Subject: Cities and towns--China--Description

Beijing Shi jiexiang mingcheng lu 北京市街巷名稱錄 : 附城區街巷圖
AuthorYan Su 嚴肅
PlaceBeijing 北京
PublisherQunzhong chubanshe 羣眾出版社
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition第1版
LanguageChinese 中文[簡體字]
TypeBook
Series
ShelfDirector's Office
Call NumberDS795.7.Y46 1986
Description7, 513 p., [53] p. of plates (1 folded) : maps (some col.) ; 19 cm
NoteBeijing Shi jiexiang mingchenglu : fu chengqu jiexiangtu 北京市街巷名稱錄 : 附城區街巷圖 / Yan Su bian 嚴肅編.
Includes index.
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LCCN87-176077
Chinese imperial city planning
AuthorSteinhardt, Nancy Shatzman
PlaceHonolulu
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
EditionPbk. ed.
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
Series
ShelfAdmin. Office
Call NumberNA9265.S8 1999
Descriptionxi, 228 p., [1] l. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
NoteChinese imperial city planning / Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-221) and index.

"Chinese Imperial City Planning is the first synthesis of what is known from textual and archaeological evidence about every Chinese imperial capital, from earliest times to the present. It explains the fundamental architectural principles and visual characteristics ... and shows how these features are related to the Chinese idea of rulership. ...reconstructs the 3,500 year history of imperial planning using .. resident descriptions, travel accounts, official court records...."

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ISBN0824821963
LCCN89-20541