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Royal Collins Pub Group Communications From East To West : Essay On The Movements Of Porcelain Science Medicine And Culture Between Chinese Arabs And Europeans by Jinquan Sun , Wei Zou
This Collection Of Essays By Noted Chinese Scholars Examines The Way In Which Cultural Communication Between The East (Mainly China) And The West (Europe) Through The Arab World Focusing On Various Forms Of Culture Including Art Science Literature And Medicine. The Trade Routes In Which Key Commodities Like Porcelain And Tea Are Well-Known But Many Other Methods Of Cultural Exchanges Through The Translation Of Literary Works And Medical Tomes The Spread Of Navigational Instruments And Mapmaking All Played Important Roles In Disseminating Culture. These 18 Essays Covering Diverse Topics Such As Alchemy Porcelain Literature Chinese Medicine And Geography Are An Important Contribution To Academic As Well As Popular Knowledge Of East-West Communications.