History, Culture

《思接千载：115 件文物里的古代中国》中国国家博物馆
Flowing Through Time: Ancient China in 115 Treasures By National Museum of China

Introduction:
A “Comprehensive Ancient Chinese History Exhibition on Paper” presented by The National Museum of China. This official publication by the National Museum of China offers an accessible and visually rich introduction to Chinese civilization for a general readership.
Featuring 115 iconic artifacts from the museum’s Ancient China permanent exhibition, along with over 350 related cultural relics, the book has been meticulously compiled by more than 20 museum scholars and 9 senior interpreters. The book offers in-depth yet reader-friendly commentary on the heritage left by our ancestors.
With 600 richly illustrated pages and nearly 700 high-resolution photographs, the book guides readers through the stories behind these artifacts, offering a deeper understanding of China’s millionyear human history, ten-thousand-year cultural development, and five-thousand-year civilization. It highlights the key characteristics of Chinese civilization—its continuity, innovation, unity, inclusiveness, and peaceful nature—while addressing the timeless questions: Who
are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?.
About the Author：
The National Museum of China is the country’s foremost institution for preserving and interpreting the material heritage of Chinese civilization. With over 1.43 million artifacts spanning ancient to modern times, its diverse and comprehensive collection showcases the continuity and brilliance of over 5,000 years of Chinese history.