Watering my horse by a spring at the foot of the long wall : Xiaoxiao Xu /
Xiaoxiao Xu embarks on a journey of 25,000 kilometres to document the lives of the people along the foot of the Great Wall of China. Contrary to popular belief, the wall is not a single, continuous structure, but rather a collection of walls and fortifications built during various Chinese dynasties....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Chinese |
| Language Notes: | Texts in English and Chinese. |
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[Breda] :
The Eriskay Connection,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Xiaoxiao Xu embarks on a journey of 25,000 kilometres to document the lives of the people along the foot of the Great Wall of China. Contrary to popular belief, the wall is not a single, continuous structure, but rather a collection of walls and fortifications built during various Chinese dynasties. Her images show that, despite its decline in some of these parts, a lively relationship remains between the wall and local populations who honour and protect it. In the process, Xu attempts to discover the impact of fast-growing China on this historic site. The villages along the Great Wall still live by ancient traditions, but these are gradually disappearing. She captures this visual transformation. |
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| Item Description: | Title from spine. Page [1] of cover unfolds to form map. |
| Physical Description: | approximately 112 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits ; 34 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789492051486 9492051486 |