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China the Beautiful

by Anthony Osmond-Evans
RM37.00 MYR
China the Beautiful
China the Beautiful

Visual odyssey of China's diverse, stunning landscapes.

"China the Beautiful" offers more than just a visual tour; it's a celebration of contrast and harmony in colors, shapes, and cultural moments. As you flip through pages filled with miraculous images, from a horseman appearing through a waterfall to an acrobat balancing a tea set, you'll feel as though you've embarked on a magical journey. The book's unique approach to thematically pairing photos creates a visual poetry that echoes the rich tapestry of Chinese landscapes and traditions, promising to leave a lasting impression of this ancient land's beauty.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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China the Beautiful

by Anthony Osmond-Evans
RM37.00 MYR
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ISBN: 9781904668497
Authors: Anthony Osmond-Evans
Publisher: Mercury Books
Date of Publication: 2005-03-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Art, Travel
Related Topics: Art and Photography, Photography, Travelogue, Photography
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 3 readers)

Description

A record of its author's extensive travels through the country, from the Silk Road to Tibet, the Huangshan Mountains to Guizhou province, China the Beautiful has been designed as a feast for the eyes. It follows not the usual photo-travel progression from one region to another, but a series of colour, geometrical and tone themes in which vibrant red might be viewed against glowing crimson, or cool countryside tones repeated on a facing page. Many of these images have a quality of the miraculous; such as including the Kazakh horseman who emerged, to the photographer's astonished delight, through a waterfall and the Beijing acrobat captured in performance as a tea set descends through the air to land on her head. With additional photographic contributions from John Slater, Gina Corrigan and Lorraine Felkin, China the Beautiful takes the reader on a magical journey to the Silk Road and beyond and provides a lasting record of an eternally fascinating ancient land.
 

Visual odyssey of China's diverse, stunning landscapes.

"China the Beautiful" offers more than just a visual tour; it's a celebration of contrast and harmony in colors, shapes, and cultural moments. As you flip through pages filled with miraculous images, from a horseman appearing through a waterfall to an acrobat balancing a tea set, you'll feel as though you've embarked on a magical journey. The book's unique approach to thematically pairing photos creates a visual poetry that echoes the rich tapestry of Chinese landscapes and traditions, promising to leave a lasting impression of this ancient land's beauty.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.