亚洲文明之光(英文)

Prelude Shoulder to Shoulder， Under the Starry Sky

Chapter Ⅰ An Encyclopedia of Civilizations
Origin of Agriculture： Early Encounter with Seeds
Burning Kiln Fire： From Pottery to Porcelain
Cotton and Silk： Weaving Beautiful Garments
Architecture and Towns： Maturity and Rise of Civilizations
Oriental Music： Vibrant Ancient Rhythms
Wonderful Wheel： Exploring Distant Lands
Figures and Math： Basis of Laws and Rules
Written Language： Sending Information across Space and Time
Code of Hammurabi： The Earliest Written Law
Confucianism： Confucius’ Oriental Philosophy
Religion： Cradle of Human Beliefs

Chapter Ⅱ Inheritance and Innovation
The Silk Road： Outstanding Example of Dialogue between Civilizations
Cultural Relics： Memories of Splendid Civilizations
Asian Culture： A Diverse Cultural System
Ao Dai and Batik： Lasting Vitality of Traditional Clothing
Persian Rugs： Treasures of Art on the Ground
The Festival of the Tooth： Legacies of Sinhalese Culture
Maldives： Endowment by Mother Nature
Burj Khalifa： Sky-scraping Human Imagination
Coloring Civilizations： Harmony in Diversity

Chapter Ⅲ A History of Exchange
Chinese Civilization： Openness and Integration
Icing Methods： Learning from Others and Innovating
Integration： Charm and Results of Exchange and Mutual Learning
Samarkand Paper： Exchange Changed the World
Grand Cityscape of Changan： Attracting Guests from All Directions
Lapis Lazuli Road： Developed International Trade
Spread of Religions： Flowing Cultural Forces
Indian Sari and Water-Sprinkling Festival： Charm of Flowing Culture
Phoenician Alphabet： Origin of the Alphabet in the World
Arab Spices： Influencing the World’s Gustatory Sense
One Thousand and One Nights： Most Splendid Monument of Folk Literature
Arab Culture： The Harakah al-Tarjamah Preserved Books
Learn from Each Other for a Harmonious World

Epilogue Common Aspiration， Shared Responsibility