This is a unique and conclusive reference work about the 6,000 individual men and women known to us from China’s formative first empires. Over decennia Michae

This book is a history of the development of mathematical astronomy in China, from the late third century BCE, to the early 3rd century CE - a period often refe

China has become accessible to the west in the last twenty years in a way that was not possible in the previous thirty. The number of westerners travelling to C

A remarkable document of ancient Chinese history: “[An] indispensable addition to modern sinology.” —China Review International This volume of The Grand S