Perpetual HappinessThe reign of Emperor Yongle, or Perpetual Happiness, was one of the most dramatic and significant in Chinese history. It began with civil war and a bloody coup, saw the construction of the Forbidden City, the completion of the Grand Canal, consolidation of the imperial bureaucracy, and expansion of Chinas territory into Mongolia, Manchuria, and Vietnam. Beginning with an hour by hour account of one day in Yongles court, Shih shan Henry Tsai presents