Peking: Heart Of The Celestial Empire by Stella Dong
Peking: Heart Of The Celestial Empire

Stella Dong

Peking: Heart Of The Celestial Empire

Stella Dong

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Old Peking, the walled capital from which the emperors of China ruled the Middle Kingdom, was a teeming, splendid and audaciously conceived city. Designed to express the transcendence of the emperor over all, the city consisted of walls within wal...

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