Beijing a Concise History

, by Haw, Stephen G.

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ISBN: 9780203968611 | 0203968611
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Copyright: 11/21/2006

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Stephen G. Haw gives an impressive account of the long and fascinating history of Beijing, a city that is growing in prominence as an urban centre of global significance.

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List of figures	p. ix
Introduction: the Northern Capital	p. 1
At the edge of the North China Plain: the location and prehistory of the Beijing area	p. 10
Chinese or barbarian? c.2000 BCE to 581 CE	p. 17
Regained and lost: the Sui, Tang, Liao and Jin dynasties, 581 to 1215	p. 30
Destroyed and rebuilt: the Mongol conquest and the new city of Dadu, 1215 to 1368	p. 44
Chinese capital: the Ming dynasty, 1368 to 1644	p. 53
Change of mandate: the Manchu conquest, 1644-1860	p. 66
Besieged: the late Qing dynasty, 1860-1911	p. 80
Northern Peace? The Republic, the Warlords, and Communist Revolution, 1911-1949	p. 100
Pride restored: the People's Republic of China, 1949-1976	p. 111
The modern city: 1976 to the present	p. 124
Government and control of the Beijing area	p. 134
Chronology of Major Events	p. 138
Tian'an Men Square	p. 146
The Forbidden City	p. 150
The Summer Palaces and Imperial Parks	p. 158
The Temple of Heaven and the Altars of the Earth, Sun and Moon	p. 165
Other Temples and religious sites in Beijing	p. 169
Museums in Beijing	p. 177
The Great Wall	p. 180
Imperial Tombs	p. 185
Other sites outside Beijing city	p. 190
Food in Beijing	p. 193
The 'northern barbarians' and Beijing	p. 197
Select bibliography	p. 204
Index	p. 206
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