LEGENDS OF THE BUILDING OF OLD PEKING by Hok-lam Chan ( 9789629963132 )

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Title:

LEGENDS OF THE BUILDING OF OLD PEKING

By:

Hok-lam Chan

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

9629963132

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9789629963132

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Publisher:

THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 November, 2007

Pages:

420

Description:

A study of a series of popular legends surrounding the building of the imperial cities in old Peking, including the Nazha City legend of the Yuan "Great Capital" and the Ming "Northern Capital," and the Mongol legend of "sitting by bowshot to locate the capital city" and its Chinese adaptations.

Synopsis:

"Legends of the Building of Old Peking" is a study of a series of unique popular legends surrounding the building of the imperial cities in old Peking, including the Nazha City legend of the Yuan "Great Capital" and the Ming "Northern Capital," and the Mongol legend of "sitting by bowshot to locate the capital city" and its Chinese adaptations...The book is a unique study of the historical origins of the building of old Peking as well as the genesis and efflorescence of related popular culture in the modern capital of China.

Illustrations:

Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.)

Publication:

Hong Kong

Imprint:

The Chinese University Press

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Returnable

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