Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shikumen
Terraced housing created in the
nineteenth century by the British
Shuyu
A high-class courtesan, like a geisha,
skilled in singing and dancing as well as
love.
Si
Temple, usually Buddhist
Song
A Chinese Dynasty (960-1279 AD)
administered first from Kaifeng and later
from Hangzhou, regarded as mercantilist
and progressive.
Stele
Freestanding stone tablet carved with
text.
Stupa
Multi-tiered tower associated with
Buddhist temples that usually contains
sacred objects.
Ta
To wer or pagoda
Tang
Arguably the greatest Chinese dynasty
(618-907 AD). The Tang was outward
looking and stable. The era also represented
a high watermark for the Chinese arts.
Taxi girls
Girls who danced for money in
concession-era Shanghai.
Tai ji
A discipline of physical exercise,
characterized by slow, deliberate, balletic
movements.
Tea dances
Organized dances in concession
Shanghai, rather less innocent than the
name implies.
Tian
Heaven or the sky
Xi
West
Yuan
China's unit of currency. Also a courtyard
or garden.
Zhan
Station
Zhou
Villa or manor
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