The Technical History Of China's Grand Canal
Download or Read eBook The Technical History Of China's Grand Canal PDF written by Xuming Tan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Xuming Tan |
| Publisher | : World Scientific |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2019-09-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781945552052 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1945552050 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Technical History Of China's Grand Canal by : Xuming Tan
Book excerpt: Based on the past 30-years' research on the technical and cultural values of China's Grand Canal, this book, based on interdisciplinary research, studies the natural and social background of the evolution and development of different sections of the Grand Canal in different historical periods, as well as the interrelations between the Grand Canal and the Chinese politics, economics, and culture. It also assesses the effects of the Grand Canal on the progress of the Chinese civilization, engineering technology achievement, the natural environment, and the society, providing the readers with an understanding of China's Grand Canal from the perspectives of hydraulic engineering and history.
