- Bib ID:
- 2266886
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Perkins, Dorothy
- Description:
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- New York : Facts on File, 1999
- ix, 662 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0816043744 (paperback)
- 0816026939 (alkaline paper)
- Summary:
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More than 1,000 entries explore all aspects of China's past, present and future, with essay-length entries on provinces and major cities; Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and other religions; family life; calligraphy, embroidery, sculpture and other arts and crafts; folktales and mythology; martial arts, including tai chi chuan and kung fu; native animals and plants; emperors and dynasties; political movements and institutions; traditional medicine; contemporary leaders; festivals and holidays; foreign relations; language and writing; educational systems; Chinese communities around the world; and much more. Photographs and illustrations depict Chinese art and architecture, everyday life, cities, and political figures. An extensive system of cross-references link concepts, people and events.
- Notes:
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- "A Roundtable press book."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- China -- Encyclopedias
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1999
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