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China: Empire of Living Symbols | Cecilia Lindqvist
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The origins of Chinese ideographs were not known until 1899, when a scholar went to an apothecary for some medicine made of dragon bone. To his surprise, the bone, which had not yet been ground into powder, contained a number of carved inscriptions. Thus began the exploration of the 3000-year-old sources of the written characters still used in China today. In this unparalleled and deeply researched book, Cecilia Lindqvist tells the story of these characters and shows how their shapes and concepts have permeated all of Chinese thought, architecture, art, and culture.
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LitsyEvents
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Repost for @Catsandbooks

#FoodandLit September China 🇨🇳

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit and tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news and would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks
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#FoodandLit September China 🇨🇳

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit and tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news and would like to be, let me know.

Remember we have a running book list to help you find books for each country that anyone can add to!
Book List ⬇️

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Ddzmini
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China vs. Korea Library love on the bucket list 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼📚📚📚📖😋

LaurenELovesToRead That second one! 😱👌❣️ 5y
Ddzmini @LaurenELovesToRead that‘s Korea isn‘t it great 😍😍😍 5y
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AmyRebecca Wow 5y
Ddzmini @AmyRebecca exactly what I said when I saw this 😲💁🏼‍♀️ 5y
Gissy Beautiful!😍 5y
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umbrellagirl
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Super excited to visit China next year. Any recommendations for novels set in China? I‘ve read and enjoyed The Good Earth.

Velvetfur I don't have any book recommendations (sorry!) but I want to know where in China you're going to! I've been to Hong Kong (LOVED IT SO MUCH), where are you going? 6y
umbrellagirl @Velvetfur HK, Shanghai, Beijing, Xian 6y
Velvetfur @umbrellagirl Aahh that's the way to do it! Sounds amazing 😀 6y
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umbrellagirl @BookNAround These both sound good. Thank you! 6y
Megabooks Red Azalea and this both by the same author 6y
umbrellagirl @xicanti thank you! 6y
umbrellagirl @Megabooks sounds excellent. I like PSB and am very distantly related to her. 6y
Megabooks @umbrellagirl That‘s really cool! 6y
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monkeygirlsmama
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#5thingsilove 🇨🇳 China/HK Edition 🇭🇰

1. Food. Like anywhere, there's good food & bad food, but there's lots of good food. 🤤
2. Trains. They're a fun & easy way to get around. 🚈
3. Cow Island. I don't remember the real name, Cow Island is just what we call it. Anyhow, it's a small, remote island where you can hike, swim, picnic, & meet wild cows. It's the best! 🐮
4. Fresh produce. Lots and usually at decent prices. 🍍🍠
5. Milk tea. 😋

Debiw781 Mmmm good food! 😊 Cow Island sounds pretty neat too! 7y
Sace Mmmm. That food looks delicious! 7y
monkeygirlsmama @RestlessFickleBookSlut It was! Too bad I didn't make any of it, haha. It's from a school dinner we had last semester. Fried shrimp, bok choy, frilly mushrooms with some kind of crunchy squash type veggie, and chicken with potatoes in a yummy sauce. Oh, and rice with spicy pepper sauce. 7y
LauraBeth Food! 🙌🙌 7y
kspenmoll My family loves trains! Wish we had more subways in US cities! 7y
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