A Jesuit garden in Beijing and early modern Chinese culture / Hui Zou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zou, Hui, 1967-

Series:

Comparative cultural studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape gardening.

History.

Gardens--Social aspects.

Gardens.

Design.

Gardens, European.

Historic gardens.

Yuan Ming Yuan (Beijing, China)--History.

Yuan Ming Yuan (Beijing, China).

Historic gardens--China--Beijing.

Gardens, European--China--Beijing--History--18th century.

Jesuits--China--Beijing--History--18th century.

Jesuits.

Kangxi, Emperor of China, 1654-1722.

Kangxi.

Qianlong, Emperor of China, 1711-1799.

Qianlong.

Gardens--China--Beijing--Design--History--18th century.

Gardens--Social aspects--China--Beijing--History--18th century.

Landscape gardening--China--Beijing--History--18th century.

China--Civilization--1644-1912.

China.

Civilization.

China--Beijing.

Physical Description:

190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2011]

Contents:

A theoretical and historical introduction to the Chinese garden

The Chinese garden and the concept of the virtue of round brightness

The Chinese garden and the concept of the vision of jing

The Chinese garden and Western linear perspective

The Chinese garden and the concept of the line method

Conclusion

Appendix 1: Kangxi's record of the Garden of Uninhibited Spring

Appendix 2: Kangxi's record of the Mountain Hamlet for Summer Coolness

Appendix 3: Qianlong's later record of the Mountain Hamlet for Summer Coolness

Appendix 4: Qianlong's record of the Village of Ten Thousand Springs

Appendix 5: Qianlong's record of Kunming Lake by Longevity Hill

Appendix 6: Qianlong's record of the Garden of Clear Ripples on Longevity Hill

Appendix 7: Qianlong's record of the Best Spring of China on Jade-Spring Hill

Appendix 8: Qianlong's record of the Garden of Tranquil Pleasure.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781557535832

1557535833

OCLC:

670480796