The Imperial Capitals of China : A Dynastic History of the Celestial Empire

from Opinionated

Cotterill gives a summarised history of Chinese Dynasties by describing each dynasty, its capital, and the architectural, artistic, legal and other achievements of the prominent rulers of that dynasty. Its a simple method and very effective. There are many small treasures to be enjoyed here. I pa...

from pbjwelch

I bought this book to learn more about China's ancient capitals. What I discovered, however, is an absolutely delightful book on the history of China (and its capital cities) as chronicled through the lives of its most important emperors. The first chaper on "The Cosmology of the Chinese Capital"...

from pbjwelch

I bought this book to learn more about China's ancient capitals. What I discovered, however, is an absolutely delightful book on the history of China (and its capital cities) as chronicled through the lives of its most important emperors. The first chaper on "The Cosmology of the Chinese Capital"...