ChinaArt and Architecture of Chinese Culture

Ma Yan: On a Mountain Path in SpringRetrieved March 25/2014 from: http://www.comuseum.com/product/ma-yuan-on-a-mountain-path-in-spring/

Thomas ElmoreArt 103Averett University

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ChinaCulture influenced and enriched by

three traditions• Confucianism• Daoism• Budhism

Characterized by Dynasty Rule

ChinaHistorical Art Forms and Achievements

Sculpture and Decorative Art• Bronze Vessels• Terra Cotta Warriors• Stone Tomb Reliefs• Porcelain• Wood CarvingsPainting• Calligraphy• Landscape Painting• Literati PaintingArchitecture• Chinese Watch Towers• Great Wall of ChinaContemporary

ChineseSculpture &

Decorative Art

Bronze Vessels

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Terracotta Warriors

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Stone Tomb Reliefs

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Porcelain

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Wood Carving

ChinesePainting

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Calligraphy

Landscape Painting

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Literati Painting

ChineseArchitecture

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ArchitectureImage Retrieved March 25, 2017 from: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/454159943654199930//

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Architecture

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Kaiping Watch Tower

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The Great Wall

The Great Wall

ChineseContemporary

ChineseContemporary

Architecture

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http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753875

Frank, P. (2011). Prebles' Artforms (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Greenwood, V. (2015, Dec. 07) The Lovely Chinese Watchtowers Built with Proceeds from the California Gold Rush. Retrieved March 25,

2017 from: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-chinese-watchtowers-built-with-proceeds-from-the-california-gold-rush

Jobson, C. (2015, Oct. 27) The Exquisite Detail of Traditional Chinese Dongyang Wood. Retrieved March 25, 2017 from:

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/10/the-exquisite-detail-of-dongyang-wood-carving/

by Veronique Greenwood December 07, 2015