Contents Briefing

This book is collection of 500-plus pictures (100 of which in color) showing relics of Chinese music from the remote ancient times to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Many of them are photographs of well known relic articles unearthed in major archeological excavations. Featuring an assortment of historical materials, precise narration and beautiful design, this album will prove valuable for historicians, scholars and collectors.

Publisher Profile

The People's Music Publishing House (with the People's Music Audio-visual Publishing House as its subsidiary) is a national publishing institution, which was founded in 1954. The House specializes in publishing Chinese and foreign books on music, music scores, textbooks, reference books and electronic audio-visual products. It devotes itself to collecting China's ancient and modern music works, propagating China's excellent tradition in musical culture and promoting the exchange between the Ch...    more about