Chinese Illustrations: Visual Images of China in Western Literature

About This Novel

This book starts from the perspective of architecture (including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Pagoda of Baoen Temple, Marco Polo Bridge, and archways), people (including emperors, officials, soldiers, artists, and philosophers), animals (including cormorants, musk deer, turtles, and phoenixes), and plants (ginseng, rhubarb, etc.) , Tea, fruit trees), customs (including celebrations, funerals, punishments), transportation (including cars, boats, sedan chairs) and Chinese characters, it analyzes the visual image of China and its cultural exchanges in European documents from the 15th to the 18th century with pictures and texts.

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