A Folklore Journey Through China - Ten Volumes

Author: Lin Yanjiao
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: The National Folk Tour Series is a guide for readers interested in Chinese folklore, Chinese culture, and folk arts. It serves as a guide for domestic and international tourists planning to visit China, presenting the rich and captivating folk customs and social traditions of various ethnic groups across China in a vivid, illustrated book format. It covers festivals, life cycle events (birth, marriage, life, and death), dining customs, daily life, local delicacies, ethnic and regional songs and dances, folk arts, belief systems, and local specialties. It allows readers to gain an in-depth understanding of the real-life experiences of China's ethnic groups, providing a three-dimensional appreciation of the beauty of Chinese life and a detailed insight into the national spirit and life philosophy of the Chinese people. For those planning to visit China for folk tourism, this series can help them gain a comprehensive and systematic understanding of Chinese folklore in advance, enabling them to formulate targeted travel plans. For those who have already experienced Chinese folk culture firsthand, this book can serve as a means to validate and supplement their impressions. Even for those unable to travel to experience Chinese folklore, a leisurely "armchair travel" while lying on the sofa can be a uniquely enjoyable and enriching experience. The entire series consists of 10 volumes. In addition to detailed and engaging textual introductions, each volume is accompanied by approximately 240 images to provide readers with a more vivid and concrete sensory understanding. These images are primarily in color, with a few hand-drawn diagrams interspersed, complementing the text and making the entire book more thought-provoking.