China's lost imperial garden : the world's most exquisite garden rediscovered = 圓明園 / by Guo Daiheng ; translated by Yawtsong Lee ; [photographs by Guo Daiheng, Quanjing].

China's lost imperial garden : the world's most exquisite garden rediscovered = Yuan Ming Yuan / by Guo Daiheng ; translated by Yawtsong Lee ; [photographs by Guo Daiheng, Quanjing].

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English
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  • New York, NY : Better Link Press, [2016]
  • ©2016.
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256 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 31 cm.

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    Built in 1707, the Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan) is a masterpiece integrating the classic garden-building arts of China. It is reputed as the "Garden of all Gardens," due to its rich and incomparable landscaping. The beautiful and expansive gardens were known to the world, and triggered the craze of Chinese gardens in 18th century Europe. Victor Hugo, one of the best and greatest known French writers, described it as "Achievements generated from the imagination of a super nation." Scenes of the Old Summer Palace in this book are the exact results from a digitalized Old Summer Palace, which reveals the magnificence of the garden in its prime.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-251) and index.
    Language note
    Translated from the Chinese.
    Other title(s)
    • Yuan Ming Yuan
    • 圓明園
    ISBN
    • 9781602200210 ((hardcover))
    • 1602200211 ((hardcover))
    OCLC
    951672760
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