Historic Lushan
Author: Albert Hendrix Stone
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 460
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Atlas of World Heritage
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Publisher: LONG RIVER PRESS
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 1592650600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTake a photographic journey to these fantastic natural and cultural sites of China. Full-color photographs and highly detailed maps and background information make this an excellent gift book or reference volume.
The River Never Left Her
Author: Emily Benz
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Published: 2024-07-22
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 139843051X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn present-day Zürich, an American expat, Emily Benz, buys a set of personal archives at an online auction, setting off an investigation into the life of a British woman raised in the early part of the twentieth century in China. What seemed like an innocuous tin of bonbons sold by a grandson soon turns into a can of worms that can’t be closed again, revealing family dysfunction that stretches back generations, a fairy-tale childhood, four marriages and a liaison. Emily must reconcile the woman’s adult biography with the vivid memoir of China seen through the eyes of a child. This most unexpected memoir moves between China at the turn of the last century, scandal in the high society of 1920s England, and a tenacious widow living in the Switzerland of today.
The Geographical Journal
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 572
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Historical Dictionary of Medieval China
Author: Victor Cunrui Xiong
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 850
ISBN-13: 0810860538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe crucial period of Chinese history, 220-960, falls naturally into contrasting phases. The first phase, also known as that of "early medieval China," is an age of political decentralization. Following the breakup of the Han empire, China was plunged into civil war and fragmentation and stayed divided for nearly four centuries. The second phase started in 589, during the Sui dynasty, when China was once again brought under a single government. Under the Sui, the bureaucracy was revitalized, the military strengthened, and the taxation system reformed. The fall of the Sui in 618 gave way to the even stronger Tang dynasty, which represents an apogee of traditional Chinese civilization. Inheriting all the great institutions developed under the Sui, the Tang made great achievements in poetry, painting, music, and architecture. The An Lushan rebellion, which also took place during Tang rule, brought about far-reaching changes in the socioeconomic, political, and military arenas. What transpired in the second half of the Tang and the ensuing Five Dynasties provided the foundation for the next age of late imperial China. The Historical Dictionary of Medieval China fills an urgent need for a standard reference tailored to the interest of Western academics and readers. The history of medieval China is related through the book's introductory essay, maps, a table of Dynastic Periods, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on key people, historical geography, arts, institutions, events, and other important terms.
A Short History of the Silk Road
Author: Jonathan Clements
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Published: 2014-01-14
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1907973826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Silk Road is not a place, but a journey, a route from the edges of the Mediterranean to the central plains of China, through high mountains and inhospitable deserts. For thousands of years its history has been a traveller's history, of brief encounters in desert towns, snowbound passes and nameless forts. It was the conduit that first brought Buddhism, Christianity and Islam into China, and the site of much of the "Great Game" between 19th-century empires. Today, its central section encompasses several former Soviet republics, and the Chinese Autonomous Region of Xinjiang. The ancient trade route controversially crosses the sites of several forgotten kingdoms, buried in sand and only now revealing their secrets. An Armchair Traveller's History of the Silk Road not only offers the reader a chronological outline of the region's development, but also provides an invaluable introduction to its languages, literature and arts. It takes a comprehensive and illuminating look at the rich history of this dynamic and littleknown region, and provides an easy-to-use reference source. Clements pays particular attention to the fascinating historical sites which feature on any visitor's itinerary and special emphasis is also given to the writings and reactions of travellers through the centuries.
General History of Chinese Film III
Author: Ding Yaping
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-12-26
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1000469905
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Reform and Opening-up of China since the late 1970s has not only transformed the economic and political situation of the country but also transformed the Chinese film industry. This volume focuses on the 40 years of the history of Chinese film in the post-Mao era. As all aspects of film production, distribution, and exhibition have been commercialized, Chinese film has become an industry of immense scale and has grown by leaps and bounds. Meanwhile, contemporary Chinese film is marked by a new zeitgeist, with Chinese film closely integrated with Chinese society and the economy. The author argues that the Chinese film industry clearly stands at a turning point where the future of Chinese film and the way to further awaken, change, and shape film production have become important issues worth consideration in contemporary film history. The book will be an essential reading for scholars and students in film studies, Chinese studies, cultural studies and media studies, helping readers to develop a comprehensive understanding of Chinese film.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 1708
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Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
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Published: 2007
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKChina in World History
Author: Paul S. Ropp
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0195381955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChinese history is packed with dramatic stories of individuals, including the prominent (emperors, generals, scholars, and artists), and the humble (peasants, artisans, mothers, courtesans, and concubines). In this history of China from Neolithic times to the present, Paul Ropp uses the stories of people - groups and individuals - to illustrate key themes of China's political, social, and cultural history.
