Back to the Scene: The Three Kingdoms

Returning to the Scene of the Three Kingdoms uses history, cultural relics, and ruins as its clues. By examining artifacts from the late Han and Three Kingdoms periods held in museums and cultural institutions, and surveying Three Kingdoms historical sites across China, it applies the "double evidence method" to "materials from underground" and "materials on paper" to present readers with a more authentic, vivid, and fascinating picture of the Three Kingdoms era. Letting history speak for itself is more powerful than any account. The book covers a wide range of subjects related to the Three Kingdoms, including ancient city sites, tombs, battlefields, temples, murals, calligraphy, stone inscriptions, porcelain, lacquerware, coins, weapons, architecture, clothing, food, social life, religion, and exchanges between China and other countries. It includes more than 400 photographs of national-treasure-class artifacts and Three Kingdoms historical sites, as well as hand-drawn maps. With a fresh perspective and richly illustrated pages, it offers a sweeping portrait of a Three Kingdoms era that can be seen with one's own eyes.