Human Library – Eastern Ancient Civilization

Author: Guo Yubin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-09
Features: Do you know the technical level of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Do you know the intelligent lamp of the Western Han Dynasty—the Changxin Palace Lamp? Do you know who actually spread the Arabic numerals around the world? Eastern Ancient Civilizations takes you on a joyful cultural journey! Here you will find the emerald-green bronze square ding from the Western Zhou Dynasty; here you will see the transparent Mayan crystal skull; here you will discover the mysterious Egyptian golden mask; here you will find the cosmic models of ancient scientists; here you will find myths, legends, and scientific speculations; here you will meet emperors, prophets, revolutionaries, and explorers; here you will find small stories within great discoveries and great figures within small stories; this is a concise history of world civilization's development; you can see, read, and touch it with your hands, and understand it with your heart.