Checking In to Life in the Yuan Dynasty

Life in the Yuan Dynasty: Checking In is one of the books in the series Ancient History Your Textbooks Didn't Have Time to Tell You. With a lighthearted, lively style, it depicts the many facets of everyday life among ordinary people during the Yuan dynasty. The book vividly portrays what people ate and drank, how they kept cool in summer and warm in winter, how they traveled, where they lived, what work they did, how they went sightseeing, and what cultural and recreational activities they enjoyed, among much else. It is like a written version of Along the River During the Qingming Festival. What was life like for ordinary people in the Yuan dynasty? What customs made it distinctive? This book answers modern readers' questions about Yuan life one by one. It also features numerous beautiful illustrations that vividly recreate the everyday world of the Yuan people.

The series Ancient History Your Textbooks Didn't Have Time to Tell You covers the daily lives of ordinary people in every period of Chinese history. Written by authors with deep expertise in history, the books use official historical records as their foundation and tell history with humor and flair in an accessible style. They recreate the distinct social character of each dynasty and vividly trace how everyday life in ancient China changed and endured over time.