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Contents List of Illustrations | vii Acknowledgments | ix Introduction | 1 Part One Architecture Chapter 1 Provenance | 9 Chapter 2 Disposition | 24 Chapter 3 Expansion | 51 Part Two History Chapter 4 Rise | 73 Chapter 5 Structure and Function | 101 Chapter 6 Royal Daily Life | 118 Chapter 7 The Sacking | 133 Chapter 8 Repairs and the Final Blows | 161 Epilogue The Yuanming Yuan Ruins Park | 188 Notes | 195 Glossary | 201 References | 211 Index | 221 ...

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