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Paperback. For two thousand years in China, the empires of politics and of the written word cohabited and depended on one another. This collection gathers poems about four venerable cities - Chang'an (now Xi'an), Luoyang, Beijing and Hangzhou. Series: Poetry of Place. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 102 x 7. Weight in Grams: 56.
For two thousand years in China, the empires of politics and of the written word cohabited and depended on one another. The Chinese classics became the bedrock of political and cultural legitimacy, which was centred on the empire's great capital cities. One such classic was the "Book of Poetry", written perhaps three millennia ago. In the centuries that followed, poetry became China's highest art form. This collection gathers poems about four of these venerable cities - Chang'an (now Xi'an), Luoyang, Beijing and Hangzhou. To the Chinese, the city was a depiction of the Confucian ideal of social harmony. To leave ... Read more
For two thousand years in China, the empires of politics and of the written word cohabited and depended on one another. The Chinese classics became the bedrock of political and cultural legitimacy, which was centred on the empire's great capital cities. One such classic was the "Book of Poetry", written perhaps three millennia ago. In the centuries that followed, poetry became China's highest art form. This collection gathers poems about four of these venerable cities - Chang'an (now Xi'an), Luoyang, Beijing and Hangzhou. To the Chinese, the city was a depiction of the Confucian ideal of social harmony. To leave ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Poetry of Place
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906011307
SKU
V9781906011307
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99-42
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