The Great Wall in Beijing / Lian Yuming; ed. by Global City Development Cooperation Council, Beijing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yuming, Lian, Author.

Contributor:

Global City Development Cooperation Council, Beijing,, Editor.

Series:

Hors Collection

Hors collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Wall of China (China)--History.

Great Wall of China (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Les Ulis : EDP Sciences, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Great Wall in Beijing celebrates mutual learning and respect between different cultures and shows how traditional Chinese culture, represented by the Great Wall, has contributed to the world. Designed as a primer on the Great Wall addressing the general public, this book may lead you to better appreciate the wonderful encounter of the Great Wall with the Winter Olympics, the story of Beijing, and the long history; as well as the encounter between the Olympic spirit was born from the ancient Greek civilization and the splendid 5,000-year Chinese civilization, so that the Great Wall culture, a “golden calling card” of the Chinese people, will shine brightly on the international stage of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Editorial and Translation Committee

Preface by Editor-in-Chief

Table of Contents

Foreword The Beauty of the Great Wall of China

Part Ⅰ The Architectural Beauty

Chapter 1 A Wonder in the World History of Architecture

Chapter 2 A History Record of Stone and a Score of “Solidified Music”

Chapter 3 The Untold Beauty of Art

Chapter 4 The Great Wall on a Vast Land

Part Ⅱ The Beauty of Coalescence

Chapter 1 The Strategy of Ending War with War and the Passage to Peace

Chapter 2 The Great Wall Sphere of Life

Chapter 3 Villages and Homelands

Chapter 4 The Common Heritage of Humankind

Part Ⅲ The Ecological Beauty

Chapter 1 Ecological Space on the Great Wall

Chapter 2 The Amasing 400 mm Isohyet

Chapter 3 40°N – the Golden Latitude

Chapter 4 Natural Reserve and Ecological Conservation Zone

Part Ⅳ The Perpetual Beauty

Chapter 1 The Cultural Vitality of the Great Wall

Chapter 2 Protection and Inheritance of the Great Wall Heritage

Chapter 3 Keeping the Great Wall Culture Alive, Making it Shine and Thrive

Chapter 4 The Great Wall National Culture Park

Part Ⅴ The Beauty of Winter Sports

Chapter 1 The Dream of the City of the Olympic Summer and Winter Games

Chapter 2 Expectations at the Foot of the Great Wall

Chapter 3 From “Ice and Snow” to “Ascending the Great Wall”

Chapter 4 The Winter Olympic Legacy and the Post-Games Development

Conclusion Appreciating not only One’s Own Culture but also the Cultures of Others

References

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2022)

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ISBN:

9782759827329

2759827321

OCLC:

1337971681