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Chapter XII: PRESENT-DAY CHINA

1 The growth of communism 2 Nationalist China in Taiwan 3 Communist China

Notes and References

Index

ILLUSTRATIONS

1 Painted pottery from Kansu: Neolithic. In the collection of the Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin.

2 Ancient bronze tripod found at Anyang. From G. Ecke: Frühe chinesische Bronzen aus der Sammlung

Oskar Trautmann, Peking 1939, plate 3.

3 Bronze plaque representing two horses fighting each other. Ordos

region, animal style.

From V. Griessmaier: Sammlung Baron Eduard von der Heydt,

Vienna 1936, illustration No. 6.

4 Hunting scene: detail from the reliefs in the tombs at Wu-liang-tz'u.

From a print in the author's possession.

5 Part of the "Great Wal".

Photo Eberhard.

6 Sun Ch'üan, ruler of Wu.

From a painting by Yen Li-pen (c. 640-680).

7 General view of the Buddhist cave-temples of Yün-kang. In the foreground, the present vilage; in the

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background the rampart. Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.

8 Detail from the Buddhist cave-reliefs of Lung-men. From a print in the author's possession.

9 Statue of Mi-lo (Maitreya, the next future Buddha), in the "Great Buddha Temple" at Chengting (Hopei).

Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.

10 Ladies of the Court: Clay models which accompanied the dead person to the grave. T'ang period. In the

collection of the Museum für Völkerkunde. Berlin.

11 Distinguished founder: a temple banner found at Khotcho, Turkestan. Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin.

No. 1B 4524, illustration B 408.

12 Ancient tiled pagoda at Chengting (Hopei).

Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.

13 Horse-training. Painting by Li Lung-mien. Late Sung period.

Manchu Royal House Collection.

14 Aborigines of South China, of the "Black Miao" tribe, at a festival.

China-ink drawing of the eighteenth century.

Collection of the Museum für Völkerkunde, Berlin. No. 1D 8756, 68.

15 Pavilion on the "Coal Hil" at Peking, in which the last Ming emperor

committed suicide.

Photo Eberhard.

16 The imperial summer palace of the Manchu rulers, at Jehol.

Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.

17 Tower on the city wal of Peking.

Photo H. Hammer-Morrisson.

MAPS

1 Regions of the principal local cultures in prehistoric times

2 The principal feudal States in the feudal epoch (roughly 722-481 B.C.)

3 China in the struggle with the Huns or Hsiung-nu (roughly 128-100 B.C.)

4 The Toba empire (about A.D. 500)

5 The T'ang realm (about A.D. 750)

6 The State of the Later T'ang dynasty (923-935)

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