Xian: China's Ancient Capital

Nara, Japan: Foreign Language Press, China & hihi News Agency, 1986. Softcover. VG (Ex-library, with few markings if any, pages slightly tanned at edges, book is otherwise Like New, slipcase naturally shows some edgewear.). Brown wraps, gray & photographic dust jacket, in white paper slipcase, 110 pp., profusely illus. in color. Text is in English, though the title also appears in Chinese. "Xian is acclaimed as a natural 'Museum of History.' The city has 98 historical monuments and cultural relics under protection, 13 of them under state protection, (truncated) while over 100,000 artifacts have been unearthed." (foreword) This colorful work shares many images of Xian, revealing both its historical and contemporary treasures. (Inventory #: 135740)