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emperor ' counting the nines ' brings attention to the fundamental princi- ple in imperial China that it was the Son of Heaven , the emperor himself , at the summit of the enterprise of keeping time and regulating the calendar in order ...
emperor ' counting the nines ' brings attention to the fundamental princi- ple in imperial China that it was the Son of Heaven , the emperor himself , at the summit of the enterprise of keeping time and regulating the calendar in order ...
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... emperor . During the rite , the emperor dug three furrows to plant seeds , and then his officials made further furrows and finally peas- ant farmers finished the job . 18 This imperial spectacle took place in subur- ban Beijing at the ...
... emperor . During the rite , the emperor dug three furrows to plant seeds , and then his officials made further furrows and finally peas- ant farmers finished the job . 18 This imperial spectacle took place in subur- ban Beijing at the ...
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... Emperor , who expanded the scale of festival celebrations.45 Emperor Xianzong converted a spacious courtyard in the private area of the palace into a lantern fair filled with archways constructed from branches and bedecked with row upon ...
... Emperor , who expanded the scale of festival celebrations.45 Emperor Xianzong converted a spacious courtyard in the private area of the palace into a lantern fair filled with archways constructed from branches and bedecked with row upon ...
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