Yellow River
- 作者
- 出版社 Thames & Hudson
- 出版时间 2007年12月
- ISBN 9780500513767
- 定价 438.40
内容简介
ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!ArevealinglookatChina'speopleandlandscape,asphotographedalongthefamousYellowRiver.
TheYellowRiver--theHuangHe--flowsover3,300milesfromitsheadwatersintheKunlunMountainstotheBohaiSea.FromtheQuinghaiProvince,wheretheriveroriginatesandcreatesspectaculargorges,itcrossesnumerousprovincesandterritoriessuchasSichuan,InnerMongolia,Shaanxi,andHenan,andfinally,intheShandongProvince,reachesthesea.
TheChinesepeopleconsidertheYellowRivertobethecradleoftheircivilization,theMotherRiver.ItisalongitscoursethattheHanculture--themainethnicgroupinChina--developed,andnotfarfromheretheXi'anclayarmywasbroughttolight.DuringChina'slongandrichhistory,theYellowRiverhasbeenconsideredablessingaswellasacurseandhasbeennicknamedboth"China'sPride"and"China'sSorrow."Overthecenturies,therichyellowsedimentthatgivestheriveritscoloranditsnamehassometimesblockedtheflow,causingdevastatingfloodinginthenearbyprovinces.
AldoPavanhastraveledthelengthoftheYellowRiverandvisitedlocalareasofinterest.Hisstunningphotographscombinewithtextsthatgiveinsightintoeverydaylifeanddescribethegreatvarietyofcultures,religions,ethnicgroups,andlandscapesthatthetravelerencountersalongtheway.220colorphotographs.
TheYellowRiver--theHuangHe--flowsover3,300milesfromitsheadwatersintheKunlunMountainstotheBohaiSea.FromtheQuinghaiProvince,wheretheriveroriginatesandcreatesspectaculargorges,itcrossesnumerousprovincesandterritoriessuchasSichuan,InnerMongolia,Shaanxi,andHenan,andfinally,intheShandongProvince,reachesthesea.
TheChinesepeopleconsidertheYellowRivertobethecradleoftheircivilization,theMotherRiver.ItisalongitscoursethattheHanculture--themainethnicgroupinChina--developed,andnotfarfromheretheXi'anclayarmywasbroughttolight.DuringChina'slongandrichhistory,theYellowRiverhasbeenconsideredablessingaswellasacurseandhasbeennicknamedboth"China'sPride"and"China'sSorrow."Overthecenturies,therichyellowsedimentthatgivestheriveritscoloranditsnamehassometimesblockedtheflow,causingdevastatingfloodinginthenearbyprovinces.
AldoPavanhastraveledthelengthoftheYellowRiverandvisitedlocalareasofinterest.Hisstunningphotographscombinewithtextsthatgiveinsightintoeverydaylifeanddescribethegreatvarietyofcultures,religions,ethnicgroups,andlandscapesthatthetravelerencountersalongtheway.220colorphotographs.
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