China: images of a civilization

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«China: Images of a Civilization traces the remarkable story of a people who can trace their roots back to the beginning of man’s human journey on this earth.
This book is a publishing landmark, which for the first time tells China’s story with the western reader being its primary audience. The intricate tapestry of Chinese history is portrayed, describing its cultural, artistic, technological, philosophical and political contributions and challenges over thousands of years.
This book is a must for those readers who are eager to learn more about the people, places and stories that make the Middle Kingdom, a magical kingdom which has aroused the imagination and the curiosity of so many over thousands of years.» Professor Michael J. Walsh, Arts, Culture & Global media, Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning.
«China: Images of a Civilization vividly describes Chinese civilization, a unique and brilliant civilization which is fresh even today. Based on in-depth researches and call-a-spade-a-spade analyses, this book reveals a magnificent painting of Chinese history from primitive society to contemporary China.
Foreign readers are growing more and more interested in Chinese history and culture. This book will help readers know better China’s yesterday and today, bitterness and struggle, revolution and construction, reforms and opening to the outside world.» Yu Wentao, Book Review editor of China Daily