{"product_id":"bamboo-in-china-shen-min-9781602201323","title":"Bamboo in China: Arts, Crafts and a Cultural History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of Chinese art and culture, \u003ci\u003eBamboo in China\u003c\/i\u003e shines a light on this relatively unknown craft.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe noted British scholar Joseph Needham concluded from his thorough study of the history of Chinese science and technology that the \"East Asian civilization is none other than a bamboo civilization\" and China is just the cradle of that bamboo civilization. Since bamboo has been used for thousands of years in China and in many aspects of daily life, it became an influential part of the Chinese culture. With the tributes to bamboo and the extolling of its strengths, it was further blended into China's Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist thinking to give birth to a cultural phenomenon uniquely Chinese that has since spread far and wide. This beautifully illustrated book presents a vivid history of bamboo in China, including the uses of bamboo in daily life, production, musical instruments, transportation, architecture and landscaping, hydraulic engineering and the military; Traditional treatments of bamboo by Chinese artisans, including two main artistic processing techniques; and bamboo wares with a unique Chinese flavor such as fans, oilpaper umbrellas, and mats and curtains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jialai Pan, Min Shen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1602201323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602201323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shanghai Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.70d","brand":"Jialai Pan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078486159615,"sku":"9781602201323","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_df69aa62-e63f-4c5a-a50c-5926deb10314.jpg?v=1685475791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bamboo-in-china-shen-min-9781602201323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}