《蒙元入侵前夜的中国日常生活(插图本)》是法国著名汉学大师，法兰西学院院士谢和耐的名作。细致描述了中国历史上的一个特殊时期的下层社会民众生活。《蒙元入侵前夜的中国日常生活》(插图本)这个书名，虽只以寥寥几个单词，却已把直至两宋才臻于化境的中国日常生活艺术的舞台摆到了草原游牧民族不断进犯的黑暗布景之下，从而在读者心目中构成了一种巨大的悬念和反讽。

When published in 1982, this translation of Professor Jacques Gernet's masterly survey of the history and culture of China was immediately welcomed by critics and readers. This revised and updated edition makes it more useful for students and for the general reader concerned with the broad sweep of China's past.