CHAPTER ONE A TASTE OF EAST AND WEST1 Warm Chang’an vs. Cool Rome // 22 Ultimate Pursuit for Cooked and Uncooked Delicacies // 103 The Flavor of Home // 164 Eastern and Western Noodles // 225 Indispensible Flavor // 286 Perfect Combinations // 347 Sweet Temptation // 408 Liquor vs. Wine // 469 Quick vs. Slow // 5210 The Way of Harmony // 58CHAPTER TWO URBAN WONDERS11 Eight Rivers of Chang’an vs. Seven Hills of Rome // 6612 Square vs. Round // 7213 Millennia-old Fortifications // 7814 Elevated Channels vs. Underground Tunnels // 8415 Supreme Buildings // 9016 Eternal Wonders // 9617 Picturesque Gardens // 10218 Bridge of Rome vs. Tower of Chang’an // 10919 Water Views // 11620 Super Projects // 122CHAPTER THREE FASHIONS AND DESIGNS21 The Power of Design // 13022 Eternal Classics // 13623 Chinese Elements // 14124 Millennia-old Makeup // 14725 Tableware in Elegant Designs // 15326 Tales of Two Chairs // 15927 Craftsmanship Spirit // 16528 Dreams about Cars // 17029 Dialogue with Design Master // 17530 Home Furnishing // 1803 CHAPTER FOUR VISUAL ARTS1 Seeking the Truth of Art // 18832 Ink-and-wash Painting vs. Oil Painting // 19433 Visual Magic // 20034 Eastern and Western Landscape Paintings // 20735 Artists and Literati // 21336 The Art of Mounting Paintings and Calligraphy // 21937 Life Regained // 22538 Stone vs. Clay // 23039 Resemblance in Form vs. Resemblance in Spirit // 23540 Perfection and Solemnity // 240CHAPTER FIVE STATECRAFT41 Rise of Empire // 24842 I’m Not a Unicorn // 25343 Literary and Military Merits // 25944 Talent Recruitments // 26545 Fight for Social Status // 27146 One Hundred Handicrafts and Nine Markets // 27747 Love for Family and Nation // 28248 Rites, Music and Polytheism // 28849 Care for the Elderly // 29450 Eye on the World // 300Experts’ Talk on Chang’an Meets Rome // 307