Arthur Cotterell
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Eyewitness books volume 55
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English
Description
Illustrations and text explore the history of Imperial China from its earliest beginnings to the days of the last emperor.
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English
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From the third century B.C. Shang Emperor's obsessive-and fatal-attempts to engage the Immortals with cosmologically pleasing urban planning, Chinese emperors have designed their imperial capitals in ways that reveal the heart of their dynasty. In a history peopled with countless races, nationalities, and faiths, capital city ley lines display religious preoccupations and building design shows cultural influences of the period. The Tang capital at...