The Chinese thought of it amazing inventions and innovations
Describes the inventions created by the Chinese in agriculture, metalwork, transportation, warfare, and other fields, including paper, printing, and silk, and how they fit into Chinese civilization, both ancient and modern.
| Main Author: | Ye, Ting-xing, 1952- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Chinese |
| Published: |
Toronto :
Annick Press,
c2009.
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| Series: |
We thought of it
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Describes the inventions created by the Chinese in agriculture, metalwork, transportation, warfare, and other fields, including paper, printing, and silk, and how they fit into Chinese civilization, both ancient and modern. |
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| Physical Description: |
47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781554511969 (bound) 1554511968 (bound) 9781554511952 (pbk.) 155451195X (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
Ting-xing Ye was born in Shanghai and moved to Toronto in 1987. The author of the best-selling memoir A Leaf in the Bitter Wind, she also writes young adult fiction and non-fiction. She lives north of Toronto. |