Saturday, May 16, 2009

Source #25 for FINAL

http://www.nardis.com/~twchan/liang.html
1. nardis.com
2. Liang Shouyu
3. He is a professional in martial arts and is known as "an honour and excellence in Chinese Martial Arts since 1987."
4. It talks about chinese martial arts and the types of martial arts and explains the history behind and how to do it. Also how it became an art.
5. Yes because it is a higly credible source

Source #24 for FINAL

http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/14/content_73144.htm
1. chinaculture.com
2. chinadaily.com.cn
3. This page is constructed by chinadaily.com.cn which is a news website in china, thus it is credible
4. It talks about the art of chinese fans. It has all the information that i need for hte ppt. It has pictures, history, the why, when, how and everything. It also talks about the common and face paintings that are on a fan and why that is the design that is chosen.
5. Yes because its a credible source

Source #23 for FINAL

http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-11/11/content_75738.htm
1. chinaculture.org
2. chinadaily.com.cn
3. The website that filters the information in the orginal website and sponsers it, is a news website in china, thus it is credible source wiht credentials
4. It talks about chinese seal cutting which is considered a type of art in China. It requires a lot of skill and mostly needs to be careful. It explains how it started out which is through chinese calligraphy. it also explains the history and why it became an art and why it is considered an art. There is also a small section on how to cut a seal.
5. Yes because it is a credible source

Friday, May 15, 2009

Source #22 for FINAL

http://www.guzheng.hk/about-guzheng/guzheng-history.html?lang=en-us&currcy=USD&shipto=United+States&shipmethod=airmail
1. guzheng.hk
2. Lunlun Zou
3. She is one of world's largest guzheng artists. Her professional and creative focus includes music composition, performance, teaching and promotion of Chinese music.
4. This website talks about guzheng which is a vital instrument in China. I was researching Chinese Music but i could not find much history on it but something that came up many a times is the guzheng. This website is great. It has the history of the guzheng and how it has evolved in the years. And also the styles of guzheng. An absolute great website.
5. Yes because it is a highly credible source

Source #21 for FINAL

http://www.venuscomm.com/Penjingdef.html
1. venuscomm.com
2. Karin Albert
3. She is a writer, public speaker, and a peijing specialist who has researched in ancient Chinese history for five years and has qualifications and those are the credentials
4. It explains what exactly the peijing is. it is actually a type of Chinese art of creating a miniature landscape in a container. Then it talks about the historical development, aesthetics and spiritual background. It is also called bonsai and it is a typ eof chinese gardening, thus another type of chinese art.
5. Yes because the source is valid and credible

Source #20 for FINAL

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/ClassicalChineseGarden_Intro.html
1. usna.usda.gov
2. US National Arboretum
3. It is a valid website with credentials ebcause it is a nationally sponsered and supported website kind of like NASA...you cannot really explain their credentials but you know it is valid
4. It talks about the classical chinese garden which part of gardening which is a sub category of chinese arts. It talks about the history and the aspects that may seem simple and obvious to us such as water but shows the deeper meaning and the different way the chinese use it to make chinese gardening different from usual gardening. Also shows many examples of gardening.
5. Yes because it comes from a credible source

Source #19 for FINAL

http://library.thinkquest.org/10098/china1.htm
1. library.thinkquest.org
2. Alex Lee, James Arndt, and Shane Goldmacher
3. At the end of the article, there is a short bibliography:
----------1. Odijk, Pamela, The Ancient World: The Chinese, Englewood Cliffs, Silver Burdett Press, 1989
----------2. Waterlow, Julia, Looking Into the Past: The Ancient Chinese, New York, Thomson Learning, 1994
And these books are legit
4. It talks about all aspectsof chinese architecture which is a part of chinese arts. It talks about the basic idea and structure, then examples of temples and palaces in china, and other strucutres in the city. It explains the roofs, which is one of their speciality. Then their key place in china: the forbidden city and the great wall which is pure chinese types of chinese architecture
5. Yes because the source is legit