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Imperial Capitals of China
May 29, 2008, Overlook Hardcover
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The imperial capitals of China: a dynastic history of the celestial empire
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The Imperial Capitals of China: An Inside View of the Celestial Empire
October 23, 2007, Pimlico
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Table of Contents
Part one: Ancient origins c. 1650 BC onwards
The cosmology of the Chinese capital
Part two: The early empire 221 BC-AD 589
The first imperial capitals: Qin Xianyang and former Han Chang'an
A restored dynasty: later Han Luoyang
A divided China: Nanjing, Pingcheng, and Luoyang
Part three: The middle empire 589-1368
Reunification: Sui and Tang Chang'an
Dynastic decline: late Tang Chang'an
Almost paradise: northern Song Kaifeng
Holding on: southern Song Hangzhou
The Mongol conquest: Yuan Beijing
Part four: the late empire 1368-1912
The Chinese recovery: Ming Nanjing and Beijing
The last imperial capital: Qing Beijing
Chronologies: The imperial dynasties
The emperors and their reigns.
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Originally published: London : Pimlico, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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