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
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
He handles with grace and skill the challenge of making the country's dynastic past intelligible to the layman
Times Literary Supplement
In addition to the political history, Sinophiles should savor Cotterell's surveys of the imperial capitals
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