acupuncture, stylostixis - treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin

acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu - treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body

Chinese Revolution - the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912

Chinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall of China - a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; is 1,500 miles long and averages 6 meters in width

yang - the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence"

yin - the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe"

feng shui - rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture

Chinese - any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system

Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia

Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution - a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos

dim sum - traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions

fortune cookie - thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper

brown sauce, Chinese brown sauce - a sauce based on soy sauce

egg foo yong, egg fu yung - omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish

egg roll, spring roll - minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried

Red Guard - a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles

falun gong - a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices

Asian country, Asian nation - countries occupying the Asian continent

Manchuria - a region in northeastern China

Cathay - an archaic or literary name for China

Beijing, capital of Red China, Peiping, Peking - capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city

Chongqing, Chungking - a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China

Canton, Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow - a city on the Zhu Jiangi delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

Gansu, Gansu province, Kansu - a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia

Hebei, Hebei province, Hopeh, Hopei - a populous province in northeastern China

Hunan, Hunan province - a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources

Sichuan, Szechuan, Szechwan, Szechwan province - a populous province of south central China

Yunnan, Yunnan province - a province of southern China

Luda, Luta - an industrial conurbation in northeastern China

Loyang, Luoyang - a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties

Lushun, Port Arthur - a major port city in northeastern China; part of the conurbation of Luda

Hangchow, Hangzhou - a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world

Hangchow, Hangzhou - a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world

bone china - fine porcelain that contains bone ash

crackle china, crackleware, crackle - glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

porcelain - ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

capital of Taiwan, Taipeh, Taipei - the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan

Taichung - a city in Taiwan

island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

South China Sea - a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons

Chinese - a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China

Taiwanese - a native or inhabitant of Taiwan

crockery, dishware - tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively

willow-pattern, willowware - chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river