Enter Niya: Exploring the Mystery of the Ancient Kingdom

Author: Liu Wensuo
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Each exquisite illustration guides us into places easily forgotten by modern people, a region located in the heart of Eurasia. The wooden panels, parchment, silk, paper, coins, and even the inscriptions on the walls presented in the book are more appealing than historical records. Here, various cultures emerge, evolve, collide, and blend. The rugged nomadic culture is just one aspect. The city-states in the oases and the stable life of agricultural societies also produced splendid civilizations. The "Silk Road" stretching across Eurasia not only transmitted material goods but also spread spiritual values. In the late Middle Ages, cities like Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva became outstanding centers of human intellectual exploration and artistic creation. The relative isolation of the inland region provided the greatest possible opportunity for ethnic groups to create rich and timeless artistic masterpieces.