World Heritage Tour -- Imperial Palace and Garden

Author: He Yang
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: From 129 countries and regions around the world, 754 World Heritage sites, the essence of the essence is collected into this book. Each site is a masterpiece of human genius and the wonders of nature! This book takes you on a tour of some of the world's most famous palaces, from the Forbidden City in the East to the Palace of Versailles in the West, as well as the few remaining medieval Islamic palaces. Here are magnificent halls, splendid gardens, exquisite furniture, and countless invaluable works of art. Each palace is a treasure trove built from accumulated wealth and the painstaking efforts of artists. Palaces are symbols of royal power, embodying the will of the emperors, and the center of governance across the nation. Kangxi, Qianlong, Louis XIV, Peter the Great, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon all made appearances, showing how these famous rulers from home and abroad handled state affairs, received ambassadors, and hosted grand banquets within the palace. You will also see them as ordinary people, experiencing illness, aging, disappointment, and death. The imperial gardens were also where the king and queen lived, rested, and entertained themselves. The wedding ceremony of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the 50th birthday celebration of Empress Dowager Cixi—the scenes remain as they were. Visiting the palaces not only reveals the golden and splendid palaces and the blooming imperial gardens but also shows the rise and fall of empires, the intrigues within the palace, and the joys and sorrows of emperors and empresses.