The Imperial Capitals of China
An Inside View of the Celestial Empire
Formats & editions
- Published: 31 May 2011
- ISBN: 9781446448397
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 336
He handles with grace and skill the challenge of making the country's dynastic past intelligible to the layman
Times Literary Supplement
A thoroughgoing history of China's ruling dynasties and their extraordinary achievements in architecture. The author's knowledge of Chinese dynasties is nearly encyclopedic... [his] work takes the traveler deep into the fascinating recesses of each dynasty
Kirkus Reviews
In addition to the political history, Sinophiles should savor Cotterell's surveys of the imperial capitals
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