Title & Author:

Through the Moon Gate : a guide to China's historic monuments.

Publication:

Hong Kong ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.

Description:

xiii, 313 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes indexes.
Map on lining papers.
The city of Beijing -- The city of Tianjin -- Hebei province -- Shandong province -- Jiangsu province -- The city of Shanghai -- Zhejiang province -- Anhui Province -- Fujian province -- Guangdong province -- Guangxi province -- Yunnan province -- Sichuan province -- Hunan province -- Hubei province -- Henan province -- Shanxi province -- Shaanxi province -- Liaoning province -- Heilongjiang province -- Inner Mongolia -- Ningxia province -- Gansu province -- Qinghai province -- Xinjiang province -- Tibet -- Taiwan.

Summary:

This book is a study of monuments across China chosen to show the development of Chinese art and architecture over the millenia. The author attempts to describe the monuments in a way that reflects both the variety of cultural influences and the immense geographical scope of Chinese civilization.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0195840771 (U.S.)
9780195840773 (U.S.)
019584176X (U.S. ; pbk.)
9780195841763 (U.S. ; pbk.)

Subject:

Historic sites China Guidebooks.
Monuments China Guidebooks.
Lieux historiques Chine Guides.
Historic sites.
Monuments.
Kultur
Kulturdenkmal
Bouwkunst.
China Guidebooks.
China.
China Description and travel.
China Buildings of historical importance - Visitors' guides

Form/genre:

Guidebook
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

Oxford University Press.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 34085
Call No.: ID:88-B555
Status: Available