How Long to Read Picturing Heaven in Early China

How Long Does it Take to Read Picturing Heaven in Early China?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 36 minutes to read Picturing Heaven in Early China by Lillian Lan-ying Tseng

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

Description

Tian, or Heaven, had multiple meanings in early China. It had been used since the Western Zhou to indicate both the sky and the highest god, and later came to be regarded as a force driving the movement of the cosmos and as a home to deities and imaginary animals. By the Han dynasty, which saw an outpouring of visual materials depicting Heaven, the concept of Heaven encompassed an immortal realm to which humans could ascend after death. Using excavated materials, Lillian Tseng shows how Han artisans transformed various notions of Heaven—as the mandate, the fantasy, and the sky—into pictorial...

How long is Picturing Heaven in Early China?

Picturing Heaven in Early China by Lillian Lan-ying Tseng is 446 pages long, and a total of 114,176 words.

This makes it 151% the length of the average book. It also has 140% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Picturing Heaven in Early China Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 23 minutes to read Picturing Heaven in Early China aloud.

What Reading Level is Picturing Heaven in Early China?

Picturing Heaven in Early China 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.

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