Culture, humanities & social science
Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China
By Tristan Brown, assistant professor of history
Princeton University Press · 2023
In "Laws of the Land," Brown tells the story of the important roles - especially legal ones - played by fengshui in Chinese society during China's last imperial dynasty, the Manchu Qing (1644-1912). Employing archives from Mainland China and Taiwan that have only recently become available, this is the first book to document fengshui's invocations in Chinese law during the Qing dynasty.
From Summer 2024 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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