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The Zoomorphic Imagination in Chinese Art and Culture
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 474

The Zoomorphic Imagination in Chinese Art and Culture

  • Categories: Art

China has an age-old zoomorphic tradition. The First Emperor was famously said to have had the heart of a tiger and a wolf. The names of foreign tribes were traditionally written with characters that included animal radicals. In modern times, the communist government frequently referred to Nationalists as “running dogs,” and President Xi Jinping, vowing to quell corruption at all levels, pledged to capture both “the tigers” and “the flies.” Splendidly illustrated with works ranging from Bronze Age vessels to twentieth-century conceptual pieces, this volume is a wide-ranging look at zoomorphic and anthropomorphic imagery in Chinese art. The contributors, leading scholars in Chines...

镇龙3
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 651

镇龙3

Just listening to these five people, it seems that there is no suspicion, and their eyes are very clear and firm, and they don't seem to be lying.

East Asian History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 384

East Asian History

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2001
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Women of China
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 824

Women of China

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2002
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Ancient Sichuan and the Unification of China
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 348

Ancient Sichuan and the Unification of China

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1992-08-17
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  • Publisher: SUNY Press

Recent archaeological finds in China have made possible a reconstruction of the ancient history of Sichuan, the country’s most populous province. Excavated artifacts and new recovered texts now supplement traditional textual materials. Together, these data show how Sichuan matured from peripheral obscurity to attain central importance in the Chinese empire during the first millennium B.C.

Chinese Biographical Index
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 420

Chinese Biographical Index

Provides a summary of information contained in the microfiche collection entitled: Chinese biographical archive.

Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of the Book of Common Prayer
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 584

Facsimile of the Original Manuscript of the Book of Common Prayer

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1891
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Practical Surgery
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 790

Practical Surgery

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1885
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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