The Forbidden City /
MacFarquhar, Roderick
The Forbidden City / Roderick MacFarquhar - New York : Newsweek, c1972 - 172 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city.
882250221
FORBIDDEN CITY (BEIJING, CHINA)
DS 795.8.I46 .M33 1972
The Forbidden City / Roderick MacFarquhar - New York : Newsweek, c1972 - 172 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city.
882250221
FORBIDDEN CITY (BEIJING, CHINA)
DS 795.8.I46 .M33 1972