Where dragon veins meet : the Kangxi emperor and his estate at Rehe / Stephen H. Whiteman.
Where dragon veins meet : the Kangxi emperor and his estate at Rehe / Stephen H. Whiteman.
Where dragon veins meet : the Kangxi emperor and his estate at Rehe / Stephen H. Whiteman.
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Seattle [Washington] : University of Washington Press, [2020]
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G 2020/1607
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English
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xix, 271 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Seattle [Washington] : University of Washington Press, [2020]
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Washington (State)
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[2020]
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Summary
In 1702, the second emperor of the Qing dynasty ordered construction of a new summer palace in Rehe (now Chengde, Hebei) to support his annual tours north among the court's Inner Mongolian allies. The Mountain Estate to Escape the Heat (Bishu Shanzhuang) was strategically located at the node of mountain "veins" through which the Qing empire's geoma...
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Where dragon veins meet : the Kangxi emperor and his estate at Rehe / Stephen H. Whiteman.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-260) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/1607
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74VKaDLDNkZg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDLDNkZg
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ISBN
9780295745800
0295745800
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951.152
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991024298219302626
