Peking: Heart of the Celestial Empire - Hardcover

In 1404, on the ruins of Khanbalik, capital of the defeated Mongols, the Ming emperor Zhu Di founded Peking, a dazzling metropolis designed to express his transcendent power. This compact, elegant pocket book traces the city's history over the subsequent five centuries until its capture by the Communist forces of Mao Zedong. Illustrated with evocative period photographs and antique prints, it includes a fold-out map of the Forbidden City.