Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC– AD 1644 - Fortress - Turnbull, Stephen (Author) - Books - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 9781846033810 - May 10, 2009
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Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC– AD 1644 - Fortress


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It has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. This book traces the evolution of the walled city from the 3,000 year old remains of the beaten earth walls of the Shang dynasty to the huge stone fortifications of the Ming dynasty.


64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.)

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 10, 2009
ISBN13 9781846033810
Publishers Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pages 64
Dimensions 186 × 250 × 6 mm   ·   212 g
Language English  
Illustrator Noon, Steve (Illustrator)

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