The Forbidden City (Odyssey Guides)
Contributors: Hu Chui (Photographer); Jonathan D. Spence (Preface)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Odyssey Publications,Hong Kong
Published: October 1998
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9789622175457
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; Photographs: collections; Places & peoples: general interest; China
First sentence: One day during the construction of Peking, a curious sight met the eyes of the workmen: a minor official from the neighbouring prefecture, shut up in a cage, was being trundled past them on a cart.