The treasures of imperial Beijing
By: [text, Mario Sabattini, Nicoletta Celli ; translation, Julian H. Comoy].
Contributors: Celli, Nicoletta.
Publisher: White Star Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Vercelli, Italy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9788854402348
Subjects: Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- History; Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- Pictorial works; Art, Chinese -- China -- Beijing -- History; Architecture, Chinese -- China -- Beijing -- History; Cultural property -- China -- Beijing -- Pictorial works; Beijing (China) -- Antiquities; Beijing (China) -- History -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works
Description: Beijing is a repository of historical relics, its art and architecture providing visitors with a glimpse into it's grand and glorious past. This opulent volume takes readers on a memorable journey through the city's most important palaces, temples, and monuments. Hundreds of illustrations and reproductions of murals, paintings, statues, and scrolls supplement an insightful text that places these artifacts in a historical context. Includes the Forbidden City's palaces, wooden structures, pavilions, and gardens, and extensive grounds of the Summer Palace. Other chapters highlight the Great Wall, the Temple of the Sky, and the imperial temples of Beijing.
Notes: Includes index.
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