China Smart: What You Don't Know, What You Need to Know- A Past & Present Guide to History, Culture, Society, Language

Essential essays on all things Chinese that inform and entertain travelers, students, and anyone working or living in China.;Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Note to the Reader; China's Past; 1. Origin of the Word "China"; 2. The Great Wall; 3. The Imperial Examination System; 4. Two Bloody Civil Wars; 5. Empress Wu: China's Queen Elizabeth I?; 6. Hua Mulan; 7. Foot-binding; 8. Zheng He the Sailor; 9. All the Tea in China; 10. Silk Production; 11. Porcelain; Classic Chinese Texts; 12. Great Chinese Inventions; 13. Martial Arts; 14. The Real Origins of Bonsai, Tofu, and Koi; 15. The U.S. Opium Trade with China; 16. The First Educational Mission; 17. Chinese Immigration to the U.S.; 18. Chiang Kai-shek