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Rivas-Rodr
illuminating historical anecdotes
Scenic effects involving rotating turntables
ISBN-10: 0292705409
Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle PUB200708 Rivas-RodrThe reign of Emperor Yongle, or "Perpetual Happiness," was one of the most dramatic and significant in Chinese history. It began with civil war and a bloody coup, saw the construction of the Forbidden City, the completion of the Grand Canal, consolidation of the imperial bureaucracy, and expansion of China's territory into Mongolia, Manchuria, and Vietnam. Beginning with an hour by hour account of one day in Yongle's court, Shih shan Henry Tsai
