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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The culture of China / edited by Kathleen Kuiper.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(Understanding China)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-183-6 (eBook)
1. China. 2. China—Civilization. I. Kuiper, Kathleen.
DS706.C84 2010
951—dc22
2010008759
On the cover:
The Summer Palace in Beijing, China, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
©
www.istockphoto.com/Robert Churchill
Back cover Andrea Pistolesi/The Image Bank/Getty Images
On page 12:
The entrance to a pavilion in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, in 1973.
Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
On page 18:
A man communes with Daoist gods by spitting rice wine into the air while
using a large snake whip during the Full Moon Festival in Sanshia, China.
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