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    The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'Ang Exotics

     
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    The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'Ang Exotics

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    In the seventh century the kingdom of Samarkand sent formal gifts of fancy yellow peaches, large as goose eggs and with a color like gold, to the Chinese court at Ch'ang-an. What kind of fruit these golden peaches really were cannot now be guessed, but they have the glamour of mystery, and they symbolize all the exotic things longed for, and unknown things hoped for, by the people of the T'ang Empire. This book examines the exotics imported into China during the T'ang Dynasty, and depicts their influence on Chinese life. This book is not a statistical record of commercial imports and medieval trade, but rather a 'humanistic essay, however material its subject matter.'

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    EAN/ISBN:
    9780520054622
    Edition:
    Revised.
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    432
    Publication date:
    1985-08-01
    Publisher:
    Univ of California Pr
    Languages:
    english
    EAN/ISBN:
    9780520054622
    Edition:
    Revised.
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    432
    Publication date:
    1985-08-01
    Publisher:
    Univ of California Pr
    Languages:
    english

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