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Celestial Empire Life in China, 1644-1911

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dc.contributor.authorWoolley, Nathan
dc.coverage.spatialNational Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-08T00:28:13Z
dc.date.available2019-05-08T00:28:13Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-02
dc.date.updated2019-03-12T07:37:40Z
dc.description.abstractExperience 300 years of Chinese culture and tradition from two of the world’s great libraries. From life at court to life in the villages and fields, glimpse the world of China’s last imperial dynasty and its wealth of cultural tradition. See exquisite and precious objects from the National Library of China. Marvel at drawings and plans for Beijing’s iconic palaces from the Yangshi Lei Archives, listed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 2007 and never before seen in Australia. Beautiful maps, books and prints come alive in ornate detail. Discover our acclaimed Chinese Collection, including rare items from the London Missionary Society that offer a unique view of early western impressions of China. An exclusive exhibition in partnership with the National Library of China. Exhibited on 02 January 2016 - 22 May 2016, Exhibition Gallery, Ground floor, National Library of Australia, Parkes Place, Canberra.en_AU
dc.format.extent170 worksen_AU
dc.format.extentBooks, maps, and assorted documentsen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/161061
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherNational Library of Australiaen_AU
dc.source.urihttps://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/celestial-empireen_AU
dc.titleCelestial Empire Life in China, 1644-1911en_AU
dc.typeCreative worken_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublicationCanberra, Australia.
local.contributor.affiliationWoolley, Nathan, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidWoolley, Nathan, u3593542en_AU
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor210302 - Asian Historyen_AU
local.identifier.absseo970121 - Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeologyen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5557297xPUB199en_AU
local.type.statusMetadata onlyen_AU

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