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Legends of the Building of Old Peking is a study of a series of unique popular legends surrounding the building of the imperial cities in old Peking, including the Nazha City legend of the Yuan "Great Capital" and the Ming "Northern Capital, " and the Mongol legend of "sitting by bowshot to locate the capital city" and its Chinese adaptations. These legends reveal a rich tapestry of religious and cultural traditions surrounding the Chinese and...

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The present monograph, primarily a collection of annotated translations of these recent studies, is neither a new appraisal of Li Chih drawing on these materials nor a critical evaluation of the current Chinese scholarship on his life and thought.

This title was first published in 1980.

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Legends of the Building of Old Peking examines a series of popular legends surrounding the building and rebuilding of the city that served as the capital of a succession of dynasties, including the Nazha or Nezha City legend of the Yuan (1279-1368) "Great Capital" and the Ming (1368-1644) "Northern Capital, " and the Mongol legend of "siting by bowshot to locate the capital city" and its Chinese adaptations. Hok-lam Chan is affiliate professor...