Title: The heart of the dragon /
Authors: Clayre, Alasdair
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin,
Year: 1985
Subjects: Heart of the dragon (Television program); China Social life and customs
Abstract: Map on lining papers. Bibliography: p. 267-272. Includes index. Explores private life in China.
Contents: Remembering: emperors and rebels -- Believing: heaven earth and Marx -- Marrying: wives and concubines -- Mediating: caring and control -- Eating: frugality and feasting -- Living: labour and harvest -- Working: coal steam and steel -- Correcting: crime and punishment -- Understanding: the body and the universe -- Creating: ink bamboo and rock -- Trading: into the four seas.