Chinese spatial strategies presents a study of social spaces of the capital of ming qing china 1420 1911 focusing on early ming and early and middle qing it explores architectural urban and geographical space of beijing in relation to issues of history geopolitics urban social structure imperial rule and authority symbolism and aesthetic and existential experience. By closely examining the buildings of imperial beijing 1420 1911 this book seeks to answer these questions by exploring whether there is a generic approach to spatial disposition in the chinese. Download citation chinese spatial strategies imperial beijing 1420 1911 chinese spatial strategies presents a study of social spaces of the capital of ming qing china 1420 1911 focusing on . Chinese spatial strategies imperial beijing 1420 1911 by jianfei zhu london routledgecurzon 2004 pp 281 isbn 0 415 31883 1 yinong xu a1. Chinese spatial strategies presents a study of social spaces of the capital of ming qing china 1420 1911 focusing on early ming and early and middle qing it explores architectural urban and geographical space of beijing in relation to issues of history geopolitics urban social structure imperial rule and authority symbolism and aesthetic and existential experience