Author: Jessica Rawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Published as the catalogue of an exhibition at the British Museum, from 13th September 1996 to 5th January 1997, this work presents essays by Chinese and European scholars reviewing recent research in the archaeology, religion and social development of ancient China.
Mysteries of Ancient China
Author: Jessica Rawson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Published as the catalogue of an exhibition at the British Museum, from 13th September 1996 to 5th January 1997, this work presents essays by Chinese and European scholars reviewing recent research in the archaeology, religion and social development of ancient China.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Published as the catalogue of an exhibition at the British Museum, from 13th September 1996 to 5th January 1997, this work presents essays by Chinese and European scholars reviewing recent research in the archaeology, religion and social development of ancient China.
Mysteries of the Great Wall of China
Author: Karen Latchana Kenney
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512440132
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
"Discover the fascinating mysteries surrounding the Great Wall of China. An iconic symbol, the wall's sections, trenches, and barriers stretch across more than 5,500 miles. How and why was it built? Scientists have many theories, but plenty of mysteries remain."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512440132
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
"Discover the fascinating mysteries surrounding the Great Wall of China. An iconic symbol, the wall's sections, trenches, and barriers stretch across more than 5,500 miles. How and why was it built? Scientists have many theories, but plenty of mysteries remain."--Provided by publisher.
Murder in Ancient China
Author: Robert van Gulik
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022614688X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Two short mysteries—“The Murder on the Lotus Pond” and “Murder on New Year’s Eve”—featuring seventh-century Chinese detective Judge Dee. Judge Dee—Confucian Imperial magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger, based on a famous statesman—was Dutch diplomat and Chinese cultural historian Robert van Gulik’s (1910–67) lasting invention. A welcome addition to the elite canon of fictional detectives, the Judge steps in to investigate homicide, theft, and treason and restores order to the golden age of the Tang Dynasty. In Murder in Ancient China’s first story, we watch as Judge Dee attempts to solve the mystery of an elderly poet murdered by moonlight in his garden pavilion; in the second, set on the eve of the Chinese New Year, the Judge makes two rare mistakes—will peril result? Praise for the Judge Dee Mystery series “Delightful novels, so scrupulously in the classic Chinese manner yet so nicely equipped with everything to satisfy the modern reader.” —The New York Times “Entertaining, instructive and oddly impressive, Judge Dee, the officers of his tribunal and the people with whom he and they are concerned are interesting folk, and the world of crime, mystery, violence, lust, corruption and ceremony in which they move is formidably picturesque.” —Times Literary Supplement
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022614688X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Two short mysteries—“The Murder on the Lotus Pond” and “Murder on New Year’s Eve”—featuring seventh-century Chinese detective Judge Dee. Judge Dee—Confucian Imperial magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger, based on a famous statesman—was Dutch diplomat and Chinese cultural historian Robert van Gulik’s (1910–67) lasting invention. A welcome addition to the elite canon of fictional detectives, the Judge steps in to investigate homicide, theft, and treason and restores order to the golden age of the Tang Dynasty. In Murder in Ancient China’s first story, we watch as Judge Dee attempts to solve the mystery of an elderly poet murdered by moonlight in his garden pavilion; in the second, set on the eve of the Chinese New Year, the Judge makes two rare mistakes—will peril result? Praise for the Judge Dee Mystery series “Delightful novels, so scrupulously in the classic Chinese manner yet so nicely equipped with everything to satisfy the modern reader.” —The New York Times “Entertaining, instructive and oddly impressive, Judge Dee, the officers of his tribunal and the people with whom he and they are concerned are interesting folk, and the world of crime, mystery, violence, lust, corruption and ceremony in which they move is formidably picturesque.” —Times Literary Supplement
Ancient China
Author: Marcie Flinchum Atkins
Publisher: Essential Library
ISBN: 9781624035364
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In Ancient China, readers discover the history and impressive accomplishments of the people of ancient China, including their technological wonders and feats of construction. Engaging text provides details on the civilization's history, development, daily life, culture, art, technology, warfare, social organization, and more."--Publisher's website.
Publisher: Essential Library
ISBN: 9781624035364
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"In Ancient China, readers discover the history and impressive accomplishments of the people of ancient China, including their technological wonders and feats of construction. Engaging text provides details on the civilization's history, development, daily life, culture, art, technology, warfare, social organization, and more."--Publisher's website.
Ancient China Inside Out
Author: Kelly Spence
Publisher: Ancient Worlds Inside Out
ISBN: 9780778728689
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This fascinating book explores the culture and achievements of ancient China through the examination of artifacts that have survived through the centuries. Each primary-source artifact offers the reader significant clues to the civilization's technologies, cultural traditions, foods, and conflicts. Teacher's guide available.
Publisher: Ancient Worlds Inside Out
ISBN: 9780778728689
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This fascinating book explores the culture and achievements of ancient China through the examination of artifacts that have survived through the centuries. Each primary-source artifact offers the reader significant clues to the civilization's technologies, cultural traditions, foods, and conflicts. Teacher's guide available.
Enigma of China
Author: Qiu Xiaolong
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 125002580X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The eighth novel in Qiu Xiaolong's acclaimed Chinese crime series sees Inspector Chen confronted by a terrible choice between Party politics or his principles - with his career at stake
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 125002580X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The eighth novel in Qiu Xiaolong's acclaimed Chinese crime series sees Inspector Chen confronted by a terrible choice between Party politics or his principles - with his career at stake
Anyang and Sanxingdui
Author: Chen Shen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Chinese Nail Murders
Author: Robert Hans van Gulik
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226848631
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Judge Dee and his helpers investigate a series of murders despite pressure to solve them quickly.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226848631
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Judge Dee and his helpers investigate a series of murders despite pressure to solve them quickly.
The Terracotta Girl
Author: Jessica Gunderson
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1479516481
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
After Yung-lu's father dies of mercury poisoning, the young girl leaves for Chang'an. She is determined to take her father's place as a warrior. When Yung-lu arrives, she is met with two big surprises. The emperor is taking mercury, and the army is not what she had imagined. Will Yung-lu become a warrior? More importantly, will she save the emperor from mercury poisoning?
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1479516481
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
After Yung-lu's father dies of mercury poisoning, the young girl leaves for Chang'an. She is determined to take her father's place as a warrior. When Yung-lu arrives, she is met with two big surprises. The emperor is taking mercury, and the army is not what she had imagined. Will Yung-lu become a warrior? More importantly, will she save the emperor from mercury poisoning?
Wen-tzu
Author: Lao Tzu
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834826941
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Lao-tzu, the legendary sage of ancient China, is traditionally considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the most popular classics of world literature. Now Lao-tzu's further teachings on the Tao, or Way, are presented here in the first English translation of the Chinese text known as the Wen-tzu. Although previously ignored by Western scholars, the Wen-tzu has long been revered by the Chinese as one of the great classics of ancient Taoism. In it, Lao-tzu shows that the cultivation of simplicity and spontaneity is essential to both the enlightened individual and the wise leader. This timeless work will appeal to a broad audience of contemporary readers who have come to consider Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching a classic on the art of living.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834826941
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Lao-tzu, the legendary sage of ancient China, is traditionally considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching, one of the most popular classics of world literature. Now Lao-tzu's further teachings on the Tao, or Way, are presented here in the first English translation of the Chinese text known as the Wen-tzu. Although previously ignored by Western scholars, the Wen-tzu has long been revered by the Chinese as one of the great classics of ancient Taoism. In it, Lao-tzu shows that the cultivation of simplicity and spontaneity is essential to both the enlightened individual and the wise leader. This timeless work will appeal to a broad audience of contemporary readers who have come to consider Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching a classic on the art of living.