Brief History of Ancient Chinese

This is one volume of the brief history series.

This book is divided into 5 chapters, including all forms of sculptures created through a long course from ancient times to the Qing dynasty, for different purpose, such as mausoleum, religious and decorative. It’s presents chronologically the artistic features, style evolution and representative works of all the sculpture forms in different historical periods. This book is a public reading for understanding of the culture of ancient China, and it is systematic, illustrated, concise and reader-friendly.

Sculpture is human’s earliest molding practice. Chinese sculpture is time-honor, abundant and profound. Its development reflects not only aesthetic and interests of ancient China but also the social productivity, customs, religious, funeral cultures and blending of different cultures. This book is a comprehensive history of social development.