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Historical Dictionary of Chinese Culture

Historical Dictionary of Chinese Culture

Hardcover

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle Eas

Dictionaries & EncyclopediasChinese HistoryChinese Art

ISBN10: 1538146037
ISBN13: 9781538146033
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: Mar 29 2021
Pages: 530
Weight: 2.08
Height: 1.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Covering wide-ranging topics from the arts and entertainment to customs and traditions from the ancient imperial and modern eras, Historical Dictionary of Chinese Culture provides more than 300 separate entries along with a comprehensive chronology, glossary of Chinese cultural terms, and an extensive bibliography of Western and Chinese-language sources. Dictionary entries of the decorative and fine arts include ceramics and porcelains, handicrafts, jade and seal carving, jewelry, and painting. The literary subjects range from fiction to non-fiction, but especially poetry. Major entertainment venues of cinema and film, classical puppetry, and theater, both ancient and modern are also covered.

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