China: An Illustrated HistoryChina is one of the oldest civilisations in the world with the recorded history spanning almost 4,000 years; yet, to much of the outside world, it remains a mystery. This concise, illustrated volume offers the reader a panoramic view of this remarkable land, from remote antiquity to the twenty-first century. |
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... construction projects throughout the country such as the building of national highways , irrigation canals , an extravagant imperial city , and palaces . The most noteworthy of these construction projects was the Great Wall , undertaken ...
... construction projects throughout the country such as the building of national highways , irrigation canals , an extravagant imperial city , and palaces . The most noteworthy of these construction projects was the Great Wall , undertaken ...
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... projects . The Great Wall project alone employed as many as three hundred thousand people during a ten - year period ... construction projects . Large - scale public construction projects were made possible by the unification of the ...
... projects . The Great Wall project alone employed as many as three hundred thousand people during a ten - year period ... construction projects . Large - scale public construction projects were made possible by the unification of the ...
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... construction projects . Upon his ascension to power , he drafted thousands of laborers to rebuild the capital city ... construction project was the building of the Grand Canal , the longest manmade river in the world . The project began ...
... construction projects . Upon his ascension to power , he drafted thousands of laborers to rebuild the capital city ... construction project was the building of the Grand Canal , the longest manmade river in the world . The project began ...
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