Topic outline of sinology

Sinology is the study of China and things related to China, by non-Chinese or Chinese living outside China. "Sino-" is derived from Latin "Sinae" ("the Chinese"), the origin of which is debatable. In the context of area studies, sinology is usually known as Chinese Studies.

The following topic outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to sinology:

Essence of Sinology

: "Main article: Sinology"
*China
*Culture of China
**Culture of the People's Republic of China
**Culture of the Republic of China
*Chinese literature
*Chinese philosophy
*Science and technology in China

History of Sinology

: "Main article: History of sinology"

Basic Sinology concepts

*Greater China
*Overseas Chinese
*Sinophile
*Sinosphere

Sinologists

: "Main article: List of Sinologists"

*Marco Polo
*Ibn Battuta
*Nicolae Milescu
*Michele Ruggieri
*Matteo Ricci
*Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat
*Nikita Bichurin
*James Legge
*Hans Georg Conon von der Gabelentz

Sinology lists

See also

* Area studies
* List of basic Taiwan topics

External links

*zh icon [http://www.guoxue.com/ Guoxue]
*Torbjörn Lodén, [http://www.cityu.edu.hk/ccs/Newsletter/newsletter9/swedishSinology.html "Swedish Sinology: A Historical Perspective"]
* [http://www.umass.edu/wsp/sinology/ Sinology Project, University of Massachusetts, Amherst]