A Feast of Beauty: Reading China. The Art History Volume

Author: Li Xiao, written by Zeng Suojin
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This series of books relies on middle-aged scholars who are strong in academic research, have already achieved first-class results in their respective fields, and collaborates with image data experts to vividly and accurately restore the detailed civilizations in the fields of art, society, military, and technology in Chinese history in a visually rich format. The academic standards, as well as the abundance and freshness of the image materials, are unparalleled in the current popular and high-quality illustrated history books. The series is divided into four volumes: "Qiankun—Reading China·Social History," "A Feast of Beauty—Reading China·Art History," "Craftsmanship Competition—Reading China·Technology History," and "Drum and Horn Clashes—Reading China·Military History." The lively text paired with exquisite illustrations showcases the five thousand years of civilization history of China. This book focuses on the most representative traditional arts of the Chinese nation—calligraphy, painting, music, dance, and drama—as its main content, presenting to readers the development line and artistic development patterns of Chinese national art. The authors gather existing research achievements from ancient times to the present, propose clear analyses and judgments, and present them in a clean and easy-to-understand manner. With a high-density knowledge base, the book spreads the traditional art and cultural knowledge of the Chinese nation in a visually rich and complementary format to enhance the cultural and artistic literacy of the nation.