China - A Visual Adventure

Organised geographically, the main section of the book enables readers to experience the beauty and diversity of the country's multifaceted provinces. In these chapters, the day to day lives of the people of China and the complex dialogue between tradition and modernity in contemporary Chinese society are depicted through vibrant images.

I. The Cultural History of China: Late Bronze China: War, Ritual and the Cosmic Order; Bureaucracy and Heaven: the Han Dynasty; Fragmentation and Splendour: the Sixth Dynasty Period; Tang: the Golden Age; The Song Dynasty; Nomadic Invasions from the North; Civil and Martial Values; The Last Imperial Dynasty; Mingguo: the Chinese Republic; The People's Republic of China; The Fathers of Chinese Thought.; II. Regions and Cities:; 1. Yellow River Area: an Introduction; Bejing; The Great Wall; Tianjin; IQingdao; Hohot; Luoyang and Kaifeng; Xi'an; Shaolin and Martial Arts.; 2. The Silk Road: an Introduction; Dunhuang; Hami; Turfan; Urumqi; Kashgar; Hotan; The Silk Making Process.; 3. The North-east: an Introduction; Harbin; Dalian; Changchun; Shenyang.; 4. The South-east: an Introduction; Nanjing; Shanghai; Hangzhou and Suzhou; Fuzhou and Hainan; Guangzhou; Guilin; Hong Kong; Macau; The Economy.; 5. Sichuan and the Yangzi Region: an Introduction; Chongqing; Yangzi River Area; Chengdu; Leshan; Chinese Buddhism.; 6. Tibet and Yunnan: an Introduction; Lhasa; Shigatse; Gyantse; Mount Everest; Tibetan Buddhism; Kunming; Lijiang; Dali.; Index.