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China Revealed: An Extraordinary Journey of Rediscovery

Door Basil Pao

Categorie
Ontdekkingsreizen & Expedities
Boeknummer
#329380-AD16
Titel
China Revealed: An Extraordinary Journey of Rediscovery
Auteur
Pao, Basil
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Artabras
Jaar van uitgave
2007
ISBN10
0789209470
ISBN13
9780789209474
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w photographs throughout, 4to.
Samenvatting
As travelers are making plans to visit the Summer Olympics in Beijing and tour China, this volume portrays China's must-see places as well as regions visitors rarely discover. Internationally acclaimed photographer Basil Pao set out on an expedition through all of China's provinces to capture the spirit and rare beauty of his rapidly changing native land/ this rapidly changing nation.
In his travels Basil Pao photographed cities, villages, landscapes, people, and places to give a comprehensive view of China today. This spectacular photo journey highlights China's dramatic landscape, including such incredible structures as the Great Wall, natural treasures as the Khunjarab Pass, and a monumental sculpture of the world's largest Buddha, carved into a mountain at the confluence of three rive... (Lees verder)rs.
Among his striking images of people are children contorting and balancing themselves into an acrobatic pyramid; a uniformed guard patrolling terracotta warriors unearthed from Emperor Qin's massive grave; and a panda-keeper embracing a cub at a breeding center that allows visitors to observe pandas close-up. The text based on Pao's firsthand observations is both personal and informative, a travel guide revealing China in the twenty-first century.
Pagina's
384
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 20,00

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