Cohen Joan Lebold, Cohen Jerome Alan. China Today and Her Ancient Treasures

Third Edition. — New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986. — 432 p. — ISBN: 0-8109-0798-4. (Pages 65-68, 131-132, 171-172, 221-222 are missing).This third edition of China Today and Her Ancient Treasures has been completely updated with fifteen new colorplates and a discussion of the political, economic, legal, and artistic changes that are sweeping Deng Xiaoping's China in the post-Mao era.
China Today and Her Ancient Treasures presents a spectacular panorama ranging from recently excavated 2,300-year-old life-size ceramic warriors, horses, and chariots to life and art in the People's Republic of China today. Magnificent pagodas, exotic gardens, the Great Wall, the fabled palaces of the Forbidden City, are all presented in marvelous full-color photographs.
The many aspects of life in the Peoples Republic of China today are masterfully illustrated and described, revealing the people, the cities, the communes in the countryside, markets and factories, schools and theaters, acrobatics, ballet and the fine arts, medical care and legal practice. And China Today provides a concise yet thoroughly understandable explanation of the turmoil of Chinas recent past.
The history of each dynasty is presented in clear and immediate terms, interwoven with the attitudes of China's leaders toward her past. Thus we see ancient China through the eyes of her descendants and learn much about modern China in the process. The traditional glories of Chinese art—the bronzes, ceramics, ink paintings, architecture, and gardens—receive detailed attention. And, interspersed throughout are lively anecdotes that make the text as enjoyable as it is informative.
This beautiful and comprehensive volume, illuminating both the glories of ancient China and the social miracle of modern China, brings to vivid life a country that is indeed filled with fascinating paradoxes and incredible visual splendor.
362 illustrations, including 347 plates in full color.