china

• Ang China ay napalilibutan ng matataas na hanay ng mga bundok sa hilaga, timog at kanluran
• Tatlong ilog ang dumadaloy patungo sa dagat mula sa bundok sa kanluran: Huang Ho o Yellow River sa hilaga, Yangtze River sa Gitnang China, at Si o Kanlurang ilog o River of Sorrow sa timog
• Ang pinuno na nagtayo ng unang dinastiya sa China ay si Yu, tinatawag na XIA
• Ang dinastiyang Xia ay itinatag sa ERLITOU, isang lalawigan sa Timog Shansi
• Noong 3000 BCE, lumaki ang sakahan sa tabi ng Ilog Huang at itinatag ang kaharian na Shang
• Ang dinastiya ng Shang ay nagkaroon ng mahabang pamumuno sa loob ng 600 taon
• Ang dinastiyang Shang ay sinakop ng dinastiyang Zhou noong 1027
• Ang pilosopiya ng "Mandate of Heaven" ay umunlad sa panahon ng dinastiyang Zhou
• Ang dinastiyang Zhou ay umabot ng 900 na taon at nagdulot ng piyudalismo sa China
• Sa panahon ng dinastiyang Zhou, umunlad ang pag-aaral ng panitikan at sistema ng edukasyon
• Ang Great Wall of China ay itinayo sa panahon ng dinastiyang Ch'in bilang pananggalang laban sa mga lumulusob na Mongol
• Ang sistema ng pagsulat na inukit sa oracle bone ay isang ambag sa kasaysayan ng China
• Mga kaisipan at pilosopiya tulad ng Confucianismo, Legalismo, at Taoismo ay naging mahalagang bahagi ng kasaysayan ng China
• Ang Silk Road ay nagpaunlad sa kalakalan sa pagitan ng China, Middle East at Europe
• The music of Japan often represents natural sounds and the sound of life through percussion, wind, and stringed instruments
• Japanese music includes a large group of performers in distinct styles, both traditional and modern
• Japanese music is based on the intervals of human breathing rather than mathematical timing
• Japanese musicians show their spiritual self-mastery in mastering their instrument, giving value to their performance and composure
• Vocal music of Japan is meditative in character and highly ritualized
• Japanese chamber and solo music have a slow meditative pace, requiring musicians to show their spiritual self-mastery in their performance and composure
• Ensemble instrumental music of Japan includes:

  • Kangen: orchestral music and instrumental ensemble accompanying the dance of Bugaku, meaning "wind & string instruments"
  • Sankyoku: used as an accompaniment for vocal music and serves as an interlude between sections
• Japanese musical instruments include:

  • Chordophone instruments (String Instruments):
  • Koto: a 13-string zither played using the thumb and first two fingers of the right hand
  • Biwa: a short neck lute used to accompany puppet play in gagaku
  • Shamisen: a long slender three-string plucked lute covered with animal skin
  • Wagon: a six-string koto of trapezoidal shape
  • Aerophone instruments (Wind or blown instruments):
  • Ryuteki: used in Kangen ensemble, a seven-holed transverse bamboo flute
  • Shakuhachi: a bamboo flute with four finger holes
  • Sho: a mouthpiece organ similar to Chinese Sheng
  • Hichiriki: another instrument used in Kangen, a seven-holed double-reed instrument made of bamboo
  • Membranophone instruments:
  • Shimedaiko: a small Japanese drum played with a stick named "bachi"
  • Taiko: also used in Kangen
  • Kakko: an instrument used in gagaku made up of deer skin
  • Idiophone instruments:
  • Shoko: a small gong used in Kangen ensemble
• Japanese folk songs include:

  • Sakura: a famous Japanese folk song meaning cherry blossom flowers in English
  • Tsuki: means moon in English, describing the shape and beauty of the moon
  • Jan Ken Pon Yo: a famous children's game of paper, scissors, and stones
• the capital city of china is beijing