Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Reign Periods of the Ming and Qing Dynasties xiii
5. Introduction: An Age of Utopian Visions 1
6. Chapter 1 The Qianlong Emperor’s Tours of the Imperial City, 1751–84 23
7. Chapter 2 Literati Politics in the Early Nineteenth Century 53
8. Chapter 3 Wang Shiduo’s Flight from the New Jerusalem, 1853–64 88
9. Chapter 4 Zeng Guofan’s Construction of a Ritual Center, 1864–72 117
10. Chapter 5 Chen Zuolin Reassembles the Poetic City, 1872–1912 150
11. Conclusion: Elements of Utopia 175
12. Abbreviations Used in the Notes 184
13. Notes 185
14. Glossary 209
15. Bibliography 215
16. Index 235