The Beauty Of Geology: Art Of Geology Mapping In China Over A Century

E-Book Overview

This open access book contains a collection of rare geologic maps and figures made by Chinese geologists in the last century. Preserved in National Geological Archives of China, these artworks demonstrate the development and innovation of geological mapping technology in China in the past 100 years. The collections are highly scientific and artistic, with most of the hand-drawn maps featured with traditional Chinese painting techniques, while the newer ones being more accurate and embedded with more scientific information with the aid of computer techniques.

E-Book Information

• Year: 2,019

• Edition: 1st ed.

• Pages: IX, 119

• Pages In File: 125

• Language: English

• Identifier: 978-981-13-3785-7,978-981-13-3786-4

• Doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-3786-4

• Org File Size: 45,859,960

• Extension: pdf

• Tags: Earth Sciences Geology Arts

• Toc: Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction (Chenyang Li, Liqiong Jia, Xuan Wu)....Pages 1-2 Initiation Period (1914–1934): Geologists’ Artistic Accomplishment Reflected by Hand-Drawn Maps (Chenyang Li, Guo Liu, Ruiyang Yu, Hui Guo, Fanyu Qi)....Pages 3-22 Exploration Period (1935–1953): The First Step Toward Standardization (Liqiong Jia, Xiaolei Li, Yuntao Shang, Xuezheng Gao, Jie Meng)....Pages 23-49 Growth Period (1954–1994): Maps Displaying More Information and Printed in More Standard Way (Liqiong Jia, Zhaoyu Kong, Xuezheng Gao, Hui Guo, Xiaolei Li, Chunzhen He)....Pages 51-102 Leaping Forward Period (1995 to Present): Moving into Digital Mapping and Digital Cartography Era (Xuan Wu, Fanyu Qi, Guo Liu, Yuntao Shang, Jie Meng)....Pages 103-119