It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Chinese Imperial City Planning by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Chinese Imperial City Planning is the first synthesis of what is known from textual and archaeological evidence about every Chinese imperial capital, from earliest times to the present. It explains the fundamental architectural principles and visual characteristics of imperial planning in China and shows how these features are related to the Chinese idea of rulership. The volume also reconstructs the 3,500-year-old history of imperial planning using sources such as resident descriptions, travel accounts, official Chinese court records, and the most recent archaeological and scholarly studies. The extensive documentation provides students with a standard source of reference from which to embark on further research on Chinese urban planning.
Chinese Imperial City Planning by Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.
This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Chinese Imperial City Planning aloud.
Chinese Imperial City Planning is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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