Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, Its History and Culture

by Dorothy Perkins

Book Overview

Completely up-to-date and comprehensive, the Encyclopedia of China reveals the beauty, tragedies, and triumphs of this more than 3,000-year-old civilization. More than 1,000 extensively... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816043744
• ISBN13: 9780816043743
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Roundtable Press
• Length: 662 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Impressively informative

This encyclopedia is truly packed with tons of noteworthy information from a range of all topics including calligraphy, martial arts ,landscape paintings, history, daily customs, food, geography, etc.. It's a real pleasure to sweep through it when you're looking for something accurate or even to learn for your own. The major drawback about this encyclopedia is the obvious lack of pictures or reproductions that might liven up the whole.Overall, it's a fairly excellent guide to understanding China, and is almost a must-buy for anyone involved in Chinese Civilization studies, but it is also a very pleasant book for leisure sinophiles!!