Chinese spatial strategies : imperial Beijing, 1420-1911

Chinese spatial strategies : imperial Beijing, 1420-1911 /

Presents a study of social spaces of the capital of Ming Qing China (1420-1911). Focusing on early Ming and early and middle Qing, it explores architectural, urban and geographical space of Beijing.

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Main Author: Zhu, Jianfei, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004
Subjects:
Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
Architecture > China > Beijing > Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
Space (Architecture) > China > Beijing.
Architecture and state > China > Beijing.
Architecture and religion.
City planning > China > Beijing.
Beijing (China) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction Beijing as a critical problem; 1 A geo political project; 2 City plan as ideology; 3 Social space of the city; 4 A sea of walls the Purple Forbidden Palace; 5 The palace framing a political landscape; 6 The palace a battlefield; 7 Constructs of authority; 8 A religious discourse; 9 Formal compositions visual and existential; Appendix dynasties reigns and emperors; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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