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Chinese garden — redirects here. For other uses, see Chinese Garden (disambiguation). Chinese garden Zhishan Garden in the the garden styles of the Song and Ming dynasties[1] … Wikipedia
Chinese instrument classification — Chinese musical instruments were traditionally classified according to the materials used in their construction. The eight classifications are silk, bamboo, wood, stone, metal, clay, gourd, and hide. There are other instruments that may not fit… … Wikipedia
Chinese people in Sri Lanka — Total population Various estimates Related ethnic groups Chinese people There have been Chinese people in Sri Lanka since the 1700s.[1] Though their numbers dwindled in the decades after independence, in the 1990s and 2000s a new wave of Chinese… … Wikipedia
List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have … Wikipedia
History of silk — According to Chinese tradition, the history of silk begins in the 27th century BCE. Its use was confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter half of the first millennium BC. China maintained its virtual monopoly… … Wikipedia
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List of Chinese discoveries — Aside from many original inventions, the Chinese were also early original pioneers in the discovery of natural phenomena which can be found in the human body, the environment of the world, and the immediate solar system. The list below contains… … Wikipedia
Morus (plant) — Mulberry redirects here. For other uses, see Mulberry (disambiguation). For other plants called mulberry, see mulberry (plant). Mulberry Morus alba Scientific cla … Wikipedia
Vegetable silk — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
