{"product_id":"china-logistics-story-ancient-volume-english-chinese-edition-12-tales-of-canals-granaries-sea-routes","title":"China Logistics Story: Ancient Volume (English-Chinese Edition) – 12 Tales of Canals, Granaries \u0026 Sea Routes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/fbffdea9c819d76980ba33db927cc38eb10b7e57de53c55b512e372fffa6b56f.jpg?v=1793436530\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat is this book actually about?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eNo formulas. No models. This book is about how people in ancient China moved things — grain from the south to the north, troops and supplies to the frontier without railways, and how a single canal kept an entire capital city fed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIt presents 12 historical moments: the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Silk Road, the Hanjia Granary, the “uniform wheelbase” standard, Zheng He's voyages to the West, the Qin Dynasty Direct Road, the escort agency (biao ju), ancient customs, grain transport (cao yun), and the Forbidden City. Each one is a concrete logistics story with a setting, people, decisions, and consequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purpleculture.net\/china-logistics-story-p-36640\/index.php\/#submenu17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eHow is this different from a regular history book?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA regular history book tells you what happened. This book tells you how things moved. Where a granary was sited. How a canal was divided into sections to manage water levels. How relay stations passed messages forward. How escort agencies organized protection. The details that history books skip over — this book makes them the main story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy bilingual?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe book was led by Yi Bing, head of the Logistics Management program at Wuhan Business University, and co-authored with faculty from multiple universities over five years. It is officially designated as a “curriculum ideology textbook” for economics and management programs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/item.winxuan.com\/1203370080#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_2ed5dee\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_49c6e07\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"14\" height=\"14\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 14\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3.2131 7.12714L4.44639 5.89384L5.22393 6.67138L3.99064 7.90468C3.40952 8.4858 3.40952 9.42831 3.99064 10.0094C4.57176 10.5905 5.51428 10.5905 6.09539 10.0094L7.32868 8.77613L8.10622 9.55367L6.87293 10.787C5.86224 11.7977 4.2238 11.7976 3.2131 10.787C2.2024 9.77627 2.2024 8.13783 3.2131 7.12714Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M7.12707 3.21304L5.89378 4.44633L6.67132 5.22387L7.90462 3.99058C8.48574 3.40946 9.42824 3.40946 10.0094 3.99058C10.5905 4.5717 10.5905 5.51421 10.0094 6.09533L8.77607 7.32862L9.55361 8.10616L10.7869 6.87287C11.7976 5.86218 11.7976 4.22374 10.7869 3.21304C9.77621 2.20234 8.13777 2.20234 7.12707 3.21304Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M8.79388 5.98339L5.98341 8.79387L5.20587 8.01633L8.01634 5.20585L8.79388 5.98339Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Chinese-English format means Chinese readers get the full original narrative, and English readers can enter the content directly — no language barrier first.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho should read it?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLogistics, supply chain, and transportation students — this is the kind of scenario-rich case material your courses reference\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eCross-border e-commerce and international logistics professionals — understand where Chinese logistics thinking comes from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese readers interested in business and economic history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eOverseas readers who want to read real Chinese stories in English, or anyone who needs to explain Chinese civilization to a foreign audience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/4e89c54cc8b724b861423faf87ee5464bf25c6774e9456f23f4560cc451f0c23.jpg?v=1793436534\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/0ef8d59b6d306504fca15aa6d9af4494eb8d1a493c7ea89a2211ce014a59f525.jpg?v=1793436538\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/e46c8879e57238fa0c2701cc596bf8fbe4fdda5003a8464a8a30a996f70cd009.jpg?v=1793436542\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/8174138a65017ccbb6e2267675e7973a1890f5ac8c401bb6f7f8289d63af5528.jpg?v=1793436546\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462414983502,"sku":"978-7-5047-7118-6-1549901-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/33992815369b8087c7c7f135311f552f3a7453ddf9351cb9005b89581c61304a.jpg?v=1793416845","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/china-logistics-story-ancient-volume-english-chinese-edition-12-tales-of-canals-granaries-sea-routes","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}