China boasts a recorded history that dates back more than 3,500 years, and the Chinese people have endowed the rest of the world with an enduring legacy.

Compiled by an international team of archaeologists, historians and Sinologists and incorporating the latest archaeological findings, China: The World’s Oldest Living Civilization Revealed examines the turbulent history of this immense nation, including the inventiveness of the Bronze Age society, the ‘Barbarian’ invasions, the conquest by Genghis Khan, the rise and eventual fall of the dynasties, and the Opium Wars. It also surveys Chinese culture and social history, including the rise of Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism and the cult of ancestor worship.

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• Chronicles the full sweep of Chinese history, from the earliest proto-human and human remains up through the fall of the last emperor
• Lavishly illustrated with more than 500 superb, full-colour photographs of artifacts, artworks, statues, reliefs, buildings and landscapes as well as historical photographs and six detailed maps.

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