Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgments Author’s Notes Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Great Qing at Home Chapter 3. Hamlet and Imperial Residence Chapter 4. Garden and Mountain Rhetoric Chapter 5. The Jehol Frontier Chapter 6. Capitals and Models Chapter 7. Representations of Chengde Chapter 8. Chengde Studies Appendix 1. Place Name Concordance Appendix 2. Qing Dynasty Emperors Appendix 3. Waiba Miao Temples Appendix 4. The Kangxi Emperor’S Vistas Appendix 5. Chronology of Chengde Notes Glossary Bibliography Index About the Author