Emperor of China
Subtitle: Self-Portrait of K'ang-Hsi
Publisher: Vintage
Published: October 22, 1988
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780679720744
Subjects: Historical - General; Royalty; China - History; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; K°ang-hsi,; Biography/Autobiography; Kings and rulers; Emperor of China,; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; 1654-1722; Biography; China
First sentence: "THERE are some wild geese that live far beyond the northern frontiers, a little-known species that leaves the north just before the first frost, and flies down into China."