A Paradise Lost: Rise
Wong, Young-tsu
2016-11-26 00:00:00
[The history of the Yuanming Yuan began with Kangxi, the emperor of China from 1662 to 1722. He was the Son of Heaven and the ruler of the Celestial Empire, with Beijing as his imperial capital—the center of his imperial world. When he fully secured his immense power in the final decades of the seventeenth century, he had already refurbished many desolated gardens and parklands left behind by Qidan, Nvzhen, and Ming princes at the foot of the Western Hills in the northwest suburbs of Beijing.]
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[The history of the Yuanming Yuan began with Kangxi, the emperor of China from 1662 to 1722. He was the Son of Heaven and the ruler of the Celestial Empire, with Beijing as his imperial capital—the center of his imperial world. When he fully secured his immense power in the final decades of the seventeenth century, he had already refurbished many desolated gardens and parklands left behind by Qidan, Nvzhen, and Ming princes at the foot of the Western Hills in the northwest suburbs of Beijing.]
Published: Nov 26, 2016
Keywords: Main Audience; Dragon Boat; Garden Project; Imperial Capital; Royal Garden
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