Presents China's important formative legends; relates the story of China's early Bronze and Iron Age cultures; chronicles the chaotic periods of warfare that preceded the unification of the country in the third century BC; and introduces such influential figures as the philosopher Confucius and the emperor Shi Huang Di, who built the Great Wall and commissioned the sculpting of a huge terra-cotta army to guard his grave.
Examines Chinese art and architecture that extends over thousands of years including calligraphy and painting, crafts and folk art, poetry, ceramics, and porcelain, and more.
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.
