Part of the educational and beautifully produced Cultural China Series, this book focuses on the wealth of objects and remains that have been preserved on China’s vast territory and underground, much of which has been collected and exhibited in various museums. In vivid color, with illustrations and photographs accompanying the text throughout.
The authors of this book are both experts on the Great Wall. Their book traces the emergence and development of the Great Wall, its structure and functions throughout history, as well as the condition of the Great Wall today. Specially detailed descriptions are given of the relatively well preserved passes and walls, such a Shanghaiguan, Jiayuguan and Badaling. The book also includes several legends about the wall and both colour and black-and-white photographs. It is a book that will delight and intrigue both armchair and actual travelers to China.