The Beginnings of Chinese Civilization

Publisher : Foreign Languages Teaching and Research Press; (April 30, 2011)

Language : Chinese, English

Paperback : 225 pages

ISBN-10 : 7513506124

ISBN-13 : 978-7513506120



Anthology of archaeological and anthropological writing by Li Chi in English, the founding father of China's modern archaeology; Trace back the rise of Chinese civilization as well as the origin of its people following the steps of the pioneering researchers of this land; Brief the rise of China's archaeology as a scientific subject owing to the confluence of the methods of fieldwork from the West and the traditional antiquarian studies.