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"Without seeing the magnificence of the royal palace, one can never sense the dignity of the emperor." - from a poem of the Tang Dynasty Based on their native political history and traditions, Westerners tend to associate power with an outward or expansive movement, exemplified by exploration and conquest. For this reason they often find themselves deeply perplexed by ancient Chinese Imperial power, which seems to exhibit a very different, even opposing tendency.