The Forbidden City

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The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city.

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Title Statements

Full title :The Forbidden City / by Roderick MacFarquhar and the editors of the Newsweek Book Division.

Summary

The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1972

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Newsweek
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1972

The Physical Object

Description:172 pages : : illustrations (some color) ; : 30 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0882250221, 9780882250229, 088225023X, 9780882250236
oclc:ocm00539591
LC Classification:DS795.8.I46
Dewey Decimal:915.1/156

The Forbidden City in history -- A kingdom lost for love -- Behind the Great Wall -- The great interior -- "Where Earth and sky meet" -- The curse of the Yehe woman -- End of the imperial era -- The unforbidden city -- The Forbidden City in literature reference -- Chronology of Chinese history -- The Great Wall -- Guide to other monuments of China -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments and picture credits.

Subjects

Architecture -- Chine China -- Beijing Cité interdite (Pékin, Chine) Forbidden City (Beijing, China) Geschichte 755-1972 Palaces Palaces -- China Palais -- Chine Peking PEKING. IMPERIAL PALACE