TING SING WU. (EDITED BY). 丁星五. (主編).

China the Beautiful.
錦繡河山. [Jin xiu he shan].

Hong Kong. International Culture Press. 1956. Second Edition. Stock ID #168322

Revised by Wu Chia Ching. Translated by Liang Shih Chiu. Maps, including very attractive double page colour pictorial map, 7 striking full page colour photographic plates by well known Chinese photographers of the day, profuse black and white photographic images throughout, attractive colour endpapers from a Chinese painting, 228pp. Neat signature of Professor Conrad Frey front free endpaper with an inscription to him and his wife from his students half title, upper joint split, dustjacket chipped. Very good. 38 x 26.5cm.

A fascinating pictorial overview of China in the 1940s and 50s. The preparation for this work began in 1946 and for the following 8 years before the first edition was published in 1955. This second edition includes photographs not included in the first edition. The book is divided into 7 sections - the Southeast, the Southwest, the Northwest, North China, the Northeast, Mongolia and Tibet, and Taiwan, each with a map and introductory text in both Chinese and English.

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