Contents

Introduction vii

Part I – 1

Geography and Climate – 3

Peoples and Languages – 41

Systems of Thought and Belief – 83

Health and Medicine – 131

The Arts, Entertainment, and Sports – 161

Literature – 207

Science and Technology – 225

Economy and Trade – 257

Institutions Governing Chinese Society – 299

Part II – 343

Chronology – 345

Part III – 545

China A to Z – 547

Part IV – 607

Traveling to China – 609

Appendix – 659

Converting from Pinyin to Wade-Giles – 661

Map of Modern China and Its Neighboring Countries – 666

Index – 669