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Speaking of Yangzhou: A Chinese City, 1550-1850 (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
Speaking of Yangzhou A Chinese City 15501850 - Harvard East Asian Monographs
Author: Antonia Finnane
The early-twentieth-century essayist Zhu Ziqing once wrote that he had only to mention the name of his hometown of Yangzhou to someone in Beijing and the person would respond, "A fine place! A fine place!" Yangzhou was indeed one of the great cities of late imperial China, and its name carries rich historical and cultural resonances. Even today ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674013926
ISBN-10: 0674013921
Publication Date: 9/30/2004
Pages: 480
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Publisher: Harvard University Asia Center
Book Type: Hardcover
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