Let’s explore the ancient world. We’ve chosen folk tales, myths, biographies, and documentaries from different continents, and we have maps for you to download and trace or fill in also. This month we have all sorts of information about ancient China for you!
Map Study
Map Study is very simple. Print off a map. Label what you can from memory. Look up three-five more things and add them. Look over your labeled map for a minute or two each day, but only add to it once or twice a week. Soon you’ll know far more about the area you are studying than you did before
Maps of China
- https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/china_administrative_map.htm
- https://www.ilibrarian.net/history/china_geography_map.jpg
Timeline of Chinese Dynasties
Art
- Terra Cotta Army
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_art
- https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/china-arts-crafts.htm
Architecture
- https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/architecture/
- https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/architecture/examples.htm
- Ceramic glazed roof tiles https://www.seetao.com/details/42218.html
- Siheyuan or the Courtyard Compound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siheyuan#/media/File:Siheyuan_model.jpg
- Ancient https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/architecture/
- Modern https://supchina.com/2021/09/22/architecture-10-amazing-contemporary-buildings-in-china/
- Defense Structures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUFLNJBj-KY
Tales
- The Chinese Fairy Book: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29939/29939-h/29939-h.htm
- Some Chinese Ghosts: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16261/16261-h/16261-h.htm
- Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40425/40425-h/40425-h.htm
Poetry
- 5 Famous Poems that Every Chinese Kid Knows by Jinna Wang
- Mandarin Chinese Children’s Poem: A Small Boat by Lin
- The Jade Flute: Chinese Poems in Prose by Various
Picture Books
- The Dreamer of Stars by Jillian Lin and check out the other books she has written in this series
- Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang
- The Moon Lady by Amy Tan
- Science Picture Books Not necessarily about Chinese culture but written by author and illustrator Jason Chin with illustrations featuring Chinese people
- Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang and others by this author
- The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty and the Beast Tale by Lawrence Yep
- Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
- Chalk Academy has tons of book suggestions and lists of books in Chinese
Chapter Books
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin
- When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
- A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman
- Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz
- Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
Videos
Appreciating Chinese Calligraphy
Inside China’s ghost cities
How China Builds So Fast
Audio:
Jim Weiss: Tales from Cultures Far and Near
