Description
Book Synopsis
This thorough exploration of the aspects of everyday life in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) provides fascinating insight into a culture and time that is often misunderstood, especially by those from western cultures. Here students will find the details of what life was really like for these people. How was their society structured? How did they entertain themselves? What sorts of food did they eat? The answers to these and other questions are provided in full detail to bring this golden age of Chinese culture alive for the modern reader.
Based mainly on classical translations from the Chinese themselves, each chapter addresses a specific aspect of daily living in the voices of those who lived during the time. A myriad of interesting details are provided to help readers discover, among other things, what life was like in the city, what homes and gardens were like, how the role's of men and women differed, and the many rituals in which people participated. D
Table of Contents
Preface History Society Cities and Urban Life House and Garden Clothes and Hygiene Food and Feast Leisure and Entertainment Travel and Transportation Crime and Punishment Sickness and Healing Life Cycle Death and the Afterlife Epilogue: The Fall Index
