num_pages: 88
description: The principal residence of China's emperors for nearly five centuries, Beijing's Forbidden City was long shrouded in mystery, inaccessible both to common Chinese and to visitors from abroad. Exploring the palace's grand rituals and detailing the quotidian processes of its everyday life, thisbeautifully illustrated introduction goes beyond standard tourists' guidebooks to provide a detailed picture of the private world hidden behind imperial walls.
language: English
title: The Forbidden City
titlecomplete: The Forbidden City (Images of Asia)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Oxford University Press