The Forbidden City

By Carolyn Courtauld and May Holdsworth

The principal residence of China's emperors for nearly five centuries, Beijing's Forbidden City was long shrouded in mystery, inaccessible both to common Chinese and to visitors from abroad. Exploring the palace's grand rituals and detailing the quotidian processes of its everyday life, this beautifully illustrated introduction goes beyond standard tourists' guidebooks to provide a detailed picture of the private world hidden behind imperial walls.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019590608X
• ISBN13: 9780195906080
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 8.1"