The Forbidden Palace

Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1985352648

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The Forbidden City by Charles River Charles River Editors Pdf

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City served as the palace for the emperor of China from 1420 to 1912 CE, a period encompassing the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was home to the celestial leaders of China, men that possessed the Mandate of Heaven. A total of 24 emperors lived and ruled from the vast and magnificent complex for almost 500 years, until the last Chinese dynasty was overthrown in 1912 with the abdication of Emperor Xuantong, more commonly known as Puyi. Known also as the Forbidden Palace, or amongst contemporary Chinese as the "Former Palace," the complex was first given its name in 1576. The Forbidden City was the home of many thousands of governmental staff, female servants and concubines, eunuchs, soldiers, and kitchen staff, and where their entire lives were built. Nonetheless, entrance to it from the outside was forbidden to all but the emperor, his court, and his relations. Without the permission of the emperor, access to or from the heart of the empire was impossible, but what was once inaccessible is now one of the most visited institutions in the world. Today, the Forbidden City is a UNESCO World Heritage site, operated as the largest museum in the world and located in the heart of the capital of the world's most populous country. The Forbidden City: The History of the Chinese Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing examines the history of the palace. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Forbidden City like never before.

Author : Gilles Béguin,Dominique Morel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : China
ISBN : 050030078X

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The Forbidden City by Gilles Béguin,Dominique Morel Pdf

The Forbidden City in Beijing is one of the greatest royal palaces in the world: and was the sacred centre of the Chinese empire. Despite political upheaval and social change in the rest of China, the life of rigid protocol and ritual in the Forbidden City remained unaltered, frozen in time, until the day when the modern world entered its long-closed gates and changed it for ever. This account is an insight into five centuries of Chinese history, from the beginnings of the palace in 1405 to its modern function as a museum.

Author : Geremie Barmé
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780674027794

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The Forbidden City by Geremie Barmé Pdf

Barm peels away the veneer of power, secrecy, inscrutability, and passions of imperial China, to provide a new and original history of the culture, politics, and architecture of the Forbidden City: an extraordinary attraction, which encapsulates much of the country's history. ("Sunday Telegraph").

Author : Wen-chien Cheng
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 0888545002

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The Forbidden City by Wen-chien Cheng Pdf

Author : Vanessa Hua
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780399178825

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Forbidden City by Vanessa Hua Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A teenage girl living in 1960s China becomes Mao Zedong’s protégée and lover—and a heroine of the Cultural Revolution—in this “masterful” (The Washington Post) novel. “A new classic about China’s Cultural Revolution . . . Think Succession, but add death and mayhem to the palace intrigue. . . . Ambitious and impressive.”—San Francisco Chronicle ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, PopSugar • Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize On the eve of China’s Cultural Revolution and her sixteenth birthday, Mei dreams of becoming a model revolutionary. When the Communist Party recruits girls for a mysterious duty in the capital, she seizes the opportunity to escape her impoverished village. It is only when Mei arrives at the Chairman’s opulent residence—a forbidden city unto itself—that she learns that the girls’ job is to dance with the Party elites. Ambitious and whip-smart, Mei beelines toward the Chairman. Mei gradually separates herself from the other recruits to become the Chairman’s confidante—and paramour. While he fends off political rivals, Mei faces down schemers from the dance troupe who will stop at nothing to take her place and the Chairman’s imperious wife, who has secret plans of her own. When the Chairman finally gives Mei a political mission, she seizes it with fervor, but the brutality of this latest stage of the revolution makes her begin to doubt all the certainties she has held so dear. Forbidden City is an epic yet intimate portrayal of one of the world’s most powerful and least understood leaders during this extraordinarily turbulent period in modern Chinese history. Mei’s harrowing journey toward truth and disillusionment raises questions about power, manipulation, and belief, as seen through the eyes of a passionate teenage girl.

Author : Chiu Kwong-chiu
Publisher : China Institute in America
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0989377601

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In the Forbidden City by Chiu Kwong-chiu Pdf

"Readers become tourists as each page turn provides views into labyrinthine courtyards and palaces once reserved for imperial China's emperors (…) An impressive introduction to the Forbidden City." — Kirkus Serving as the seat of imperial power for six centuries, the Forbidden City is one of China's most famous and enigmatic landmarks. Accompanied by a mischievous cat, readers will tour this colossal architectural structure, discovering the secrets hidden inside the palace walls. They will encounter the people who have walked through its halls and gardens, including emperors, empresses, and rebel leaders, and hear exciting tales about the power struggles and intrigues of everyday life. This large format book conveys the grandeur of the Forbidden City through highly detailed line drawings of its buildings, gardens, and courtyards with numerous fold-out spreads. Each page is populated by a large variety of characters and peppered with entertaining anecdotes. Every book includes a plastic magnifying glass for looking at the drawings more closely. "Readers receive a lavish tour of the Forbidden City, once home to Chinese emperors and now a museum, courtesy of Chiu and the Design and Cultural Studies Workshop, which he founded. Delicate line drawings highlight the architectural intricacies of the nearly 178-acre complex (several foldout spreads emphasize its size) while Chiu examines the Ming and Qing dynasties in thorough detail, along with major events in the palace's history. (In one foldout scene, 24 emperors offer pithy, even brusque notes on their reigns — "I was entirely unaccomplished," says Emperor Longqing.) A magnifying glass is wisely included to help readers appreciate the wealth of visual detail." — Publishers Weekly

Author : Reginald F. Johnston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781108029650

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Twilight in the Forbidden City by Reginald F. Johnston Pdf

Johnson's account of the last years of the Chinese Qing dynasty provides a unique Western perspective on this historic period.

Author : Princess Der Ling
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547023753

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Two Years in the Forbidden City by Princess Der Ling Pdf

Two Years in the Forbidden City is an autobiography by Princess Der Ling. Her royal highness depicts her time while serving as the first lady-in-waiting for Empress Dowager Cixi, conveying the atmosphere of the Chinese court in those times.

Author : Shang, Hongkui
Publisher : Beijing : New World Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Beijing (China)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000460845

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Inside Stories from the Forbidden City by Shang, Hongkui Pdf

Author : Barbara Knox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1642800643

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Forbidden City by Barbara Knox Pdf

Author : James Ponti
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534479227

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Forbidden City by James Ponti Pdf

In this third “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. After taking down a mole within their organization, the City Spies are ready for their next mission—once again using their unique skills and ability to infiltrate places adults can’t. The sinister Umbra has their sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy’s tournaments in Moscow and Beijing. Meanwhile, Sydney’s embedded as a junior reporter for a teen lifestyle site as she follows the daughter of a British billionaire on tour with the biggest act on her father’s music label to uncover what links both the band and the billionaire have to a recent threat from an old Soviet missile base. From a daring break-in at one of London’s most exclusive homes to a dangerous undercover mission to a desperate search and rescue operation on the streets of Beijing, the City Spies have their work cut out for them on their most dangerous mission yet.

Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537006185

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The Forbidden City by Charles River Editors Pdf

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City served as the palace for the emperor of China from 1420 to 1912 CE, a period encompassing the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was home to the celestial leaders of China, men that possessed the Mandate of Heaven. A total of 24 emperors lived and ruled from the vast and magnificent complex for almost 500 years, until the last Chinese dynasty was overthrown in 1912 with the abdication of Emperor Xuantong, more commonly known as Puyi. Known also as the Forbidden Palace, or amongst contemporary Chinese as the "Former Palace," the complex was first given its name in 1576. The Forbidden City was the home of many thousands of governmental staff, female servants and concubines, eunuchs, soldiers, and kitchen staff, and where their entire lives were built. Nonetheless, entrance to it from the outside was forbidden to all but the emperor, his court, and his relations. Without the permission of the emperor, access to or from the heart of the empire was impossible, but what was once inaccessible is now one of the most visited institutions in the world. Today, the Forbidden City is a UNESCO World Heritage site, operated as the largest museum in the world and located in the heart of the capital of the world's most populous country. The Forbidden City: The History of the Chinese Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing examines the history of the palace. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Forbidden City like never before.

Author : Wango H. C. Weng,Boda Yang
Publisher : Harry N Abrams Incorporated
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Art
ISBN : 0810914778

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The Palace Museum, Peking by Wango H. C. Weng,Boda Yang Pdf

Author : Frances Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000101101966

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The Forbidden City by Frances Wood Pdf

This lively book introduces the reader to the colourful characters who inhabited the Forbidden City, and vividly evokes the strictly prescribed rituals that made up life between its walls. From the strong intellectual and political character of the Ming dynasty through the robust warrior spirit of the Qing, Frances Wood's thematic tour recalls the most intriguing and exciting moments - whether official or domestic - of that extraordinary era.

Author : Harper Paris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481403016

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The Mystery in the Forbidden City by Harper Paris Pdf

Ethan and Ella find an ancient map and explore a Chinese palace in the fourth book of Greetings from Somewhere, a chapter book series about mystery, travel, and adventure. From the Great Wall to the dumplings, Ethan and Ella love China so far. And the Forbidden City in Beijing doesn’t leave anything to be desired, either! When the twins get separated from their parents, however, they get do some exploring on their own. As they are wandering, the twins happen across an ancient-looking scroll that appears to have a map on it. Being the mystery-solving duo they are, Ethan and Ella attempt to navigate the map...but they get lost in the palace. There are thousands of rooms, and they all seem to look the same! Will the twins figure out where the map is leading them? And will they ever make their way out of the Forbidden City? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Greetings from Somewhere chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.