Daily Life in Traditional China The Tang Dynasty

Name: Daily Life in Traditional China The Tang Dynasty
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ISBN: 9780313309557

ISBN-10: 0313309558

ISBN-13: 9780313309557

Edition: 2002

Authors: Charles Benn

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This thorough exploration of the aspects of everyday life in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) provides fascinating insight into a culture and time that is often misunderstood, especially by those from western cultures. Here students will find the details of what life was really like for these people. How was their society structured? How did they entertain themselves? What sorts of food did they eat? The answers to these and other questions are provided in full detail to bring this golden age of Chinese culture alive for the modern reader. Based mainly on classical translations from the Chinese themselves, each chapter addresses a specific aspect of daily living in the voices of…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 12/30/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 344
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface



History



Society



Cities and Urban Life



House and Garden



Clothes and Hygiene



Food and Feasts



Leisure and Entertainment



Travel and Transportation



Crime and Punishment



Sickness and Health



Life Cycle



Death and the Afterlife


Epilogue: the Fall


Suggested Readings


Index


About the Author