| Description |
224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Note |
"First published in the United States of America in hardcover in 1998 by Thames and Hudson ... New York ...."--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218) and index. |
| Contents |
The early empires, 221 BC-AD 220 : The Great Wall -- The terracotta army of the first emperor of China -- Western Han tombs -- Stone sculpture -- The Silk roads -- Tomb figurines -- Confusion, reunification and the golden age, AD 220-907 : Buddhism -- The Northern dynasties -- The Grand Canal -- Horses -- Tang Mausolea -- Chang'an -- Buddhist art and architecture -- Chaos, diplomacy and invasion, AD 907-1368 : Northern Song imperial tombs -- Song painting -- The Mongols -- Revival and collapse, AD 1368-1911 : The forbidden city in Beijing -- Maritime expeditions -- The temple of Heaven -- The Ming tombs -- Jesuits in China -- Ming porcelain -- The Jesuits and the summer palace -- Commercial trade and expansion -- Macartney's embassy -- The opium war -- The boxer rebellion. |
| Subject |
China -- Kings and rulers.
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China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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China -- History.
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| ISBN |
0500050902 |
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