Great Wall photo books (hardback)

[Bryan]

Rarely-Seen Photos of the Great Wall
by Li Shaobai

Li Shaobai is an outstanding and well-known Great Wall photographer, and the images in this book are excellent.

[Bryan]

The Eternal Great Wall
by Dong Yaohui

Dong Yaohui and two companions set off from Shanhaiguan in 1984 and over 508 days exploring the wall and its many branches, eventually reaching Jiayuguan in 1985. He is currently the president of the China Great Wall Society.

This book features superb images from many photographers and very informative and of course accurate text.

[Bryan]

USA edition


China edition


Another Chinese edition

The Great Wall Revisited
From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon's Head
by William Lindesay
ISBN: 978-0-674-03149-4

[Kim]

Title: The Great Wall in China
ISBN: 7-5032-1163-6
Publisher:
Year of publishing: 1995 (probably out of print)
Text: Chinese, English, German and French
Price: 230 RMB
Pages: 152
Copies: 3000
Binding: Hardback
Bought at: Friendship Store, Beijing



Great book with only a few pages of text but a lot of beautiful pictures.

[chinoook]

Title: Ancient Chinese Architecture - Defense Structures
Author: Qiao Yun
ISBN: 3-211-83013-8 (Complete Series)
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Wien New York
Year of publishing: 2001
Text: English
Price: USD 140,00
Pages: 185
Copies: ?
Binding: Hardback
Bought at: Amazon.com

This book is not only on the Great Wall but main parts are about it. The book was formerly published in Chinese. Some of the photographs seem to be from the 1970 years and not all fulfill today quality demands but this book stays what it is: The most scientific approach to the ancient chinese defense structures. Unfortunately there is no bibliography added.

Be aware of the high price and take care, you don't order the whole series!

[PWCCA]

Originally Posted by greatwallforum

USA edition


China edition


Another Chinese edition

The Great Wall Revisited
From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon's Head
by William Lindesay
ISBN: 978-0-674-03149-4

This one is an excellent book and contains many beautiful images. There was a small photo exhibition by this author last year in Guozi Jian / Confucius Temple here in Beijing last year. It was very interesting.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by PWCCA

This one is an excellent book and contains many beautiful images. There was a small photo exhibition by this author last year in Guozi Jian / Confucius Temple here in Beijing last year. It was very interesting.

I agree, it's an excellent book. There is a permanent display of the Gubeikou rephotography from the book at the Wohushan Great Wall — see here.

[Bryan]

China's Great Wall: A Photographic History
as Seen through the Lens of Zhai Dongfeng
by Peng Ruigao

Hardcover
224 pages
Publisher: Readers Digest (2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0762109858
ISBN-13: 978-0762109852

This book has beautiful photographs including many obscure locations and unusual compositions. It also has enough interesting historical information to make it much more than just another Great Wall photo book.

[Kim]

Originally Posted by Bryan

The Great Wall of China Photographs by Chen Changfen

Any thoughts about this book?

I saw it today at a Beijing book store, but at 618 RMB it seemed very overpriced to me. I would expect better quality for that price.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by Kim

Any thoughts about this book?

I saw it today at a Beijing book store, but at 618 RMB it seemed very overpriced to me. I would expect better quality for that price.

It's a nice photo book but you wouldn't learn much from it. That price is way too high. Here in the USA, it's about $33.

ISBN 978-0-300-12247-3
Photos by Chen Changfen
Text by Anne Wilkes Tucker
Foreword by Jonathan D. Spence
Published by Yale University Press
Printed in Singapore
Copyright 2007
Color and black and white photos
150 pages