Illustrated Book of Traditional Chinese Sport

Book info: Illustrated Book of Traditional Chinese Sport (Hardcover, 534 pages) – World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2023. Language: English.

Through the use of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, and iconography, this book utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to research Chinese sports. A unique aspect of this book is that it documents the history and culture of Chinese sports through relics of mythology, rock paintings, painted pottery, oracle bones, bronzes, tomb bricks, paintings, porcelain, copper mirrors, and ancient books and literature. Through illustrations and text, the book traces the origin, development, evolution, and dissemination of ancient Chinese sports through various historical periods.