A British Museum Tour
China – Journey to the East
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
Video of 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)
