The Silk Road/Festivals and Customs BHT138
$7.95
The Silk Road covers the birth of the Silk Road, its many mysteries, and the effect it had (and still has) on the modern world. With chapters like The Gown of Caesar: The West Came to Know Silk, Drastic Environmental Changes: The Hometown of Silk and its Application, and Like Pearls in a String: Major Towns and Cities along the Silk Road, it can be certain that after reading this book, the reader will feel like an authority on the Silk Road. Festivals and Customs is a great book about many of the major Chinese festivals celebrated by Chinese the world over. It covers the Spring Festival (Chun Jie), Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao Jie), Qingming Festival, and Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Jie), The Night of the 7th Day of the 7th Lunar Month Festival (Qi Xi Jie), Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhong Qiu Jie) and the Double 9th Festival (Chong Yang Jie). Each chapter delves into the histories and stories behind each festival , as well as some of the activities/customs performed during the festival.
Paperback, Simplified Chinese characters and English, 101 Pages, 5.5" x 8"








