A journey along the Great Wall in the past and present, this landmark volume offers an extraordinary portrait of perhaps the world's most famous structure. Carrying his camera and a file of vintage photographs-the earliest dating from 1871-author-photographer William Lindesay traveled across Northern China for three years, searching for settings where the Great Wall could be examined in the past and present, side by side. The result, The Great Wall Revisited, presents seventy-two of the most elucidating then- and-now comparisons. This glossy dossier opens out as an extraordinary journey from the Jade Gate in northwest China's Gobi Desert to Old Dragon's Head on the Yellow Sea.Far more than a romantic look at the Great Wall of yesteryear, this stunning, artfully crafted volume also contains concise histories of the sites that Lindesay's images revisit. Colorful literary impressions composed by earlier visitors, juxtaposed with contemporary eyewitness accounts of change traced along the Wall, afford a sense of history unfolding and time inexorably creeping along the contours of this enduring monument to human ingenuity.

Great Wall Revisited

William Lindesay

Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd

The Great Wall Revisited presents 84 of the most elucidating ""then"" and ""now comparisons, succinct histories of the sites, and colourful literary impressions left by ""milestone"" visitors, juxtaposed beside contemporary eyewitness accounts that explain the changes. This dossier unfolds as an extraordinary journey along the Wall from the Jade Gate in northwest China's gobi to Old Dragon's Head on the Yellow Sea coast.

The Great Wall Revisited (Chinese Edition)

Travel

Asia

China Intercontinental Press

The author of this book is a British photographer. He tells a story of the Great Wall through more than 200 pieces of old and new pictures, enabling readers to appreciate the beauty of the Great Wall picture during the last 100 years. At the same time he arouses peoples consciousness of protecting and caring for the Great Wall.

The Great Wall Revisited: From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon's Head (English Edition)

The early trade in silk was carried on against incredible odds by great caravans of merchants and animals traveling over some of the most inhospitable territory on the face of the earth--searing, waterless deserts and snowbound mountain passes. Beginning at the magnificent ancient city of Chang'an (Xi'an), the route took traders westward along the Hexi Corridor to the giant barrier of the Great Wall, then either north or south of the Takiamakan Desert to Kashgar before continuing on to India, to Iran or to the great cities of Constantinople, Damascus and Baghdad. For today's traveler it is not only the weight of history that makes the Silk Road intriguing, but the incredible diversity of scenery and ethnic people along the way. This book is the authoritative guide to travel in the region. 
* The established companion guidebook for the Chinese section of the ancient route * Written and revised by authors who have more than 20 years' residence in China * Brief history of the development of the Silk Road * Impressions of places, people and peculiarities told through a selection of literary extracts * Includes William Dalrymple on a Uygur movie outing * Now in its fifth edition * Concise language sections in both Mandarin and Uygur * An essential aid to travel-planning back home and convenient to use on the road

The Silk Road

JUDY BONAVIA

吴琦

Odyssey Pubns

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Great Wall Revisited

The Great Wall Revisited (Chinese Edition)

The Great Wall Revisited: From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon's Head (English Edition)

The Silk Road