Description A gorgeously illustrated and designed exploration of Eastern spirituality and culture through more than 80 proverbs drawn from Chinese philosophy.
The sayings known as Cheng-yu, represented in four elegantly drawn Chinese characters, are comparable to proverbs or idioms in English, but each has a depth of meaning and linguistic color very unlike their English equivalents.
Many are rooted in ancient Chinese culture, and make oblique references to p.
Amber Books Chinese proverbs: the wisdom of cheng-yu, hardcover/james trapp
