China's Cultural Relics

China's Cultural Relics provides an illustrated introduction to ancient Chinese artifacts and the preservation of these relics in modern times.

Li Li (Author)

9780521186568, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 25 August 2011

168 pages, 100 colour illus.
23 x 15.6 x 1 cm, 0.32 kg

China is the birthplace of one of the world's most ancient civilisations and an immense quantity and variety of cultural relics have been preserved on China's vast territory. Utilising a wealth of archaeological evidence, China's Cultural Relics provides an illustrated introduction to the artifacts that survive from different periods of Chinese history, and the collection and preservation of these precious relics in modern times. Covering a wide range of topics representative of Chinese culture, including pottery, porcelain, jade and bronze, Li Li provides a glimpse into ancient China.

Foreword
1. Painted pottery
2. Jade artifacts
3. Bronze ware
4. Porcelain
5. Sculpture
6. Painting
7. Furniture
8. Arts and crafts
9. The collection and preservation of cultural relics
Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.

Subject Areas: Cultural studies [JFC], Asian history [HBJF], Non-graphic art forms [AFK]