Masterfully summarizes the important archaeological data pertaining to the Han civilization; Reconstructs a prospect of the life in China some two thousand years ago in a text-cum-picture fashion; English translation by the renowned archaeologist Kwang-chi Chang and several other sinologists at Harvard University, proofed by Yu Ying-shi of Yale University.
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前言
1982年英文版序言
壹西汉的都城——长安
贰东汉的都城——雒阳
叁汉代的农业
肆汉代的漆器
伍汉代的铜器
陆汉代的铁器
柒汉代的陶器
捌汉代的墓葬（上）
玖汉代的墓葬（下）
注释
According to historical records, the Guigong Palace was north of Weiyanggong, and near jianzhanggong on the other side (to the west) of the city wall. Accordingly, its location should be north of the Zhichengmen Gate Avenue, west of the Hengmen Gate Avenue, and south of the Yongmen Gate Avenue. Test diggings in 1962 in this area indeed disclose the enclosure of Guigong, which was 1,800 m long on the east and west,880 m long on the north and south, with a total perimeter of 5,300 m,or about 13 li in the Han system. The plan of the palace was rectangular,and its area was 1.6 km2. As for Beigong and Mingguanggong, we aretold by historical records that the former was north of weiyanggong and east of Guigong and that the latter was north of Changlegong, but these palaces have not yet been located on the ground. Finally, jianzhanggong outside the western ramparts was identified through test diggings in 1962, but only further excavations will disclose additional details. Northof Jianzhanggong was Taiyechi, or the Lake Taiye； its remains are vaguelyrecognizable. In 1973, a massive fish-shaped stone sculpture, almost5 m long, was found to the north of the lake site (fig. 19), substantiating various records about stone fishes on the north shore of the Lake Taiye at the time.
