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Record Nr.

UNINA9910427036203321

Autore

Li Ji <1896-1979, >

Titolo

The beginnings of Chinese civilization / / Chi Li

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

981-15-9666-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 112 p. 49 illus.)

Collana

China Academic Library, , 2195-1853

Disciplina

951

Soggetti

China Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Digging Up China Past -- Origin and Early Development -- The Bronze Age of China -- Archaeology -- Archaeological Survey of the Fêng River Valley, Southern Shansi, China -- Racial History of the Chinese People -- Some Anthropological Problems of China -- Some Anthropological Problems of China: Reconsidered.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a collection of archaeological and anthropological writings by Li Chi, the founding father of modern archaeology in China. It is divided into two parts, the first of which traces back the rise of Chinese civilization, as well as the origins of the Chinese people; in turn, the second part reviews the rise of archaeology in China as a scientific subject that combines fieldwork methods from the West with traditional antiquarian studies. Readers who are interested in Chinese civilization will find fascinating information on the excavations of Yin Hsü (the ruins of the Yin Dynasty), including building foundations, bronzes, chariots, pottery, stone and jade, and thousands of oracle bones, which are vividly shown in historical pictures. These findings transformed the Yin Shang culture from legend into history and thus moved China’s history forward by hundreds of years, shocking the world. In turn, the articles on anthropology include Li Chi’s reflections on central problems in Chinese anthropology and are both enlightening and thought-provoking.