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Since the earliest literary sources of China yield no information about the religious concepts underlying the animal style on ancient Chinese bron­ zes, an attempt is made in this paper to find an explanation by studying the idea of Tao. Although our knowledge of Tao stems mainly from writings of the 3rd century B. c. , a pre-philosophical Tao - ...

In Chinese architecture a Northern style represents the power of the ruler, a Southern style, freedom from government interference. The latter was probably developed by painters during Southern Sung, when North China was under the rule of "barbarians". When, in the 16th century, the Chinese from the Southern coastal provinces began to immigrate to Taiwan, they took with them their ...