Through the Moon Gate is a spectacular illustrated survey of the most important of China's fabled ancient monuments. The one hundred sites selected for the book range from a cave where Peking Man was discovered to architectural wonders built in the modern period. Gardens and temples, mausolea and palaces, bridges and pagodas are all included in this fascinating guide. The monuments have been chosen to show the development of Chinese art and architecture over the millenia, and to do so in a way that reflects both the dazzling variety of cultural influences -- the indigenous and the imported -- and the immense geographical scope of Chinese civilization. Thisguided tour takes the reader from the old Forbidden City (now the Palace Museum) in Beijing, the Great Wall at Badaling and the mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in Shaanxi Province to Potala, the Tibetan palace of the Dalai Lamas, the tomb of Genghis Khan in Inner Mongolia and the Temple of Confuciusin Taiwan. For visitors to China the book also provides location and transportation information.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press,China Ltd
ISBN-13
9780195841763
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96605685
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Through the Moongate
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Sciences
Publication Year
1986
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
356 Pages
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
Hong Kong
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