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Synopsis
The author provides a new and original history of Beijing's historic Forbidden City in an illustrated study that peels away the veneer of power, secrecy, inscrutability, and passions of imperial China to reveal the culture, architecture, politics, and significance of the landmark.
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This Rolls-Royce of a guidebook covers almost every conceivable physical and historical nook...packs a veritable palace of information into its pages...brims with scholarship. (Sunday Times)
A vivid and compelling portrait of this extraordinary attraction. (Sunday Telegraph)
Book Description
At the heart of Beijing lies the great walled compound of the Forbidden City, whose changing fortunes have run parallel with China's dramatic history - empire, nationalist rule, the rise of communism and the Cultural Revolution. This amazing portrait bursts with scholarly enthusiasm for a truly astonishing monument.
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