- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Scala Publishers Ltd; illustrated edition edition (1 Jan 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 962862153X
- ISBN-13: 978-9628621538
- Product Dimensions: 29.7 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The Forbidden City in Beijing, the seat of Imperial power for five centuries, is one of the greatest sites in the world. Completed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty, it was designed to convey the incredible wealth and status of the Emperor, the Son of Heaven, the god-appointed link between the deity and his subjects. With vast courtyards, magnificent halls of audience and over nine thousand rooms, it is a palace and a city on a truly cosmic scale. Some 120 million people, more than the entire population of Europe, were ruled from the Forbidden City. The life of rigid protocol and ritual remained unchanged, frozen in time, until the Republican revolution meant the abdication of the last Emperor in 1912. The Forbidden City was renamed The Palace Museum and opened to the general public in 1924. With 100 illustrations, a newly designed plan and other maps, this is a superb and informative guide to a truly magnificent site.
About the Author
Antony White is an art historian and a publisher. He has been working on illustrated books on the land and art of China for the past twenty-five years. Other publications include An Atlas of Western Art History, Facts on File, New York, 1994.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A must for every visitor. The illustrations are superb, the map invaluable and the text informative. It is both a history and a guide to the imperial city.
The names of the various courts, gates and palaces is given in Chinese characters, pinyin (latinized transcription) and English:
"Jiaotaidian, The Hall of Union, is the linking place of the Inner Court. The interior is a throne room....It was here that the empress ceremonially received the imperial concubines and the imperial sons both at the Lunar New Year and on her birthday..."
A really good buy, to read before going, light enough to pack.
The names of the various courts, gates and palaces is given in Chinese characters, pinyin (latinized transcription) and English:
"Jiaotaidian, The Hall of Union, is the linking place of the Inner Court. The interior is a throne room....It was here that the empress ceremonially received the imperial concubines and the imperial sons both at the Lunar New Year and on her birthday..."
A really good buy, to read before going, light enough to pack.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Beijing's Forbidden City
26 Mar 2003
Format:Paperback
A perfect guide to this amazing site. An easy to follow map allows you to identify each court and the buildings in it. The photographs and illustrative material are of the highest standard and the clear and readable text guides you towards observing details which might pass unobserved by someone not too familiar with Chinese palace architecture.
I would not have got anywhere near enjoying my visit to this famous spot without this book in my hand.
I would not have got anywhere near enjoying my visit to this famous spot without this book in my hand.
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