China: a Visual Adventure
Carlton Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84732-068-1 (ISBN)
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One of the oldest civilizations in the world, China's heritage dates back more than six millennia."China: A Visual Adventure" profiles the colour and variety of its provinces, offering a series of contrasts - new and old, rich and poor, bustling and calm - to define the modern culture of this enduring nation.Leading readers on an incredible tour of the country's various regions, "China: A Visual Adventure" is at once a treasure trove of beautiful images and a wealth of historical and contemporary facts of one of the twenty-first century's most important industrial powers.
I. The Cultural History of China: Late Bronze China: War, Ritual and the Cosmic Order; Bureaucracy and Heaven: the Han Dynasty; Fragmentation and Splendour: the Sixth Dynasty Period; Tang: the Golden Age; The Song Dynasty; Nomadic Invasions from the North; Civil and Martial Values; The Last Imperial Dynasty; Mingguo: the Chinese Republic; The People's Republic of China; The Fathers of Chinese Thought.; II. Regions and Cities:; 1. Yellow River Area: an Introduction; Bejing; The Great Wall; Tianjin; IQingdao; Hohot; Luoyang and Kaifeng; Xi'an; Shaolin and Martial Arts.; 2. The Silk Road: an Introduction; Dunhuang; Hami; Turfan; Urumqi; Kashgar; Hotan; The Silk Making Process.; 3. The North-east: an Introduction; Harbin; Dalian; Changchun; Shenyang.; 4. The South-east: an Introduction; Nanjing; Shanghai; Hangzhou and Suzhou; Fuzhou and Hainan; Guangzhou; Guilin; Hong Kong; Macau; The Economy.; 5. Sichuan and the Yangzi Region: an Introduction; Chongqing; Yangzi River Area; Chengdu; Leshan; Chinese Buddhism.; 6. Tibet and Yunnan: an Introduction; Lhasa; Shigatse; Gyantse; Mount Everest; Tibetan Buddhism; Kunming; Lijiang; Dali.; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.6.2008 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 600 colour photographs & 4 maps |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 230 x 160 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Bildbände ► Asien |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84732-068-6 / 1847320686 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84732-068-1 / 9781847320681 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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