Illustrated Study of Ancient Sites in Jinling

Author: Zhu [Name]
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The book consists of 14 chapters. It first discusses the geographical features of Jinling based on historical local records, meticulously examining its mountains, rivers, and city layouts, and compiles a chronology of major events in Jinling from historical records. Starting from Chapter 3, it chronicles the remains from pre-Qin and Han periods, the ruins of city walls and palaces of the Six Dynasties, the tombs of the Six Dynasties, the "four hundred and eighty Buddhist temples of the Southern Dynasties," the remains of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the remains of the Southern Tang dynasty, the remains of the Song and Yuan dynasties, the remains of the Ming dynasty, the ruins of the Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, modern Taoist and Buddhist temples, gardens, and residences.