National Day (Guóqìngjié 国庆节)|Guóqìngjié 国庆节 (National Day)
Haiwang YUAN Grand Parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October 1999. On of
Architecture (Jiànzhùxué 建筑学)|Jiànzhùxué 建筑学 (Architecture)
Nancy S. STEINHARDT Architectural drawing of a Chinese building by William Chambers, 1757. Chinese architecture—from the Great Wall to the
Great Wall (Chángchéng 长城)|Chángchéng 长城 (Great Wall)
Andrew FIELD An aerial view of the Great Wall shows its expansive reach and fortification points across the mountains. PHOTO
Zhaozhou Bridge (Zhàozhōu Qiáo 赵州桥)|Zhàozhōu Qiáo 赵州桥 (Zhaozhou Bridge)
Ronald G. KNAPP The segmented open spandrels (arches) that support the Zhaozhou Bridge, built during the Sui dynasty, were a
Yangzi (Chang) River Bridge at Nanjing (Nánjīng Cháng Jiāng Dàqiáo 南京长江大桥)|Nánjīng Cháng Jiāng Dàqiáo 南京长江大桥 (Yangzi (Chang) River Bridge at Nanjing)
Ronald G. KNAPP The two-level bridge spanning the Yangzi River at Nanjing, an engineering marvel built and designed entirely by
Yin Ruins (Yinxu) (Yīnxū 殷墟)|Yīnxū 殷墟 (Yin Ruins (Yinxu))
WANG Ying The Tomb of Lady Fu Hao, Yin ruins, China. PHOTO BY CHRIS GYFORD. The structures and artifacts excavated
Jingdezhen (Jǐngdézhèn 景德镇)|Jǐngdézhèn 景德镇 (Jingdezhen)
Ellen HUANG As early as the sixth century CE, the city of Jingdezhen produced ceramics. It went on to specialize
Sanxingdui (Sānxīngduī 三星堆)|Sānxīngduī 三星堆 (Sanxingdui)
Yan SUN Sculpted bronze heads with gilded masks from the Sanxingdui Museum. The sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui site, accidentally
Three Gorges Dam (Chángjiāng Sānxiá Dàbà 长江三峡大坝)|Chángjiāng Sānxiá Dàbà 长江三峡大坝 (Three Gorges Dam)
Stephen F. CUNHA A view of the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest feat of engineering, which will supply China
Humor (Yōumò 幽默)|Yōumò 幽默 (Humor)
Kristin STAPLETON A man on roller skates entertains a crowd. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN. The use of humor is