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China: Empire of Living Symbols

By (author) Cecilia Lindqvist





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Stone Age dwellers along the Yellow River inscribed images of men, dragons, deer, sun and moon onto bone or pottery long ago. These same pictures live on the the characters used by the Chinese today. Cecilia Lindqvist traces the evolution and enduring history of Chinese characters, providing insight into their culture.

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Publisher | Hachette Books
Published date | 18 Oct 1991
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 424
Dimensions | 216 x 216 x 38mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 1111g
ISBN | 978-0-2015-7009-0
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BISAC | language arts & disciplines / linguistics


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