It is easy to have a quick look at China's past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The "Panoramic China" series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autonomous region, describing, with illustrations, the outstanding characteristics of each area from different perspectives.Sichuan Province has been known as a “Celestial Treasure House” since ancient times. It is blessed with a beautiful landscape of topographic diversity, and it is home to a splendid human civilization. Its history goes back thousands of years and is refined by brilliant historic and cultural legacies, colorful and enchanting ethnicity and folklore, and a rich pool of literacy giants and luminaries from other fields. In Sichuan, nature, human civilization, and rich social customs are mutually interwoven, creating a “Celestial Treasure House” that abounds in natural resources.We can describe Sichuan as a “wonderful world of nature,” a “mystic world of culture,” and a “sublime world of soul.” With all these gifts, Sichuan emits an eternal magic, one of profundity and mystery.
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圖書目錄
Foreword The Origin of the Appellation“Celestial Treasure House” Bashu Landscape Bashu Cultrue Bashu Folkore and Spinritual World Unique Landscape Nrutures a Unique Culture Ancient Bashu Cultural Zone Landscape Wonders Rivers and Bashu Civilization Mystic Ancient Bashu Civilization The Origin and Development of the Ancient Shu Culture The Maturity Period of the Bashu Culture and Related Origins Art in the Green Basin Wonderful Sichuan Opera Popular Art Ethnic Minority Singing and Dancing mbroidery and Painting Sichuan Cuisine Time-honored Cuisine Sichuan Flavors Scholar Cooks and Popular Snacks Modern Sichuan Cuisine Sichuan Tea Long History Varieties of Sichuan Tea Tea Customs Tea Obsession in Chengdu Sichuan Liquor Home to Famous Liquors Six Top Liquor Brands Drinking Customs of Ethnic Minoritis Obsession with Liquor Appendix