Sacred Landscapes of Imperial China [E-Book] : Astronomy, Feng Shui, and the Mandate of Heaven / by Giulio Magli.
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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Personal Name(s): | Magli, Giulio, author |
Edition: |
1st edition 2020. |
Imprint: |
Cham :
Springer,
2020
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Physical Description: |
X, 179 pages 108 illustrations, 98 illustrations in color (online resource) |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9783030493240 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-49324-0 |
Subject (LOC): |
- 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).