The Great Wall in Beijing /

The Great Wall in Beijing / / ed. by Global City Development Cooperation Council, Beijing.

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The Great Wall in Beijing celebrates mutual learning and respect between different cultures and shows how traditional Chinese culture, represented by the Great Wall, has contributed to the world. Designed as a primer on the Great Wall addressing the general public, this book may lead you to better a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2022 Part 2
HerausgeberIn:
Global City Development Cooperation Council, Beijing, ,
MitwirkendeR:
Yuming, Lian,
Place / Publishing House:Les Ulis : : EDP Sciences, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Hors collection
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Physical Description:1 online resource (278 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Editorial and Translation Committee
  • Preface by Editor-in-Chief
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword The Beauty of the Great Wall of China
  • Part Ⅰ The Architectural Beauty
  • Chapter 1 A Wonder in the World History of Architecture
  • Chapter 2 A History Record of Stone and a Score of “Solidified Music”
  • Chapter 3 The Untold Beauty of Art
  • Chapter 4 The Great Wall on a Vast Land
  • Part Ⅱ The Beauty of Coalescence
  • Chapter 1 The Strategy of Ending War with War and the Passage to Peace
  • Chapter 2 The Great Wall Sphere of Life
  • Chapter 3 Villages and Homelands
  • Chapter 4 The Common Heritage of Humankind
  • Part Ⅲ The Ecological Beauty
  • Chapter 1 Ecological Space on the Great Wall
  • Chapter 2 The Amasing 400 mm Isohyet
  • Chapter 3 40°N – the Golden Latitude
  • Chapter 4 Natural Reserve and Ecological Conservation Zone
  • Part Ⅳ The Perpetual Beauty
  • Chapter 1 The Cultural Vitality of the Great Wall
  • Chapter 2 Protection and Inheritance of the Great Wall Heritage
  • Chapter 3 Keeping the Great Wall Culture Alive, Making it Shine and Thrive
  • Chapter 4 The Great Wall National Culture Park
  • Part Ⅴ The Beauty of Winter Sports
  • Chapter 1 The Dream of the City of the Olympic Summer and Winter Games
  • Chapter 2 Expectations at the Foot of the Great Wall
  • Chapter 3 From “Ice and Snow” to “Ascending the Great Wall”
  • Chapter 4 The Winter Olympic Legacy and the Post-Games Development
  • Conclusion Appreciating not only One’s Own Culture but also the Cultures of Others
  • References

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