ASN209--The Golden Age of Chinese Culture

Spring 2007

Syllabus 
Blackboard 
Lecture Outlines  
Chronology of Chinese History and Culture 
Detailed Map of China 
The Warring States Period
The Han Empire
The Tang Empire
The Map of Chang'an
The Spread of Buddhism
The Map of Song Dynasty
The Map of Northern Song Dynasty
The Map of Southern Song Dynasty
Zhongnan shan (Mt. Zhongnan) by Wang Wei
Tang Poetry
Three Hundred Tang Poems
Poetry I; Poetry 2; Poetry 3;
Prose 1 (Xiang Yu); Prose 2 (Jing Ke); Prose 3 (Lady Li)
The Gentleman of the Five Willow Trees
Confucius on the Book of Odes
Faxian's Pilgrimage
Song Poetry1: Shi: Song Poetry2:Ci
The Parable of the Burning House
Bronzes, Jades, and Other Artifacts
Women in the Tang (I) 
A City of Cathay (I); (2); (3); (4)