ENGLISH

Ancient China

By Arthur Cotterell; Alan Hills; Geoff Brightling

Book information

Publisher
DK Pub
Year
2005
ISBN
0756613825, 9780756613822, 0756613914, 9780756613914
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
49 MB (50950222 bytes)
Series
DK eyewitness books
Pages
72 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm\73
Topic
History
Time added
2013-01-24 20:00:00
Исторические дисциплины;История стран Азии и Африк

Description

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 bronze work 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 servants job entailed.Discover why emperors were known as Sons of Heaven, what kinds of weapons were used in early battles, why families worshipped their ancestors, how fishermen used bivas to catch fish, and much, much more.

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