Travel 2000 years back in time to spend twenty-four hours with the people of ancient China, and see the Han period through the eyes of those who lived there.
Travel back to AD 17, during the fourth year of the reign of Wang Mang of the Han dynasty, a vibrant and innovative era full of conflicts and contradictions. But as different as the Han culture might have been to other great ancient civilizations, the inhabitants of ancient China faced the same problems as people have for time immemorial: earning enough money, coping with workplace dramas and keeping your home in order . . . although the equivalent in this era was more about bribing inspectors, avoiding bullying from abusive watchmen and trying to keep your house from being looted by Huns. In each chapter we meet one of 24 citizens of this ancient culture, from the midwife to the soldier, the priest to the performer and the blacksmith to the tomb looter, and see what an average day in ancient China was really like.
Papildus informācija
The Han dynasty was the second imperial dynasty, which reigned from 206 BC to 220 AD. Set in Guanzhong, where the capital Changan was located, and the Lower Yellow River and Huai River areas, one of the most culturally and economically developed regions of the empire, 24 Hours in Ancient China brings the everyday actions of ancient Chinese Han citizens vividly to life.
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Seventh Hour Of The Night (00.00-01.00) The Doctor Dispenses A Prescription Is Eighth Hour Of The Night (01.00-02.00) The Tomb Robber Strikes Out |
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24 | (10) |
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Ninth Hour Of The Night (02.00-03.00) The Midwife Delivers Her Grandchild |
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34 | (10) |
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Tenth Hour Of The Night (03.00-04.00) The Stablehand Prepares To Complain |
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44 | (11) |
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Eleventh Hour Of The Night (04.00-05.00) The Housewife At The Flour Mill |
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55 | (9) |
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Twelfth Hour Of The Night (05.00-06.00) The Bronze Worker Consults A Colleague |
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64 | (12) |
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First Hour Of The Day (06.00-07.00) The Canal Worker Is Nostalgic |
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76 | (9) |
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Second Hour Of The Day (07.00-08.00) The Teacher Starts His Class |
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85 | (9) |
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Third Hour Of The Day (08.00-09.00) The Textile Worker Picks Mulberry Leaves |
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94 | (11) |
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Fourth Hour Of The Day (09.00-10.00) The Tomb Sculptor Trains His Apprentices |
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105 | (10) |
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Fifth Hour Of The Day (10.00-11.00) The Salt Worker Harvests Brine |
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115 | (10) |
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Sixth Hour Of The Day (11.00-12.00) The Priest Argues With A Friend |
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125 | (10) |
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Seventh Hour Of The Day (12.00-13.00) The Warden Of The Beacon Tower Collects Hay |
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135 | (10) |
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Eighth Hour Of The Day (13.00-14.00) The Granary Keeper Is Inspected |
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145 | (11) |
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Ninth Hour Of The Day (14.00-15.00) The Courier Approaches His Destination |
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156 | (11) |
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Tenth Hour Of The Day (15.00-16.00) The Farmer Takes A Break |
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167 | (8) |
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Eleventh Hour Of The Day (16.00-17.00) The Convict Arrives At His Destination |
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175 | (10) |
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Twelfth Hour Of The Day (17.00-18.00) The Kiln Worker Feels Hounded |
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185 | (10) |
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First Hour Of The Night (18.00-19.00) The Chef Prepares A Banquet |
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195 | (10) |
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Second Hour Of The Night (19.00-20.00) The Consort's Maid Is Distressed |
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205 | (11) |
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Third Hour Of The Night (20.00-21.00) The Scribe Comes To A Decision |
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216 | (11) |
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Fourth Hour Of The Night (21.00-22.00) The Performer Finishes Her Act |
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227 | (12) |
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Fifth Hour Of The Night (22.00-23.00) The Royal Maid Prepares A Bath |
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239 | (9) |
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Sixth Hour Of The Night (23.00-00.00) The Soldier Fights For His Life |
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248 | (9) |
| Conclusion |
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257 | (2) |
| Acknowledgements |
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259 | (1) |
| Bibliography |
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260 | (2) |
| List of Illustrations |
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262 | (2) |
| Index |
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Dr Yijie Zhuang obtained his PhD in archaeology from Cambridge University and is now as Associate Professor in Chinese archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He is primarily interested in ancient water-management systems and agricultural histories of China and South East Asia and has published many peer-reviewed articles and he has recenetly been surveying at an Iron Age site in Myanmar. He edited 30 Second Ancient China (Ivy Press).
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