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The Singing Crane Garden in northwest Beijing has been the site of several important and cataclysmic events in modern Chinese history. In this poetic and highly personal study of memory, trauma, and cultural renewal, Schwarcz brings to life the complex history of a richly layered corner of China's much traversed yet little known cultural landscape.

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"This book presents the complex history of a Beijing garden built by a Manchu prince in the nineteenth century. . . . Its story includes more than 100 years of classical artistic vision, political struggle, and suffering, including the 1860 Anglo-French war in China, which destroyed it, and the outrages of the 1960s Cultural Revolution. Schwarcz uses this garden's ruin as a vehicle for exploring trauma and memory, leading to the spiritual revival of both individuals and cultures. . . . An eloquently and well written volume." * Choice *

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      Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/04/2008
      ISBN13: 9780812241006, 978-0812241006
      ISBN10: 0812241002

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Singing Crane Garden in northwest Beijing has been the site of several important and cataclysmic events in modern Chinese history. In this poetic and highly personal study of memory, trauma, and cultural renewal, Schwarcz brings to life the complex history of a richly layered corner of China's much traversed yet little known cultural landscape.

      Trade Review
      "This book presents the complex history of a Beijing garden built by a Manchu prince in the nineteenth century. . . . Its story includes more than 100 years of classical artistic vision, political struggle, and suffering, including the 1860 Anglo-French war in China, which destroyed it, and the outrages of the 1960s Cultural Revolution. Schwarcz uses this garden's ruin as a vehicle for exploring trauma and memory, leading to the spiritual revival of both individuals and cultures. . . . An eloquently and well written volume." * Choice *

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