appreciation of Chinese Calligraphy

Literature

Historic Legends and Tales

Example: Pan Gu Makes the World

Chinese Myths

Proverbs

Daily Chinese Proverb (in top banner of Inside China Today newspaper)


Lesson Plans - Art:

Getty Education Institute for the Arts

Eastern Nature Painting

   with Early Autumn Hand Scroll

Wedding Ensemble

Lohan and Attendant

AskAsia

Attitudes Toward Nature in Taoist Art

Others

Chinese Kites


Kid's Pages

Art Activities from the Freer Gallery & Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Online Asian Art Activities

Current example (available as of 11-25-97): Chinese Brass Elephant Container


Eric Digests

Teaching Art from a Global Perspective

Art Education in the Social Studies


We would appreciate your comments and suggestions on this webpage.

And look forward to learning about new educational sites and lesson plans that you have created or discovered.

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