Human in the Jianghu: Ancient Travel Culture

Author: Ma Honglu
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: The world is vast and bewildering, with its ups and downs in the endless sea of humanity. As human society advances at an ever-accelerating pace, it is also destroying its own environment and everything it has created at an ever-accelerating rate. Life is as fleeting as the autumn of plants. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are passed down from generation to generation. Before the passage of time, all things in the world come and go swiftly, like ripples in the long river of history that vanish in an instant. This book is one in the series "Illustrated Ancient Social Life," using images and artifacts left by history as the main, adopting a format of illustrations and text, supplemented by accurate, concise, and engaging narratives. It categorically describes the social life of the ancestors of the Chinese nation, allowing a broad readership to understand all aspects of ancient life through a lively and vivid form. The relationship between political turmoil and transportation, as well as the culture of travel, is a serious topic. This book briefly introduces some ancient transportation systems, the appearance of hub cities, and certain ancient transportation regulations, which may be beneficial for research on ancient travel culture.