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<p><p>when The World Descends On Beijing For The 2008 Olympics, It Will Find The Results Of A Helter Skelter Rush For Modernization And Wealth. In The Course Of A Thousand Years, Temples And Shrines, Palaces, And Gardens Had Filled The Walls Of Old Peking. Its Narrow, Twisting Streets Held The Collective Memories Of Five Dynasties And Turbulent Events Of The 20th Century. It Has Now All Been Swept Away To Make Way For A New City Filled With Dull, Boxy High Rises, Rows Of Shopping Malls, Office Towers Blocks, And Residential Housing Developments Marching Down Uniform Streets. <b>the City Of</b> <b>heavenly Tranquility</b> Explores How And Why The Chinese Buried Their History And Destroyed One Of The World's Most Fabled Cities, Virtually Extinguishing The Culture Of One Of The Greatest And Oldest Civilizations Within The Span Of A Single Lifetime. <p>in A Tour De Force By A Long Time Resident, British Journalist Jasper Becker Brings To Life The Strange And Exotic Lives Of The Emperors, Eunuchs, Courtesans, And Warriors Who For Centuries Ruled From Behind The Red Walls Of The Forbidden City. Becker Mixes His Own Experiences With Poignant Stories From Those Who Were Destroyed In The To

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Author

Jasper Becker

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195309973

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Travel, Asian History

Updated

2026-03-24