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A Jesuit garden in Beijing and early modern Chinese culture /

In this volume, Hui Zou analyzes historical, architectural, visual, literary, and philosophical perspectives on the Western-styled garden that formed part of the great Yuanming Yuan complex in Beijing, constructed during the Qing dynasty. Designed and built in the late eighteenth century by Italian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zou, Hui, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, ©2011.
Colección:Comparative cultural studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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 gGarden and the 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.