Screen LibraryChina's lost imperial garden : the world's most exquisite garden rediscovered /
Built in 1707, the Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan) is a masterpiece integrating the classic garden-building arts of China. It is reputed as the "Garden of all Gardens," due to its rich and incomparable landscaping. The beautiful and expansive gardens were known to the world, and trigger...
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Better Link Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Chinese |
| Series: |
Cultural China
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| Summary: |
Built in 1707, the Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan) is a masterpiece integrating the classic garden-building arts of China. It is reputed as the "Garden of all Gardens," due to its rich and incomparable landscaping. The beautiful and expansive gardens were known to the world, and triggered the craze of Chinese gardens in 18th century Europe. Victor Hugo, one of the best and greatest known French writers, described it as "Achievements generated from the imagination of a super nation." Scenes of the Old Summer Palace in this book are the exact results from a digitalized Old Summer Palace, wh |
| Carrier Form: | 256 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781602200210 (hardback) : 1602200211 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | SB470 |
| CLC: | K928.73 |
| Call Number: | K928.73/G977 |