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Region: China/Japan/Korea

Large illustrated guide to the classical gardens of Suzhou which are now designated National Heritage and UNESCO World Heritage sites for epitomising the essence of Chinese gardens over many hudnreds of years.  Colour photographs show all aspects of the gardens and their interplay with rock

Region: China/Japan/Korea

A locally published guide to the North China cave in which the fossilised remains of the extinct sub-species of Homo erectus were found in 1921 changing the course of human evolutionary research.  Paperback.  52 pages.

Region: China/Japan/Korea

An attractive illustrated guide to Chinese historic palaces, temples, tombs, gardens and vernacular buildings.  Many excellent colour photographs of little known architecture, each with informative English captions.  Paperback.  108 pages.  New condition.  Cat No 3773

Region: China/Japan/Korea

This book, copiously illustrated with colour pictures and sketches, is recommended to readers who wish to explore the wonder of Chinese bronzes.

Region: China/Japan/Korea

Unlike most guidebooks for Xi'an which focus entirely on the terracotta army, this pocket guide gives it only a cursory description focussing, instead, on the entire prehistory of the region starting with the Neolithic Banpo pottery sites, then working through the many other imperial burials.