Legends of the Building of Old Peking

By Hok-Lam Chan

A study of a series of popular legends surrounding the building of the imperial cities in old Peking, including the Nazha City legend of the Yuan Great Capital and the Ming Northern Capital, and the Mongol legend of sitting by bowshot to locate the capital city and its Chinese adaptations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9629963132
• ISBN13: 9789629963132
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Chinese University Press
• Length: 416 Pages