What the Emperor Built - 9780295746883

What the Emperor BuiltArchitecture and Empire in the Early Ming\nAuthor(s): Aurelia Campbell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Washington Press, United States\nImprint: University of Washington Press\nISBN-13: 9780295746883, 978-0295746883\nSynopsis\nWinner of the 2023 Bei Shan Tang Monograph Prize, sponsored by the Association for Asian Studies\n\nHow imperial ideology is given shape in built spaceOne of the most famous rulers in Chinese history, the Yongle emperor (r. [tel] gained renown for constructing Beijings magnificent Forbidden City, directing ambitious naval expeditions, and creating the worlds largest encyclopedia. What the Emperor Built is the first book-length study devoted to the architectural projects of a single Chinese emperor.\n\nFocusing on the imperial palaces in Beijing, a Daoist architectural complex on Mount Wudang, and a Buddhist temple on the Sino-Tibetan frontier, Aurelia Campbell demonstrates how the siting, design, and use of Yongles palaces and .