ANCIENT CHINA : A Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Book

Cotterell, Arthur

ISBN 10: 0789458667 / ISBN 13: 9780789458667

Published by DK Publishing, New York, NY, 2000

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BRAND NEW COPY w/small push to upper front corner tip. An exciting excursion into the world of ancient China from the Bronze Age through the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911.

Seller Inventory # 012621

Bibliographic Details

• Title: ANCIENT CHINA : A Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Book
• Publisher: DK Publishing, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789458667
• ISBN 13: 9780789458667
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Alan Hills & Geoff Brightling (Photographers)
• Edition: First American Edition, 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
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Synopsis

Discover the history of imperial China -- from the building of the Great Wall to the days of the last emperor.

Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the history of the great Chinese empire and the customs and traditions of its people. Stunning real-life photographs and lifelike models offer a unique "eyewitness" view of life in imperial China, from its earliest beginnings in the Bronze Age to its final days in the early years of the 20th century. See the stunning bronzework of the ancient Chinese, an early irrigation machine, a set of antique acupuncture needles, the beautiful implements used for Chinese calligraphy. Learn why the First Emperor created the terra-cotta army, what kinds of goods were carried along the Silk Route, who invented paper, how a Chinese house was constructed, why tombs were filled with pottery figures, and what a civil servant's job entailed. Discover why emperors were known as Sons of Heaven, what kinds of weapons were used in early battles, why families worshiped their ancestors, how fishermen used bivas to catch fish, and much, much more.

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Illus. with full-color photos. From the earliest dynasty to the last emperor, watch 3,000 years of splendor come alive in this colorful chronicle of the civilization that's given us everything from gunpowder to dim sum.