Sacred Landscapes of Imperial China Astronomy, Feng Shui, and the Mandate of Heaven
This book analyses the magnificent imperial necropolises of ancient China from the perspective of Archaeoastronomy, a science which takes into account the landscape in which ancient monuments are placed, focusing especially but not exclusively on the celestial aspects. The power of the Chinese emper...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. A mound and a terracotta army (Qin mausoleum)
- 2. Pyramids on the river (Han dynasty)
- 3. From pyramids to mountains (Tang and Song dynasty)
- 4. Three stones for a king (Ming at Nanjing)
- 5. 13 tombs, one landscape (Ming at Beijing)
- 6. The last dynasty (Qing dynasty)