Illustrated Book Of Traditional Chinese Sport

Through the use of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, and iconography, this book utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to research Chinese sports. A unique aspect of this book is that it documents the history and culture of Chinese sports through relics of mythology, rock paintings, painted pottery, oracle bones, bronzes, tomb bricks, paintings, porcelain, copper mirrors, and ancient books and literature. Through illustrations and text, the book traces the origin, development, evolution, and dissemination of ancient Chinese sports through various historical periods.

Product details

• Authors: Chongshen Li, Chongshen Li, Lijuan Mao, Lijuan Mao, Qilin Sun, Lijuan Mao Chongshen Li Qilin Sun, Qilin Sun
• Assisted by: Pin Gao (Translation), Zhengang Yang (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2023
• EAN: 9789811271809
• ISBN: 978-981-1271-80-9
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, HISTORY / Asia / China, history of sport, Sociology: sport and leisure, Asian History, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects