China People Place Culture History 1st Edition by DK Publishing, Peter Neville ISBN 0756631599 9780756631598

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ISBN 10: 

0756631599

ISBN 13: 9780756631598

Author:  DK Publishing, Peter Neville 

China: People Place Culture History 1st Edition: A panoramic overview of the history, people, culture, art and architecture, commerce, and other aspects of China offers a visual timeline chronicling China’s four-thousand-year history, as well as a thoughtful look at the dramatic social, economic, and political changes affecting the country and hundreds of dramatic photographs and illustrations.

 

China: People Place Culture History 1st Edition Table of contents:

Landscape: China’s Horizons

• Highest step: Mountains, plateaus, and grasslands
• Middle step: Deserts, steppes, and river basins
• Lowest step: Hills and coastal plains

History: The Story of China

• The roots of China (to 1122 BCE)
• The age of ideas (1122-206 BCE)
• China takes shape (206 BCE-220 CE)
• An empire divided (220-618)
• A golden age (618-907)
• Power moves south (907-1279)
• China under Mongol rule (1279-1368)
• Early modern China (1368-1644)
• The three emperors (1644-1800)
• China in crisis (1800-80)
• The end of empire (1880-1928)
• The road to revolution (1928-49)
• The people’s republic (1949-76)
• China after Mao (1976-2010)
• The future of China

People: A Day in the Life

• Loess valley farmer
• Calligrapher
• Tea trade workers
• Craftsman
• Mosuo matriarch
• Retired teacher
• Schoolchild
• Buddhist monk
• Chinese herbalist
• Cricket seller
• Festival host
• Entrepreneur
• Sea fisherman
• Opera performer

Culture: The Spirit of China

• Ways of thought
• Philosophy and religion
• The way of the brush
• Classical literature
• Traditional opera

Architecture: Building a Nation

• Shengwu Lou
• Wu Fang Ting
• Courtyard house
• Stilt house
• Jin Mao tower
• Couple’s garden retreat
• Beijian bridge
• Juyongguan
• The white pagoda
• Xuankong Si
• Tin Hau temple
• Temple of heaven
• Longxing Si
• Id Kah mosque
• Yongle Gong
• Xumifushou Miao

 

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