How Long to Read Clothing, Food, and Travel

How Long Does it Take to Read Clothing, Food, and Travel?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 50 minutes to read Clothing, Food, and Travel by Liu Xiaoyi

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book explores the material and cultural history of the Ming Dynasty based on the Chinese magnum opus Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan (literally, The Story of a Marital Fate to Awaken the World), written under the pseudonym of the seventeenth-century writer Xizhou Sheng. The novel weaves into its narrative, through the characters' personalities and the events it illustrates, important details of Ming material life. Through the literary snapshot of the Ming material culture as reflected in Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan, this work investigates the practices and customs of clothing, food, and travel, three of the "four major concerns of the people's livelihoods," known as yishizhuxing in Chinese. While frequenting economic dimensions and probing the impact that Ming politics had on the ethos and social economy of the period, it sheds significant light on folk customs, legal and religious practices, and the status of women, among other issues. This work aims to enrich the current Western scholarship, done primarily by Timothy Brook, Craig Clunas, and Glen Dudbridge, on Ming material culture. The book will be of great value to students and scholars of East Asian Studies, Chinese literature, and those interested in the history of material culture in general.

How long is Clothing, Food, and Travel?

Clothing, Food, and Travel by Liu Xiaoyi is 230 pages long, and a total of 57,500 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Clothing, Food, and Travel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Clothing, Food, and Travel aloud.

What Reading Level is Clothing, Food, and Travel?

Clothing, Food, and Travel is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Clothing, Food, and Travel?

Clothing, Food, and Travel by Liu Xiaoyi is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy Clothing, Food, and Travel by Liu Xiaoyi on Amazon click the button below.