Presents a comprehensive study of the development of Chinese civilization through to the early first century AD Han dynasty, and describes the early Bronze and Iron Age cultures, the emperor Shi Huang Di who built the Great Wall and commissioned the terra-cotta army, and much more.
Explores the technology of ancient China as it relates to agriculture and food production, communication, calculations, medicine, warfare, and construction, machines, transportation, and navigation.
In ancient China, an artist and his young apprentice are kidnapped and taken into the desert, where their captors' caravan is lost until the artist's carved wooden goldfish points the way to safety.
When a hostile army attacks the warlord's palace in ancient China, Chuan and his friend, Jing Jing, find an ingenious way to scare them off using simple kites. Includes instructions for making a kite from a paper bag.
Presents a study of the history and culture of China and discusses daily life and religion in ancient China, the first emperor of China, the Great Wall, and inventions that originated in the region.
