The Pulse of Asia

Author: (American) Huntington, written by Wang Caiqin, translated by Ge Li
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: The Pulse of Asia uses humanistic examples to deepen the subject of natural sciences. It describes ancient cities buried in sand, not from the perspective of historical archaeology, but as remnants of the relationship between climate and human civilization. It depicts the rise and fall of oases, demonstrating with vivid facts the interdependence between humans and the environment. Introducing the charm of ancient trade routes is not out of curiosity, but to speculate how a civilization and its unique connotations were formed and how they have endured to this day. After reading The Pulse of Asia, you feel as if you have just experienced the switch between oasis/desert, just broken free from the dead and returned to the mortal world, sensing the long breath of Central Asia about to awaken. And the inland river flowing endlessly in the heart of Asia is its steady and self-disciplined pulse.