This 2019 book published by Princeton University Press is a magnificent history of Chinese architecture from the earliest periods of Chinese history to the present.…
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An excellent book – China’s Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty
It is the practice to grant general amnesties on the occasion of a new emperor’s accession, sometimes on the emperor’s birthday, or on other auspicious…
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A gem – Chinese Civilization and Bureaucracy
This book published in 1964 is a gem. Jointly sponsored by Harvard University and Yale University it contains writings and articles by Etienne Balazs published…
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