A Court on Horseback: Imperial Touring and the Construction of Qing Rule, 1680-1785

by Michael G. Chang

Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, traveling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. These tours were exercises in political theater that took the Manchu emperor through one of the Qing empire's most prosperous regions. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterizing the relationship between the imperial center and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674024540
• ISBN13: 9780674024540
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 2.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"