Description: The General Theory of Ancestral Temples in China offers a comprehensive and topical introduction to the origins and development of China's ancestral temples as well as their categories, architecture, sacrificial rituals, management, culture and functions.
Brief description: Wang Heming is Director of the Institute of Historical Documents at Shanghai Library and an award-winning Chinese genealogist. He is the author of more than 10 books, including The General Theory of China's Genealogy, A History of China's Genealogy and Revealing China's Genealogical Culture.