Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City

By (author)Adam Brookes

Warningclick verify to show the link

Don't just dream it,
Make it happen!

Turn your goals into achievements with Tanow

Daily motivational quotes to inspire you

Smart task management & reminders

Track your progress & build momentum

GET IT ON

Google Play

⭐ 4.8/5 rating • 10,000+ downloads

Tanow

Todo & Quotes

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started"

Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Atria Books (February 14, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1982149299
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1982149291
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.24 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #342,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #453 in Chinese History (Books)
- #1,368 in Art History (Books)
- #3,015 in World War II History (Books)

Customer Reviews:

The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China’s Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond.

Spring 1933: The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking’s Forbidden City, for centuries the home of Chinese emperors, are tense with fear and expectation. Japan’s aircrafts drone overhead, its troops and tanks are only hours away. All-out war between China and Japan is coming, and the curators of the Forbidden City are faced with an impossible question: how will they protect the vast imperial art collections in their charge? A difficult and monumental decision is made: to safeguard the treasures, they will need to be evacuated.

The magnificent collections contain a million pieces of art—objects that carry China’s deepest and most ancient memories. Among them are irreplaceable artefacts: exquisite paintings on silk, vanishingly rare Ming porcelain, and the extraordinary Stone Drums of Qin, which are adorned with 2,500-year-old inscriptions of crucial cultural significance.

For sixteen terrifying years, under the quiet leadership of museum director Ma Heng, the curators would go on to transport the imperial art collections thousands of miles across China—up rivers of white water, across mountain ranges, and through burning cities. In their search for safety the curators and their fragile, invaluable cargo journeyed through the maelstrom of violence, chaos, and starvation that was China’s Second World War.

Told for the first time in English and playing out across a vast historical canvas, this is the exhilarating story of a small group of men and women who, when faced with war’s onslaught on civilization, chose to resist. Fragile Cargo reminds us of the enduring power of beauty in a world beset by conflict and violence.

Title :Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City

Author :Adam Brookes

Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of China's Forbidden City

Don't just dream it,Make it happen!

Details

Don't just dream it,
Make it happen!