{"product_id":"9789819587452","title":"The Ancient City of Liangzhu and Chinese Civilization","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Ancient City of Liangzhu and Chinese Civilization\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLiu Bin | Wang Ningyuan | Chen Minghui | Zhang Hong\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Asia \/ China\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThis book serves as a sacred site that empirically attests to the 5,000-year-long history of Chinese civilization. It represents an earthen construction-based civilization, a water conservancy-oriented civilization, and a rice cultivation-centered civilization. Moreover, its highly developed jade system is unparalleled. In addition, it holds a crucial position in the history of the development of China's ancient capitals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis book delves into the discovery history, layout and functional zoning, construction techniques and engineering, archaeological progress, and the relationship between Liangzhu civilization and Chinese civilization at large. By doing so, it unveils the profound connotations and far-reaching impacts of Liangzhu civilization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"tab-stops: 49.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eLiu Bin,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eborn in 1961, professor of Zhejiang University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"ZH-CN\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: 'MS Gothic'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003e，\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eand famous archaeologist in China. In 2007, he discovered the ruins of Liangzhu city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"tab-stops: 49.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eWang Ningyuan, born in 1968, is famous archaeologist in China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eHe has long been engaged in the excavation and research of prehistoric archaeology in Zhejiang. He was the leader of the project \"Investigation and Excavation of Liangzhu Peripheral Water Conservancy System,\" which was later selected as one of the \"Top Ten New Archaeological Discoveries in China.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eChen Minghui graduated from Wuhan University (2010) and Fudan University (2013). He has long been engaged in archaeological excavations and research at the site of Liangzhu City and has published dozens of related papers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819587452\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e343\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46313898803340,"sku":"9789819587452","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819587452.jpg?v=1780604504","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819587452","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}