Imperial Masquerade: The Legend of Princess Der Ling

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Imperial Masquerade The Legend of Princess Der Ling Grant Hayter-Menzies With a foreword by Pamela Kyle Crossley Hong Kong University Press 14/F Hing Wai Centre 7 Tin Wan Praya Road Aberdeen Hong Kong© Hong Kong University Press 2008 ISBN 978-962-209-881-7 All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Secure On-line Ordering http://www.hkupress.org British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue copy for this book is available from the British Library Printed and bound by United League Graphic & Printing Co. Ltd. in Hong Kong, China To Pamela Kyle Crossley, for her belief in this book. To Christopher Ives, for his belief in Der Ling. To “Han Liangxi,” for his belief in me. Se non è vero, è ben trovato. — Italian proverb ...