ChinaMuseumsAssociationGuide

ChineseMuseumsAssociationGuideisanupdatedandexpandedversionofthehighlypraised2009compendiumChinaMuseums;theChinaMuseumsAssociationbeingtheofficialbodyresponsiblefortheexpansionofthecountry'smuseums,bothinrangeanddiversity.CoveringChina'smostfamousandrespectedmuseums,thebookalsocoversmanysmaller,lesser-knownones,rangingfromartandarchaeologytoscienceandtechnology,historyandpolitics-allofwhichcombinetoprovidethereaderwithadeepunderstandingofChina'spastandpresent.Providingcomprehensivedescriptionsnotonlyofwell-knownattractionssuchastheForbiddenCityandtheShanghaiMuseum,thisguidealsocoverssomeofthelessknownandmoreremotearchaeologicalsites,suchastheLinziMuseum(whereover600horseswereburiedaliveatthewhimofanancientking),theMuseumofOrientalMusicalInstrumentsandtheChineseTraditionalMedicineMuseum.Thisbookisamust-havecompanionforanyoneinterestedindiscoveringmoreaboutChina'srichheritage;withover500colorimages,wonderfullydescriptivetext,quickglanceinformationincluding'highlights'and'key'objects,andalldetailsofaddressandopeninghours,itisessential.