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Download or read book Illustrated Book Of Traditional Chinese Sport written by Qilin Sun and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-10-06 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.