A truly massive book providing very extensive details on the many cultural protection projects that have been undertaken by the state authorities in recent years countering threats by earthquake, urban encroachment, and dam construction.  Covering world heritage sites, cultural landscapes, archaeological sites, ancient architecture, temples, tombs, ancestral halls, courtyards, mosques, city walls, historic villages, cave and grotto carvings, battle sites, important silk road locations, ancient irrigation systems, C19th buildings of note.  The scope is immense ranging from conservation in the Potala Palace in Tibet to the reconstruction of Genghis Khans’ mausoleum in Inner Mongolia.  Written by a long-standing and renowned expert on cultural protection who has managed many projects and won international acclaim, this book is the definitive record of one hundred protection projects undertaken over a ten-year period from 2000 to 2010.  Although the text is in Chinese the site location, type of plan, project date, sponsoring authority and level of cultural significance are shown in English for each entry.  The very large page format, excellent colour photographs and computer generated coloured site plans, maps and isometric diagrams provide a wealth of information for sites little known in the West and not available elsewhere.   Hardback.  300 pages.  Small scuff to edge of front cover, otherwise in new condition.  Cat No 3058