A British Museum Tour

China – Journey to the East

Now showing at:

Willis Museum, Basingstoke

1 August – 24 December 2009

Teaching resources

Before/during/after your visit

Before your visit
During your visit
After your visit
Sources of further information

Timelines

History of China
Comparative timeline
Chinese diaspora in Britain

Create and make activities for the classroom

Abacus  
Dancing dragon - large scale project
Dizi flute 
Full moon guitar
Koi kite 
Pop-up dragon 
Shadow puppets 
Water lily headrest 

Examples of Chinese characters

Chinese characters
Chinese numbers from 1 to 10  

 

Video of Shadow puppets

Video: Shadow Puppets

Chinese shadow puppet performance
Watch now  (4 minutes 37 seconds)

Images by theme

Technology

Image slideshow 
(PowerPoint, 5.4 Mb)

Language and writing

Image slideshow
(PowerPoint, 1.2 Mb)

Food and drink

Image slideshow
(PowerPoint, 6.0 Mb)

Festivals and beliefs

Image slideshow
(PowerPoint, 3.0 Mb)

Play and performance

Image slideshow
(PowerPoint, 7.2 Mb)

 

 

Sponsored by BP, China Now and DCMS
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