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Chinese Festivals

3rd Edition

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Part of Introductions to Chinese Culture

Author: Liming Wei

Date Published: September 2011
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521186599

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One of the most distinctive features of Chinese culture is the great variety of unique festivals that has evolved over the course of China's long history. Chinese festivals are deeply rooted in popular tradition and despite China's many changes they remain firmly established as part of the country's vibrant culture. Chinese Festivals introduces a representative selection of these celebrated traditions with full color illustrations, providing a flavor of the diversity and development of traditional Chinese culture.
- An accessible introduction to the diverse and vibrant culture of Chinese festivals
- Written by a Chinese expert whose work is not widely available outside of China
- Full color illustrations support the discussion throughout
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Product details
- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Date Published: September 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521186599
- length: 146 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 156 x 9 mm
- weight: 0.28kg
- contains: 105 colour illus. 1 table
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Traditional festivals
2. Statutory festivals
3. Festivals of the Chinese people
Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.
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Liming Wei
Wei Liming was born in Beijing in 1950. She has worked for the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and written for Beijing Review magazine. She has published widely on the subject of Chinese culture and China's ancient civilization.