A Paradise Lost : : The Imperial Garden Yuanming Yuan / / Young-tsu Wong.
Noted for its magnificent architecture and extraordinary history, the Yuanming Yuan is China's most famous imperial garden. The complex was begun in the early eighteenth century, and construction continued over the next 150 years. While Chinese historians, and many Chinese in general, view the...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2000] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One Architecture
- Chapter 1 Provenance
- Chapter 2 Disposition
- Chapter 3 Expansion
- Part Two History
- Chapter 4 Rise
- Chapter 5 Structure and Function
- Chapter 6 Royal Daily Life
- Chapter 7 The Sacking
- Chapter 8 Repairs and the Final Blows
- Epilogue The Yuanming Yuan Ruins Park
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR