Acknowledgments
Reign Dates of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Introduction: An Age of Utopian Visions
1. The Qianlong Emperor’s Tours of the Imperial City, 1751-84
2. Literati Politics in the Early Nineteenth Century
3. Wang Shiduo’s Flight from the New Jerusalem, 1853-64
4. Zeng Guofan’s Construction of a Ritual Center, 1864-72
5. Chen Zuolin Reassembles the Poetic City, 1872-1912
Conclusion: Elements of Utopia
Abbreviations Used in the Notes
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index