A proud period publication describing the Great Wall's extent, history, its building and re-building over 2000 years, with a wealth of colour photographs many showing lesser known stretches in the far West of China including ruined towers, gates and terraces.

Album of b&w plates depicting the rock-cut buddhist statues, sculptures and wall paintings found in the caves and grottoes of Yunkang in Shanxi province dating from C6th and C7th and now a UNESCO World Heritage site.  Hardback in dustwrapper.  107 plates.  Introductory text in