{"product_id":"a-silk-road-saga-yin-cao-9781741741001","title":"A Silk Road Saga: The Sarcophagus of Yu Hong","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscovered by farmers in 1999 in Wangguo, a village in central China's Shanxi province, this magnificent 6th-century marble sarcophagus reveals both the story of a man and his times as well as life along the Silk Road. The sarcophagus is that of Yu Hong (c533-92) who, at the age of 13, was sent as an envoy by the king of Rouran to Persia and Tuyuhun (modern-day Qinghai and Gansu provinces in northwest China). Between 550 and 554 he served as an ambassador to the Northern Qi dynasty and continued to work as an official in China during the Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new English-language edition examines how the tomb of Yu Hong offers a fresh interpretation of the cultural interaction that occurred between China and the West due to the travel and trade along the Silk Road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yin Cao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1741741009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781741741001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Yin Cao","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074832298239,"sku":"9781741741001","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4938dfdb-e76e-4ad5-8d3c-fb7b10e82b86.jpg?v=1685456032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-silk-road-saga-yin-cao-9781741741001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}