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A Paradise Lost

The Imperial Garden Yuanming Yuan

Young-tsu Wong author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore

Published:30th Apr '18

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This book is aimed at readers and researchers who are interested in Chinese garden architecture, the rise and fall of Yuanming Yuan and the history of the Qing dynasty. It is the first comprehensive study of the palatial garden complex in a Western language, and is amply illustrated with photographs and original drawings.  Young-tsu Wong’s engaging writing style brings "the garden of perfect brightness" to life as he leads readers on a grand tour of its architecture and history.

ISBN: 9789811094682

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

222 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016