Chinese Imperial City Planning

Chinese Imperial City Planning
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 0824821963
ISBN-13 : 9780824821968
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Book Synopsis Chinese Imperial City Planning by : Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt

Download or read book Chinese Imperial City Planning written by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1999-04-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Imperial City Planning is the first synthesis of what is known from textual and archaeological evidence about every Chinese imperial capital, from earliest times to the present. It explains the fundamental architectural principles and visual characteristics of imperial planning in China and shows how these features are related to the Chinese idea of rulership. The volume also reconstructs the 3,500-year-old history of imperial planning using sources such as resident descriptions, travel accounts, official Chinese court records, and the most recent archaeological and scholarly studies. The extensive documentation provides students with a standard source of reference from which to embark on further research on Chinese urban planning.


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