The Imperial Capitals of China: A Dynastic History of the Celestial Empire by Arthur Cotterell

The Imperial Capitals of China: A Dynastic History 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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