The Emperor's Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City

by Nancy Berliner and Nancy Berliner

Book Overview

An extraordinary glimpse into imperial art from the Qianlong Garden, one of China's most stunning historical sites, located deep within the Forbidden City

For centuries, China's Forbidden City has captured the world's imagination. With parts open to the public since 1925, nearly 8 million tourists flock there annually. Yet the elegant, intimate Qianlong Garden--itself a "mini-Forbidden City" inside the Forbidden City--has remained...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300163894
• ISBN13: 9780300163896
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 4.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.7" x 12.3"