ɪɾ ɪz ðə θˈɜːd tʊ ɐpˈɪɹ ʌv ˈɛlɪɡənts "ɪmpˈɪɹiəl tʃˈaɪnə tɹˈɪlədʒi", ðə fˈɜːst bˌiːɪŋ dˈaɪnɐsti nˈuː jˈɔːɹk: mə ɡɹˈɔːhˈɪl, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ænd ðə sˈɛkənd bˌiːɪŋ mˈæntʃuː nˈuː jˈɔːɹk: mə ɡɹˈɔːhˈɪl, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
It is the third to appear of Elegant's "Imperial China Trilogy", the first being Dynasty (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977) and the second being Manchu (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980).