CHINESE CIVILIZATION
STUDY GUIDES History Culture Literature HISTORY (Ancient-Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th) POL(Government-Military) SOC(Class-Gender) ECO(Innovation-Trade) CUL(Rel-Phi-Sci-Art-Lit)
CULTURE (Ancient-Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th ) VERBAL(Lit-Lng-Script-Myth-Folklore) VISUAL(Pnt-Sclp-Arch) PERFORMING(Dnc-Musn)
LITERATURE (Ancient-Postclassical-E Modern-19th-20th) GENRES (Poetry - Drama - Fiction - Autobiography -Essay )
Literary Works
Confucius(B.C.551-479) BOOK OF SONGS, THE(TWELFTH CENTURY B.C.E)Shi Naian(1296-1370) ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS(THIRTEENTH CENTURY)Gao Ming(1305-1370) LUTE, THE(1367)Luo Guanzhong(1330-1400) ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS(FOURTTEENTH CENTURY)Wu Chengen(1500-1582) JOURNEY TO THE WEST, THE(1592)Pu Songling(1640-1715) STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO(1766)Cao, Xueqin(1715-1763) DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER(1792)Liu E(1857-1909) TRAVELS OF LAO TS’AN, THE(1904-1907)Lao, She(1899-1966) CAMEL XIANGZI(1936-1937)Gao Xingjian(1940- ) SOUL MOUNTAIN(1990)Jin, Ha(1956- ) WAITING(1999)- WAR TRASH(2004)
Films
CHINA
Fei Mu (1906-1951) SPRING IN A SMALL TOWN (1948)Cai Chusheng(1906-1968) SPRING RIVER FLOWS EAST(1947)Jin Shan(1911-1982) STORM(1959)Zheng Junli(1911-1969) SPRING RIVER FLOWS EAST (1947)-CROWS AND SPARROWS(1949)Cui Wei(1912-1979) SONG OF YOUTH(1959)Sang Hu(1916-1995) WHITE-HAIRED GIRL, THE(1950)Ling Zhifeng(1917-1999) DAUGHTERS OF CHINA(1949)Chen Huaiai(1920-1994) SONG OF YOUTH (1959)Xie Jin(1923-2008) STAGE SISTERS(1967)- HIBISCUS TOWN(1986)Kıng Hu(1932-1997) TOUCH OF ZEN, A(1971)Wang, Peter(1938- ) GREAT WALL, A(1986)- LASER MAN, THE(1988)Tianming, Wu(1939-2014) THE KING OF MASKS(1996)Fei, Xie(1942- ) A MONGOLIAN TALE(1995)Hsu, Li-Kong(1943- ) FLEEING BY NIGHT(2000)Woo, John(1946- ) HARD TARGET(1993)- BROKEN ARROW(1996)- FACE/OFF(1997)- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2(2000)- WINDTALKERS(2002)- PAYCHECK(2003)Chiang, John(1947- ) WRONG COUPLES, THE(1987)Hou Hsiao-Hsien(1947- ) DAUGHTER OF THE NILE(1987)- THE PUPPETMASTER (HSIMENG JENSHENG)(1993)- MILLENNIUM MAMBO(2001)Edward Yang (1947-2007) YI YI (2000) - A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY (1991)Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947-) A CITY OF SADNESS (1989)Tan, Fred(1949-1990) ROUGE OF THE NORTH(1988)Hark, Tsui(1950- ) TWIN DRAGONS(1992)- DOUBLE TEAM(1997)- KNOCK OFF(1998) -TIME AND TIDE(2000)Zhang Yimou(1950- ) RED SORGHUM(1987)- JU DOU(1990)- RAISE THE RED LANTERN(1991)- STORY OF QIU JU, THE(1992)- TO LIVE(1994)-THE ROAD HOME(1999)- HAPPY TIMES(2000)- HERO(2002)Shin, Stephen(1951- ) BLACK CAT(1991)Chen Kaige(1952- ) KING OF THE CHIIDREN(1987)- LIFE ON A STRING(1991)- FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE(1993)Choy, Christine(1952- ) WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN?(1987)Hung, Samo(1952- ) MR. NICE GUY(1997)Kaige, Chen(1952- ) TEMPTRESS MOON(1996)- HAPPY TOGETHER(1997)- TOGETHER(2002)Wu Ziniu(1952- ) LAST DAY OF WINTER, THE(1986)Zhuangzhuang, Tian(1952- ) THE BLUE KITE(1993)Chen Kaige (1952-) FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE ( 1993)Chen Sıu-Tung(1953- ) CHINESE GHOST STORY II, A(1990)- CHINESE GHOST STORY III, A(1991)Siu-Tung, Ching(1953- ) THE EAST IS RED (SWORDSMAN III)(1993)Sijie, Dai(1954- ) CHINA, MY SORROW(1989)Xiaowen, Zhou(1954- ) THE EMPEROR’S SHADOW(1996)Ang Lee (1954-) EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) - CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000)Yang Feng-Liang(1955- ) JU DOU(1990)Kar-Wai, Wong(1958- ) AS TEARS GO BY (1988)-DAYS OF BEING WILD (1990)-CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994)-FALLEN ANGELS (1995)-HAPPY TOGETHER (1997)- IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE(2001)- 2046 (2004)-HAND (2004)-MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS (2007)-ASHES OF TIME REDUX(2008)- GRANDMASTER (2013)Chen, Joan(1961- ) XIU XIU, THE SENT DOWN GIRL(1998)- AUTUMN IN NEW YORK(2000)Jiang Wen (1963-) IN THE HEAT OF THE SUN (1994)Wang, Xiaoshuai(1966- ) BEIJING BICYCLE(2001)Yang, Zhang(1967- ) THE SHOWER(1999)-QUITTING(2001)Jia, Zhang-Ke(1970- ) PLATFORM(2002)Lo, Chi Muoi(1976- ) CATFISH IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE(2000)Chan, Tony COMBINATION PLATTER(1993)Luo Tai and Wang Jiayi BUS NUMBER THREE(1980)Tyler, Kim-Chi CHAC(1999)
HONG KONGTaek, Im Kwon(1936- ) CHUNHYANG(2000)- CHIHWASEON: PAıNTED FIRE(2002)Fong, Allen(1947- ) FATHER AND SON(1981)Hui, Ann(1947- ) STORY OF WU VIET, THE(1981)- ROMANCE OF BOOK AND SWORD, THE(1987)Lee, Raymond(1949- ) THE EAST IS RED (SWORDSMAN III)(1993)Wong, Che-Kirk(1949- ) THE BIG HIT(1998)Yu, Ronny(1950- ) BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR(1993)- WARRIORS OF VIRTUE(1997)- BRIDE OF CHUCKY(1998)-FORMULA 51(2001)- FREDDY VS. JASON(2003)Yuen, Corey(1951- ) NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER(1986)- NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER II(1987)Chan, Jackie(1954- ) OPERATION CONDOR(1991)Lam, Ringo(1955-2018) TWIN DRAGONS(1992) -MAXIMUM RISK(1996)Kwan, Stanley(1957- ) LAN YU(2001)Law, Clara(1957- ) THE GODDESS OF 1967(2000)Wong, James(1959- ) FINAL DESTINATION(2000)- THE ONE(2001)Chan, Gordon(1960- ) THE MEDALLION(2003)Lee, Daniel(1960- ) THE BLACK MASK(1996)Tong, Stanley(1960- ) SUPERCOP(1992)- RUMBLE IN THE BRONX(1995)- JACKIE CHAN’S FIRST STRIKE(1996)- MR. MAGOO(1997)Chan, Peter Ho-Sun(1962- ) THE LOVE LETTER(1999)Yung Chi-Chung FATHER AND SON(1981)Zen, Rachel CREAM SODA AND MILK(1981)
TAIWANHata, Masami(1942- ) LITTLE NEMO: ADVENTURES IN SLUMBERLAND(1989)Yin, Chi(1950- ) FLEEING BY NIGHT(2000)Lee, Ang(1954- ) WEDDING BANQUET, THE(1993)- EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN(1994)- THE ICE STORM(1997)- RIDE WITH THE DEVIL(1999)- CROUCHING TıGER, HIDDEN DRAGON(2000)- HULK(2003)Tsai, Ming-Liang(1957- ) THE RIVER(1997)- WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? (2001)
Literary Works
Confucius(B.C.551-479) BOOK OF SONGS, THE(TWELFTH CENTURY B.C.E)Shi Naian(1296-1370) ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS(THIRTEENTH CENTURY)Gao Ming(1305-1370) LUTE, THE(1367)Luo Guanzhong(1330-1400) ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS(FOURTTEENTH CENTURY)Wu Chengen(1500-1582) JOURNEY TO THE WEST, THE(1592)Pu Songling(1640-1715) STRANGE STORIES FROM A CHINESE STUDIO(1766)Cao, Xueqin(1715-1763) DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER(1792)Liu E(1857-1909) TRAVELS OF LAO TS’AN, THE(1904-1907)Lao, She(1899-1966) CAMEL XIANGZI(1936-1937)Gao Xingjian(1940- ) SOUL MOUNTAIN(1990)Jin, Ha(1956- ) WAITING(1999)- WAR TRASH(2004)
Films
CHINA
Fei Mu (1906-1951) SPRING IN A SMALL TOWN (1948)Cai Chusheng(1906-1968) SPRING RIVER FLOWS EAST(1947)Jin Shan(1911-1982) STORM(1959)Zheng Junli(1911-1969) SPRING RIVER FLOWS EAST (1947)-CROWS AND SPARROWS(1949)Cui Wei(1912-1979) SONG OF YOUTH(1959)Sang Hu(1916-1995) WHITE-HAIRED GIRL, THE(1950)Ling Zhifeng(1917-1999) DAUGHTERS OF CHINA(1949)Chen Huaiai(1920-1994) SONG OF YOUTH (1959)Xie Jin(1923-2008) STAGE SISTERS(1967)- HIBISCUS TOWN(1986)Kıng Hu(1932-1997) TOUCH OF ZEN, A(1971)Wang, Peter(1938- ) GREAT WALL, A(1986)- LASER MAN, THE(1988)Tianming, Wu(1939-2014) THE KING OF MASKS(1996)Fei, Xie(1942- ) A MONGOLIAN TALE(1995)Hsu, Li-Kong(1943- ) FLEEING BY NIGHT(2000)Woo, John(1946- ) HARD TARGET(1993)- BROKEN ARROW(1996)- FACE/OFF(1997)- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2(2000)- WINDTALKERS(2002)- PAYCHECK(2003)Chiang, John(1947- ) WRONG COUPLES, THE(1987)Hou Hsiao-Hsien(1947- ) DAUGHTER OF THE NILE(1987)- THE PUPPETMASTER (HSIMENG JENSHENG)(1993)- MILLENNIUM MAMBO(2001)Edward Yang (1947-2007) YI YI (2000) - A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY (1991)Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947-) A CITY OF SADNESS (1989)Tan, Fred(1949-1990) ROUGE OF THE NORTH(1988)Hark, Tsui(1950- ) TWIN DRAGONS(1992)- DOUBLE TEAM(1997)- KNOCK OFF(1998) -TIME AND TIDE(2000)Zhang Yimou(1950- ) RED SORGHUM(1987)- JU DOU(1990)- RAISE THE RED LANTERN(1991)- STORY OF QIU JU, THE(1992)- TO LIVE(1994)-THE ROAD HOME(1999)- HAPPY TIMES(2000)- HERO(2002)Shin, Stephen(1951- ) BLACK CAT(1991)Chen Kaige(1952- ) KING OF THE CHIIDREN(1987)- LIFE ON A STRING(1991)- FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE(1993)Choy, Christine(1952- ) WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN?(1987)Hung, Samo(1952- ) MR. NICE GUY(1997)Kaige, Chen(1952- ) TEMPTRESS MOON(1996)- HAPPY TOGETHER(1997)- TOGETHER(2002)Wu Ziniu(1952- ) LAST DAY OF WINTER, THE(1986)Zhuangzhuang, Tian(1952- ) THE BLUE KITE(1993)Chen Kaige (1952-) FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE ( 1993)Chen Sıu-Tung(1953- ) CHINESE GHOST STORY II, A(1990)- CHINESE GHOST STORY III, A(1991)Siu-Tung, Ching(1953- ) THE EAST IS RED (SWORDSMAN III)(1993)Sijie, Dai(1954- ) CHINA, MY SORROW(1989)Xiaowen, Zhou(1954- ) THE EMPEROR’S SHADOW(1996)Ang Lee (1954-) EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) - CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000)Yang Feng-Liang(1955- ) JU DOU(1990)Kar-Wai, Wong(1958- ) AS TEARS GO BY (1988)-DAYS OF BEING WILD (1990)-CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994)-FALLEN ANGELS (1995)-HAPPY TOGETHER (1997)- IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE(2001)- 2046 (2004)-HAND (2004)-MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS (2007)-ASHES OF TIME REDUX(2008)- GRANDMASTER (2013)Chen, Joan(1961- ) XIU XIU, THE SENT DOWN GIRL(1998)- AUTUMN IN NEW YORK(2000)Jiang Wen (1963-) IN THE HEAT OF THE SUN (1994)Wang, Xiaoshuai(1966- ) BEIJING BICYCLE(2001)Yang, Zhang(1967- ) THE SHOWER(1999)-QUITTING(2001)Jia, Zhang-Ke(1970- ) PLATFORM(2002)Lo, Chi Muoi(1976- ) CATFISH IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE(2000)Chan, Tony COMBINATION PLATTER(1993)Luo Tai and Wang Jiayi BUS NUMBER THREE(1980)Tyler, Kim-Chi CHAC(1999)
HONG KONGTaek, Im Kwon(1936- ) CHUNHYANG(2000)- CHIHWASEON: PAıNTED FIRE(2002)Fong, Allen(1947- ) FATHER AND SON(1981)Hui, Ann(1947- ) STORY OF WU VIET, THE(1981)- ROMANCE OF BOOK AND SWORD, THE(1987)Lee, Raymond(1949- ) THE EAST IS RED (SWORDSMAN III)(1993)Wong, Che-Kirk(1949- ) THE BIG HIT(1998)Yu, Ronny(1950- ) BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR(1993)- WARRIORS OF VIRTUE(1997)- BRIDE OF CHUCKY(1998)-FORMULA 51(2001)- FREDDY VS. JASON(2003)Yuen, Corey(1951- ) NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER(1986)- NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER II(1987)Chan, Jackie(1954- ) OPERATION CONDOR(1991)Lam, Ringo(1955-2018) TWIN DRAGONS(1992) -MAXIMUM RISK(1996)Kwan, Stanley(1957- ) LAN YU(2001)Law, Clara(1957- ) THE GODDESS OF 1967(2000)Wong, James(1959- ) FINAL DESTINATION(2000)- THE ONE(2001)Chan, Gordon(1960- ) THE MEDALLION(2003)Lee, Daniel(1960- ) THE BLACK MASK(1996)Tong, Stanley(1960- ) SUPERCOP(1992)- RUMBLE IN THE BRONX(1995)- JACKIE CHAN’S FIRST STRIKE(1996)- MR. MAGOO(1997)Chan, Peter Ho-Sun(1962- ) THE LOVE LETTER(1999)Yung Chi-Chung FATHER AND SON(1981)Zen, Rachel CREAM SODA AND MILK(1981)
TAIWANHata, Masami(1942- ) LITTLE NEMO: ADVENTURES IN SLUMBERLAND(1989)Yin, Chi(1950- ) FLEEING BY NIGHT(2000)Lee, Ang(1954- ) WEDDING BANQUET, THE(1993)- EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN(1994)- THE ICE STORM(1997)- RIDE WITH THE DEVIL(1999)- CROUCHING TıGER, HIDDEN DRAGON(2000)- HULK(2003)Tsai, Ming-Liang(1957- ) THE RIVER(1997)- WHAT TIME IS IT THERE? (2001)