Kathmandu Valley

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The symbol that distinguishes this series is a stylization of the Chinese character for beauty, the theme that underlies each volume in This Beautiful World. Excellent photographs in full color complement an authoritative yet easily readable text; each book opens up new, fascinating horizons for the armchair or seasoned traveler as well as the general reader. The titles on the last page are just a sample of the people, places and arts encompassed. Kathmandu Valley Once a lake that shimmered in the foothills of the great Himalayas, this gentle valley has remained a reservoir-not of water but of an intriguing heritage, for its customs and crafts, religious practices and abundant wildlife have proved almost immune to the march of time. A resident authority on the natural history of the area, and his wife-a skillful artist and photographer -have drawn on their long experience of Kathmandu to assemble the first complete modern guide to this green 'Valley of bells." Exceptionally well... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The symbol that distinguishes this series is a stylization of the Chinese character for beauty, the theme that underlies each volume in This Beautiful World. Excellent photographs in full color complement an authoritative yet easily readable text; each book opens up new, fascinating horizons for the armchair or seasoned traveler as well as the general reader. The titles on the last page are just a sample of the people, places and arts encompassed. Kathmandu Valley Once a lake that shimmered in the foothills of the great Himalayas, this gentle valley has remained a reservoir-not of water but of an intriguing heritage, for its customs and crafts, religious practices and abundant wildlife have proved almost immune to the march of time. A resident authority on the natural history of the area, and his wife-a skillful artist and photographer -have drawn on their long experience of Kathmandu to assemble the first complete modern guide to this green 'Valley of bells." Exceptionally well informed, their narrative moves from the oil lamps and prayer flags of Buddhist Swayambhu to the wooden temples and choked marketplaces of the capital, with excursions into Nepalese history and legend, into the strange process behind the selection of a Virgin Goddess, and the different traditions of the local ethnic groups. The main artifacts of nearby Patan, its festivals, and other outlying cities, holy sites, and rural forests are introduced. And a gallery of color photographs, (continued on back flap) Vissza