• Four Seasons of the Forbidden City (English-Chinese Edition): 24 Solar Terms Through a Master‘s Lens
  • Four Seasons of the Forbidden City (English-Chinese Edition): 24 Solar Terms Through a Master‘s Lens
  • Four Seasons of the Forbidden City (English-Chinese Edition): 24 Solar Terms Through a Master‘s Lens
  • Four Seasons of the Forbidden City (English-Chinese Edition): 24 Solar Terms Through a Master‘s Lens
  • Four Seasons of the Forbidden City (English-Chinese Edition): 24 Solar Terms Through a Master‘s Lens
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Four Seasons of the Forbidden City (English-Chinese Edition): 24 Solar Terms Through a Master‘s Lens

Four Seasons of the Forbidden City (English-Chinese Edition): 24 Solar Terms Through a Master‘s Lens

From Beginning of Spring to Great Cold — See the Palace at Dawn, Dusk, in Snow and in Bloom, as Few Visitors Ever Do, Through the Lens of Li Shaobai, One of the Palace’s Most Prolific Photographers
This is a photography book, not a travel guide. It shows you the Forbidden City at moments most visitors never see—at dawn before the gates open, at dusk after the crowds leave, under snow, in rain, and in the first bloom of spring. The photographer, Li Shaobai, has been shooting the palace for over thirty years and has entered it hundreds of times. The book follows the 24 solar terms, from Beginning of Spring to Great Cold, so you see the same courtyards and halls transform through the year. Short bilingual captions tell you what you are looking at. If you want to experience the Forbidden City through a master photographer‘s eye, across seasons and light—rather than read a history of the palace or plan a visit—this is it.
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About This Book

The Forbidden City is not just a monument—it is a living calendar of Chinese civilization. In Four Seasons of the Forbidden City, renowned photographer Li Shaobai turns his lens to the palace‘s most fleeting and intimate moments: the first light of spring, the long shadows of summer dusk, the crimson walls under autumn skies, and the silent snowfall of winter.

This hardcover volume is organized around the 24 Solar Terms, the ancient Chinese calendar system that has guided agricultural life for over two millennia. Each section pairs Li‘s evocative photography with brief bilingual captions, creating a visual meditation on time, architecture, and nature within the world’s largest palace complex-2-10.

What Makes This Book Special

  • Rare Perspectives: Li Shaobai is one of the most prolific photographers of the Forbidden City, and this collection reveals vistas and details that ordinary visitors rarely glimpse-2

  • Bilingual Presentation: Full Chinese-English text makes it equally accessible to Chinese readers and international collectors

  • Premium Hardcover Edition: 207 pages of high-quality color photography, sized at approximately 25.5 × 26.7 cm, with a substantial presence (shipping weight around 2 kg) that signals lasting value-2-10

  • Cultural Depth: Connects the Western concept of “seasons” with the uniquely Chinese framework of the 24 Solar Terms, offering cultural context beyond a standard photo album

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