The Beauty of Discovery

Author: Chang Zai
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book features a wide range of topics, and it is difficult for someone who is not a well-read individual to confidently say they have accurately and without error known some of them. It is more about the beauty of human discoveries than a series of brilliant detective stories. In this book, you will see one after another concise and illustrated real stories; each story has been debated throughout history. This book attempts to compile the research findings of many Western scholars, revealing the truth of each one. Historical facts are often shrouded in mystery and may remain so forever; however, over the course of tens of thousands of years—or even longer—of human history, they often gradually come to light through faint traces. Based on these scattered "footprints," we explore the secrets of the pharaohs and the cost of mummification, the lost Mayan civilization, and whether ancient Babylon fell due to debauchery? In the East, there are the bandits of Dunhuang, the true size of "Yelang," what the Huns were really like, and whether Qu Yuan was a fictional figure? These questions are all well-founded and arise from the new research of Western scholars.