The Imperial Capitals of China: An Inside View of the Celestial Empire by Arthur Cotterell
The Imperial Capitals of China: An Inside View of the Celestial Empire
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Arthur Cotterell
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The Imperial Capitals of China: An Inside View of the Celestial Empire

Arthur Cotterell

336 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
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From the third century B.C. Shang Emperor's obsessive—and fatal—attempts to engage the Immortals with cosmologically pleasing urban planning, Chinese emperors have designed their imperial capitals in ways that reveal the heart of their dynasty. In...

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