{"product_id":"three-chinese-temples-in-california-marysville-oroville-weaverville-paperback","title":"Three Chinese Temples in California: Marysville, Oroville, Weaverville - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBennet Bronson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChuimei Ho\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemarkably, the three nineteenth-century Chinese temples featured in this book, all located in former gold-mining towns in Northern California, are unique on this continent in that they are in their original locations, with their original furnishings. Those furnishings-sacred images, gilded carvings, censers, ritual implements, and gold-embroidered textiles-are culturally interesting, colorful, and as high in artistic quality as those found in many Asian temples and art museums.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisit these beautifully furnished temples on the pages of the most authoritative book yet produced about the three oldest Chinese temples in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for average readers and illustrated with over 150 color images, \u003ci\u003eThree Chinese Temples in California\u003c\/i\u003e provides unprecedented access to these important religious buildings. Based on familiarity with Chinese folk religion and on original research into English and Chinese language documents and inscriptions, many of them previously neglected, the book offers new, insightful views of Chinese American temples, religious art, and worship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe familiarity of authors Chuimei Ho and Bennet Bronson with Chinese temples in Asia and their knowledge of the specialized Chinese terms used in ritual inscriptions makes this volume a unique resource for anyone interested in American ethnic history, Asian culture, or exploring extraordinary places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChuimei Ho holds a PhD in archaeology and art history from the University of London and is a founder and first president of the Chinese-American Museum of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBennet Bronson holds a PhD in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an emeritus curator of Asian archaeology and ethnology at Chicago's Field Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth have written extensively on the archaeology and history of the Chinese in Southeast Asia, East Asia, and North America, including the books \u003ci\u003eSplendors of China's Forbidden City, Chinese in Chicago, 1870-1945;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChicago's Chinatown-A Visitor's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eComing Home in Gold Brocade: Chinese in Early Northwest America\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheir current research focuses on the Chinese in the Pacific Northwest, and for the past six years, they have coedited the website of the Chinese in Northwest America Research Committee, www.cinarc.org, a leading resource for students of early Chinese American and Chinese Canadian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51803649311008,"sku":"9781519517135","price":33.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50e53aa2f7e125348786061f9e75c6e3.webp?v=1780886848","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/three-chinese-temples-in-california-marysville-oroville-weaverville-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}