A Court on Horseback: Imperial Touring and the Construction of Qing Rule, 1680-1785
(Book #287 in the Harvard East Asian Monographs Series)
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Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, traveling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. These tours were exercises in political theater that took the Manchu emperor through one of the Qing empire's most prosperous regions. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterizing the relationship between the imperial center and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674024540
ISBN13:9780674024540
Release Date:May 2007
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:550 Pages
Weight:2.06 lbs.
Dimensions:1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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