Where Dragon Veins Meet: The Kangxi Emperor and His Estate at Rehe

by Stephen H Whiteman and Stephen H. Whiteman

Winner of the 2023 On the Brinck Book Award, presented by the University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning

An auspicious political landscape, represented in image and text

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295745800
• ISBN13: 9780295745800
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 10.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher