Humanities & Social Sciences

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This book is a must-have companion for anyone interested in discovering more about China's rich heritage; with over 500 color images, wonderfully descriptive text, quick glance information including 'highlights' and 'key' objects, and all details of address and opening hours. Providing comprehensive descriptions not only of well-known attractions, such as the Forbidden City and the Shanghai Museum, this guide also covers some of the less known and more remote archaeological sites, such as the Linzi Museum (where over 600 horses were buried alive at the whim of an ancient king), the Museum of Oriental Musical Instruments and the Chinese Traditional Medicine Museum. Covering China's most famous and respected museums, the book also covers many smaller, lesser-known museums, ranging from art and archaeology to science and technology, history and politics - all of which combine to provide the reader with a deep understanding of China's past and present.

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English translation manuscript available. World rights available.

Author Biography

Miriam Clifford holds an MA in classics and archeology. She has lived in Hong Kong and Beijing for 14 years, working throughout China as a freelance photographer and a photojournalist for leading publications, including The South China Mourning Post and Los Angeles Times. She now lives in New York. Cathy Giangrande is an art historian and an archeological conservationist. She has worked at museums in the US and Europe and now for the World Monuments Fund in Russia and China. An author of books on museums and collecting, her books include Saint Petersburg: Museums, Palaces and Historic Collections. She lives in London. Antony White is an art historian and a publisher. He has been working on illustrated books on the land and art of China for the past 25 years. He is the author of The Forbidden City: A Short History and Guide. He lives in London.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Yilin Press
  • Publication Date June 2011
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9787544717458
  • Publication Country or regionChina
  • Pages388
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished

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