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Marx, Trish

Elephants and Golden Thrones: Inside China's Forbidden City

48 pp. | Abrams | May, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8109-9485-0 $18.95
(3) 4-6 Photographs by Ellen B. Senisi. Profusely illustrated with clear color photographs and art reproductions, this accessible book introduces Beijing's Forbidden City, the immense walled complex from which twenty-four emperors ruled China for some five hundred years. Marx piques readers' interest by presenting seven fictional vignettes about real people and events connected with the Forbidden City, then follows up by explaining the historical context of each story. Timeline. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert

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