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Etched Beads, by Zhu Xiaoli & Li Yu
This book represents a significant contribution to the study of etched beads. The author system..
US$90.00
Ancient Chinese Beads by Zhu Xiaoli
Ancient Chinese Beads is a comprehensive historical study of bead ornaments in China, offering the f..
US$65.00
Himalayan Dzi Beads, by Zhu Xiaoli
Over nearly five years, the author carried out in-depth investigations across Tibetan regions of Chi..
US$135.00
Study on the Beads and Pendants of Han Dynasties Unearthed from Guangzhou
Compiled by Guangzhou Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology.A large number of bead were ..
US$150.00
Ming Furniture Through My Eyes, by Grace Wu
Fully illustrated with color photos, text in Chinese.2015, Cultural Relics Press, hardcover, 34..
US$65.00
Peiping's Happy New Year, an Original Article from NGS, by George Kin Leung
The National Geographic Magazine, December, 1936, Volume LXX, Number Six. Included in this issu..
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Peking, by Heinz V. Perckhammer
Geleitwort von Arthur Holitscher (with a foreword by Arthur Holitscher), text in German, photo capti..
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A Study of Ming Furniture, by Wang Shixiang
A Study of Ming Furniture brings together the author's over forty years of accumulated research..
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Biodiversity in Southwest China and Tibet
Southwest China—especially Yunnan, Sichuan, and the eastern Tibetan Plateau—is among the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots. Its deep valleys, high mountains, and varied climates nurture extraordinary plant and animal life, much of it unknown to the West until the early twentieth century. This natural wealth drew pioneering explorers such as George Forrest, Frank Kingdon Ward, Reginald Farrer, Joseph F. Rock, and Heinrich Handel-Mazzetti, who collected rhododendrons, primulas, lilies, and the famed blue poppy. Ernest Henry Wilson introduced many species to Western gardens. Even Theodore Roosevelt’s sons joined a 1929 expedition that brought the first panda specimen to the United States, sparking widespread fascination.
