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	Chinese society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chinese society refers to the social structure of China.
		Classical Chinese is no longer the predominant form of written Chinese, though it continues to be a part of high school curricula and is hence intelligible to some degree to many Chinese people.
		The leaders who directed the efforts to change Chinese society after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 were raised in the old society and had been marked with its values.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_society (1440 words)

	Chinese Mathematical Society
		The reason is that the Chinese Society for Mathematical Sciences was founded in 1929 and carried out the same functions as the Chinese Mathematical Society until 1936.
		The Chinese Mathematical Society was no longer able to operate and although in some sense it continued to exist, from 1938 to 1945 it could not function.
		Attempts were made to refound the Chinese Mathematical Society and in 1948 it began again to function in support of mathematics throughout China.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Societies/Chinese.html (319 words)

	The Hung Society -A Traditional Chinese Secret Society
		Footnote One Although a society member would see those in other chapters as people who he had a great deal in common with and should help if possible, it is important to remember that the Hung society organizations were primarily local institutions based in a particular place and time.
		It follows that although the Hung society is intended to be an organization composed of sworn brothers, it does not mean that it is an organization of equals.
		Chinese cosmology teaches that it is desirable whenever possible to have a balance between Yin, the passive aspect, and Yang, the dynamic, active aspect of things.
	www.capital.net /~phuston/hung.html (4391 words)

	Chinese Secret Society,Hung Society
		He was charged with the responsibility of overseeing the expansion of the society and ensuing that such expansion happened in a manner that would be in the long term best interests of the group.
		Within the Ko-Lao Hui (the Elder Brothers Society), a Chinese secret society that used and modified many of the Hung society institutions, these eight officers were referred to as the Lodge of the Inner Eight.
		Among Chinese tongs in America, often one of the most important services to members was the way in which they would preserve the remains of their members and ensure that they received proper burial in China.
	www.chinatownconnection.com /chinese-secret-society.htm (1424 words)

	Mississippi Chinese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Chinese grocery was, however, a welcoming place for African Americans in the Delta: a place to sit and talk, pass the time, and even find work from landowners who would check there for available day laborers.
		The Chinese were middlemen between fls and whites, often providing a needed contact point in a segregated society.
		Chinese in the Delta attempted to maintain a certain distance from others in society, hoping to insulate themselves from problems and concentrate on their economic success.
	mshistory.k12.ms.us /features/feature33/chinese.html (1854 words)

	Chinese American Medical Society - About Us (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Society was conceived by a small group of Chinese physicians who met informally in New York City.
		The Society is incorporated as a non-profit, charitable, educational, and scientific society.
		Among its activities, the Federation continues the tradition of sponsoring an international conference on health problems related to the Chinese biennially The third conference (1986) and the seventh conference (1994) were hosted by CAMS in New York City.
	www.camsociety.org /absociety.htm (750 words)

	Asia Society: New Chinese Art - Chronologies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Some filmmakers of the New Chinese Cinema are influenced by the style and incorporate its imagery in their work, for instance, Chen Kaige in Yellow Earth (1984), and Zhang Yimou in Red Sorghum (1987) and Raise the Red Lantern (1991), all critically acclaimed in the West.
		In November, the Chinese Modern Art Research Committee (Zhongguo xiandaiyishu yanjiuhui), an association of about 30 critics, is founded in Beijing, in part as a planning committee for the nationwide avant-garde exhibition.
		Although short-lived, the Society is the first independent, artist-run co-op, and functions as a space for exhibition and informal artist meetings.
	www.asiasociety.org /arts/insideout/chronologies.html (13949 words)

	Simplified Spelling Society : Chinese character reform.
		This first "List of commonly-used Chinese characters" and the three rules for simplification were sent to researchers and teachers involved in Chinese language teaching or calligraphy, in order to get their opinions about the proposed simplified forms.
		Calligraphy is often shown in exhibition for public appreciation and critical appraisal by connoisseurs, and changing the form of the character may affect the esthetic qualities of this traditional art form.
		When one considers the advantages of simplifying Chinese characters, it ought also to be attractive for the Japanese to simplify their Kanji characters, which derive from Chinese.
	www.spellingsociety.org /journals/j13/chinese.php (1680 words)

	Chinese Music Research Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Chinese Music Society of North America was organized as the Chinese Musicians International Network in 1969, and grew to an international organization in 1976.
		The Society contributes to a large number of cultural communities in the U.S., Canada, and internationally through their worldwide network of human resources, forums, workshops, and publications.
		The Society sponsors the U.S. and European Concert Tour of the Chinese Classical Orchestra, the Silk and Bamboo Ensemble, and Concerts and Lectures for communities, museums and university campuses year-round.
	www.chinesemusic.net /cmri.htm (508 words)

	Western Washington University :: Modern Chinese Society and Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This survey course is designed to introduce American students tothe way Chinese people have understood the importance of language in their culture.
		The course aims to give students an overview of the interaction between Chinese society and Chinese language.
		Course work includes homework assignments (including one report from interviewing native Chinese speakers or students of the Chinese language), a midterm and a final exam.
	www.wwu.edu /cms/WWU.Chinese/Courses/EAS230.html (272 words)

	Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) in San Francisco Chinatown - The largest chinatown outside of Asia
		The Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) is one of the oldest and largest organizations dedicated to the study, documentation, and dissemination of Chinese American history.
		The Chinese Hsitorical Society of America is the first such Chinese American historical society in North America.
		To accommodate their expanding programs and exhibitions, CHSA opened the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center in the historic Julia Morgan Chinese YWCA building in November 2001.
	www.sanfranciscochinatown.com /attractions/chsa.html (217 words)

	Center for Chinese Studies: Related Organizations: Civic & Cultural Organizations & Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc. (OCA) was founded in 1973 to provide a national voice for Chinese Americans in the United States.
		Founded in 1884 to represent the Chinese community in Hawaii, the United Chinese Society (UCS) is the umbrella organization of nearly 100 societies and organizations.
		The goals of CCAC are to uphold and promote the civil rights of the Chinese in Hawai'i, to define the needs of the Chinese community, to advocate for and to provide sufficient social services for the Chinese community, and to advance fairness and justice for all.
	www.chinesestudies.hawaii.edu /organizations/civic.html (1046 words)

	Society for Chinese Law
		The Society for Chinese Law functions as a forum where students with an interest in Chinese legal development, U.S.-China Relations, and legal practice in China come together to share ideas, exchange information and experiences, and establish contacts that extend beyond the law school.
		The Society has benefited from rapidly growing interest in China's legal development over recent years and includes J.D. students with prior China experience and an interest in working in overseas, international students, and visiting scholars.
		The Society's Wednesday Lunch Lecture Series is the group's primary way of providing CLS students a forum for learning about recent legal developments in China from a range of U.S. academics, Chinese visiting scholars and practitioners involved in both the private sector and public law.
	www.law.columbia.edu /center_program/chinese/Society_ (368 words)

	Chinese Confucianism, China Confucianism: Travel China Guide.com
		Confucianism has dominated a feudal society that in essence has lasted 2000 years and for that reason its influence over the history, social structure and the people of China cannot be overlooked.
		The intellectuals of the day were concerned about the future mode of society, hence the most brilliant contention of a hundred schools of thought, such as Legist, Taoist, thrived in a vibrant period in Chinese history.
		Confucius' proposal was to discipline oneself and to revive the ethics of Zhou Dynasty.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/religion/confucianism/index.htm (1619 words)

	CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA's SHRINE PROJECT
		Nodal assured the Chinese Historical Society: "We're going to be with you all the way." Phase One's completion was celebrated on June 3, 1995 with speeches and a ceremonial ribbon-cutting.
		The Chinese community responded by opening a new cemetery in the Belvedere Gardens district of East Los Angeles in 1922, which is still operating at First Street and Eastern Avenue.
		In 1937, many remaining burials in the Chinese section of the County Cemetery were returned to China in a joint effort between the Ning Yung, Yin Hoi and Kwong Chow Associations.
	www.chssc.org /history/shrinefull.html (1817 words)

	Beyond State and Society
		In seeking to understand Chinese history, scholars such as Joan Judge and Mary Rankin have chosen to focus on the nature of the Chinese “state” or “society.” Indeed, the theme of state-society relations has been especially prominent among Western scholars in their attempt to adopt a “China-centered” historiographic approach.
		Instead of studying society as a necessary entity in opposition to the state or as an autonomous space of human activity, some scholars – such as Stefan Tanaka (in an unpublished manuscript) and David Harvey (in The Condition of Postmodernity (1989))-- have argued for a historicization of the concept of society itself.
		Sure enough, her narrative portrays a litigious society in which locals challenging the state, widows repudiating male dominance, and disempowered individuals circumventing the local nexus of power through the reliance on legal experts were all possibilities.
	orpheus.ucsd.edu /chinesehistory/pgp/ellenqingessay.htm (2320 words)

	Chinese Language Programs in American Schools
		Asia Society is working with partners in the public and private sector to address the disparity between our need for more Chinese language programs in American schools and our current limited capacity.
		Asia Society is the leading global organization working to strengthen relationships and promote understanding among the people, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States.
		Founded in 1956, Asia Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution with offices in Hong Kong, Houston, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Washington, D.C. On the web at www.AsiaSociety.org.
	www.askasia.org /chinese/press.htm (691 words)

	CHINESE WOMEN IN LITERATURE AND SOCIETY
		Because fiction is open to an infinite variety of interpretations, and because our discussion and evaluation of Chinese society will inevitably entail discussion and evaluation of our own society, active participation of everyone in the class is extremely important.
		Your purpose will be to react to that story, theme, character, etc., and to suggest how it might be interpreted to illuminate the status and role of women in Chinese society at a particular time.
		Comparative discussions of American and Chinese societies are especially welcome, because they help make explicit the assumptions we bring to the study of a society that is different from our own.
	www.clarku.edu /faculty/propp/282.htm (724 words)

	The Chinese Society of Urban Development
		The Chinese Society of Urban Development is a national, public organization that conducts research in issues dealing with urban reform and development, opening to the outside world, as well as construction and management of cities.
		The main task of the society are is to conduct comprehensive research in theoretical and practical issues of urban reform and development.
		The Society of Urban Development wishes to make a concerted effort to cooperate with its friends from all over the world to speed up the urbanization and modernization process of Chinese cities and to promote the exchange between China and the outside world.
	www.chinaupdate.com /chinaupdate/BUSINESSTRAVEL/Business_Urban.asp?Indicator=Urban (597 words)

	London Chinese Cultural Centre - Home
		The Chinese Dance and Mime Theatre Company was established in 1989 and administrated by the Chinese Cultural Centre.
		Founded in 1984 and administrated by the Chinese Cultural Centre, The London Chinese Orchestra is the first formally organised professional Chinese ensemble in the UK.
		Principle instruments are: Erhu (2 stringed fiddle), Pipa (4 stringed Chinese lute), Di and Xiao (bamboo vertical and horizontal flutes), Yangqin (dulcimer) and heng (wind instrument).
	chineseculturalcentre.org.uk /Chinese_Film_Society/... (397 words)

	Chinese life/society
		In those days Chinese people did not know that their everyday clothing style-such as qipao, dudo (an undergarment covering the chest and abdomen), and jacket - would last for thousands of years and become the favorites of modern Chinese women.
		In Chinese tradition it is said that red color stands for good luck and can dispel ghosts.
		Chinese women will certainly become more and more beautifully dressed as the heritage of Chinese-style clothes evolve.
	www.chinavoc.com /life/fashion/tradicos.asp (453 words)

	Chinese Honor Society: About
		The Hunterdon Central High School Chapter of the Chinese Honor Society is a Chapter of the National Chinese Honor Society.
		This organization was founded to recognize outstanding high school students of Chinese.
		Members of the society must be enrolled in Level 3 of Chinese and have an "A" average in Chinese and a "B" average overall.
	weblogs.hcrhs.k12.nj.us /ChineseHonorSociety/about (132 words)

	European Chinese Society for Clinical Magnetic Resonance
		The European Chinese Society for Clinical Magnetic Resonance (ECSCMR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the exchange of knowledge about the application of magnetic resonance tomography.
		The European Chinese Society for Clinical Magnetic Resonance was founded in 1991 with the aim to increase the exchange of information about the clinical use of MR between Europe and China.
		The Society is open for membership to anybody supportive to and interested in its activities.
	www.ecscmr.de (880 words)

	Chinese Military History Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Chinese Military History Society welcomes historians and other scholars in the humanities and social sciences who are interested in the warfare, strategic thought, military institutions, or civil-military relations of any period of Chinese history from earliest times to the present day.
		The society aims to encourage communication and exchange ideas between scholars working in different disciplines and studying different historical periods who share a common interest in armed conflict and the role of the military in China.
		It aims to facilitate the sharing of bibliographical information on all aspects of Chinese military history, and it seeks to promote better understanding and awareness of the importance of military affairs within the larger framework of Chinese history, society, and culture.
	www.k-state.edu /history/institute/cmhs (205 words)

	Classical Chinese Furniture: Articles
		Links are provided for additional information and convenient purchase from the Chinese Furniture Bookstore.
		Lee, Sherman E. "Chinese Domestic Furniture." Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society 2:4 (Autumn 1992), pp.
		Chinese Garden Court: The Astor Court at the Metropolitan.
	www.chinese-furniture.com /cgi-bin/ccf.cgi?stt=stp&pgn=c_resources/articles_k_m.html&id=1083321053-222.65.104.212-28283 (965 words)

	Center for Chinese Studies: Faculty: Guobin Yang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		One is an empirical and historical study of the relationship between developments in information technologies and changes in political institutions and civil society in 20th-century China.
		Related to this is a project on the emergence and consequences of a global Internet-based Chinese-language public sphere.
		He teaches in the areas of cultural sociology, sociological theory and modern Chinese society and culture.
	www.chinesestudies.hawaii.edu /community/faculty/yang_guobin.html (351 words)

	Joint School Chinese Debating Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joint School Chinese Debating Society, (JSCDS, in Traditional Chinese: 聯校中文辯論學會) is a non-profit joint-school society in Hong Kong.
		The daily operation of the Society is carried out by the Executive Committee, which consists of thirteen members.
		The Society is mainly funded by its member schools' annual subscription fee, with also occasional sponsors from different organizations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joint_School_Chinese_Debating_Society (225 words)

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