Beijing

Name: Beijing
ISBN: 9787571406561

by School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University

Publisher

Beijing Science & Technology Publishing Co., Ltd (Seller)

Publication

Apr 01, 2020

Series

This is China

Format

Hardback

Illustrated

Yes

Price

$6.50

Dimensions

7.4 x 9.9 in

ISBN

9787571406561

Pages

Age

3 - 6 years

Rights Sold

*DropCap does not represent Chinese (Simplified) Print language rights

Description

This is a Chinese city book for children, which introduces China's capital Beijing. It has an important political and cultural status, and has accumulated rich history and culture. This book introduces all aspects of Beijing from eight sections: Urban stories, historical origins, scenic spots and historic sites, famous works, customs and people's conditions, characteristic food, transportation system and municipal facilities. There are the magnificent Great Wall, the bird's nest carrying the Olympic dream, and a variety of old Beijing snacks. This book can not only meet the tourism needs of parents and children, but also guide children to have a deeper understanding of Beijing.

Awards & Endorsements

Award

Projects supported by Beijing publicity and culture guidance fund in 2020

Review

The world, urban jungle, picture and text, childlike innocence, childlike interest, suitable for young and old. A set of books read all over the city, a set of books read life, people yearn for the future, I hope all cities have such a picture book—— Zheng Shiling, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of Tongji University

Vivid and humorous. A picture book, read the Chinese urban style—— Wang Jianguo, academician of Chinese Academy of engineering and professor of Southeast University

"This is China" shows the children the historical and cultural features and urban characteristics of six famous cities in China with vivid and easy to understand pictures and texts. It is a novel and rare urban book for children. There are many cities in China with a long history and distinctive characteristics. I hope you will continue to popularize this knowledge to the majority of children in this form, so that they can understand the beautiful homeland of the motherland—— Dong liming, Professor of Peking University

Author(s)

School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University

The School of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University has three national first-level disciplines including architecture, urban and rural planning, and landscape architecture. All of them are listed into the national "world-class discipline" construction list, and its "building and built environment" ranks 18th in the QS world university discipline ranking list. For decades, the University has been dedicated to cultivating highly specialized professionals in the fields of architecture, planning, and landscape. This series is designed to provide children with a window to know about the city so that more children will like city, architecture, and landscape.