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Hokusai
The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Discover the artist who created "manga," known today as a type of Japanese comics that blends Western and Japanese elements. Hokusai was the first Japanese artist to become widely known in the West. Learn about this brilliant artist and the innovative period in the thriving Japanese city of Edo.

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Chinese American Teens on Ancestor Worship Today
The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Learn about how Chinese traditions of ancestor worship continue today through the eyes of a team of Chinese American teenagers.

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Tibetan Healing Mandala
The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Learn about the sand mandala that 20 Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery constructed in response to the September 11 tragedy. On this site you will find information about mandalas and Tibetan Buddhism.

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The Silk Road: Connecting Cultures, Creating Trust
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Explore ways in which the many cultures of Eurasia were brought closer together through a creative commercial and cultural exchange that continues in the lands of the Silk Road and beyond.

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Online Guides for Teachers
The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Access downloadable lesson plans, posters, discussion questions and more about Japan, Ottoman Turkey, China, the Islamic World, Hinduism, and more!

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Around the Rim in Fourteen Days
National Zoological Park

Travel into Giant Panda Reserves in the mountains that rim China's Sichuan Basin.

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The Silk Road: Connecting Cultures, Creating Trust
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Explore ways in which the many cultures of Eurasia were brought closer together through a creative commercial and cultural exchange that continues in the lands of the Silk Road and beyond.

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World Tour of the National Zoo
National Zoological Park

Answer the questions for each continent. Photos of the animals and answers can be found on this website.

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Smithsonian Global Sound
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Browse this database of music from around the world by geography, instrument, and culture group.

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