The document summarizes aspects of Chinese culture including music, architecture, and cuisine. For music, it notes the early development of the qin instrument during the Tang Dynasty, interest in Western music in the early 1900s, and the Communist Party's promotion of revolutionary songs after 1942. For architecture, it emphasizes the importance of width over height and symmetry, as well as examples like the Forbidden City. For cuisine, it discusses the large variety originating from imperial dynasties, meals with 100 dishes, and the balance of flavors in traditional dishes prepared with chopsticks.

1. Chinese Culture Raymond Dich World History from 1750 Professor Arguello

2. Chinese Music First flowering of Chinese music was for the qin during Tang Dynasty New Culture Movement of the 1910’s evoked interest in Western music-Chinese studied music abroad After 1942, Communist Party wanted to create revolutionary songs to educate rural population Modern Chinese music has a combination of pop and classical music Music in China is still very much state-owned -Traditional instruments invented in China include GuZheng, Pipa and Dizi

3. Chinese Architecture Chinese Architecture emphasize width instead of height, which is emphasized by the West Importance of Symmetry-connotes a sense of grandeur Feng-shui was important in structural development Examples of notable architecture include the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and the design of Chinese gardens

4. Chinese Cuisine A large variety of Chinese cuisine course came from practice of dynastic period Emperors in history held bandquets with 100 dishes per meal-concubines involved in food preparation Overtime, many dishes became part of everyday cuisine Most dishes are prepared in bite-sized pieces, ready for picking up with chopstick Traditional cuisine is based on opposite flavors: spicy balances mild, hot balance cold

5. Sources Wikipedia: Chinese Architecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_architecture Wikipedia-Chinese Music http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_China Wikipedia-Chinese Cuisine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cuisine