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| Acknowledgement |
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| Introduction |
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1 | (8) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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Profiling the Ethnic Chinese |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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Cultural Roots -- Chinese Names |
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9 | (46) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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The Origin of Chinese Surnames |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Meaning of Chinese Surnames |
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16 | (2) |
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Surname Listing by Pinyin, in Alphabetical Order |
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18 | (17) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Three Hundred and Sixty-Six Common Given Names |
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37 | (13) |
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50 | (2) |
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Interpreting Chinese Names |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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Cultural Roots -- The Chinese language |
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55 | (40) |
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A Snapshot of the Chinese Language |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Structure of Chinese Characters |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Example of a Stroke Sequence |
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62 | (1) |
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Top to Bottom, Right to Left |
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63 | (1) |
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Simplification of Chinese Characters |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Chinese Character Radicals |
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65 | (6) |
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Most Common Word Radicals |
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71 | (1) |
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Word Radical in Everyday Use |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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Vowels and Their Combinations |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (1) |
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Comparison of Pinyin and Zhuyin |
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82 | (1) |
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Pinyin Pronunciation Chart |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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Associated Sound or Meanings? |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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Digital Era of Chinese Language |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (4) |
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Cultural Roots -- Land of Origin |
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95 | (29) |
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96 | (1) |
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Overseas Chinese Dialects |
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97 | (1) |
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A Glimpse of Where The Overseas Chinese Come From |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Western Fujian: The Hakkas |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (4) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (4) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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Source of Culture Mindset: History at Play |
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124 | (62) |
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A Brief Tour to 5,000 Years of History |
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125 | (2) |
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Chronology of Chinese History |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (1) |
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People's Republic of China |
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150 | (1) |
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Notable Personalities in Chinese History |
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150 | (30) |
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Economic and Technology Imperatives |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (3) |
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The Chinese Mindset, Collective Wisdom from Centuries of Publications |
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186 | (81) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Commonly Used Proverbs |
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188 | (38) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (4) |
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231 | (3) |
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234 | (1) |
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The Thirty-Six Stratagems |
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234 | (5) |
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239 | (6) |
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Popular Reading Materials |
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245 | (11) |
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256 | (6) |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (40) |
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267 | (8) |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (4) |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (3) |
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286 | (1) |
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The Five Classics Scripts |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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The Annals of Spring and Autumn |
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288 | (1) |
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Common Cultural Norms and Practices |
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288 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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Chinese Social Etiquettes |
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289 | (1) |
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Hierarchy of Relationships |
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289 | (1) |
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290 | (3) |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (4) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (2) |
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304 | (3) |
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In Search of Chinese Psyche --- Revisiting Ancient Paradigms |
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307 | (31) |
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Chinese Cultural Practices |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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Yin-Yang and its Endless Creativity |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (2) |
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The Five Determinant Elements |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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Distribution of Five Elements in Space and Time |
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321 | (1) |
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Balance of Forces--Control and Generation |
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322 | (1) |
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Balance of Forces---Control |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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Balance of Forces---Generation |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (1) |
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An Exercise in Restoring Balance |
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326 | (2) |
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Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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Refinement of the Five Determinant Elements |
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328 | (5) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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Combination of Celestial Stems and Terrestrial Branches |
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334 | (3) |
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Relationship between a Celestial Stem and Terrestrial Branch |
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337 | (1) |
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The Pillars of Destiny: An Application of the Ancient Paradigms |
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338 | (60) |
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339 | (1) |
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What is Your Chinese Zodiac Sign? |
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339 | (4) |
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Chinese Zodiac Interpretations |
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343 | (2) |
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Interpretations According to Animal Traits |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (2) |
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347 | (2) |
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349 | (2) |
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351 | (2) |
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353 | (2) |
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355 | (3) |
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358 | (2) |
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360 | (1) |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (2) |
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365 | (2) |
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367 | (2) |
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369 | (1) |
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369 | (2) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (2) |
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The Twenty-Four Period Segments |
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374 | (3) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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Combining the Four Pillars |
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379 | (1) |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (1) |
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Conversion into Tiangan-Dizhi |
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381 | (1) |
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Identify the Determinant Component |
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382 | (1) |
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Analyse Data from Five Elements |
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382 | (1) |
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Establish the Relationship of Components |
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383 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (2) |
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388 | (1) |
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Strength of Determinant Component |
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388 | (2) |
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Determine the Favourable or Unfavourable Circumstances |
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390 | (1) |
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Work Out the Cycle of Destiny |
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391 | (3) |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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Supplementary Information |
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395 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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Living in a Continuously Changing World |
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398 | (44) |
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398 | (1) |
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Some Interesting Scenarios |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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Inherent Propensity for Change |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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402 | (2) |
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404 | (1) |
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405 | (2) |
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407 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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411 | (4) |
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415 | (5) |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (1) |
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423 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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424 | (1) |
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425 | (2) |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (2) |
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Interpretation of Hexagrams |
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430 | (1) |
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Subject versus Response Line |
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430 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (2) |
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436 | (1) |
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Listing by Trigram Combinations |
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436 | (2) |
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438 | (2) |
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440 | (2) |
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Conclusion: What About the Future? |
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442 | (3) |
| Glossary of Chinese terms |
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445 | (19) |
| About the Author |
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464 | (2) |
| Index |
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