- Description
- 1 online resource (190 p.) : ill.
- Series Statement
- Comparative cultural studies
- Uniform Title
- Jesuit garden in Beijing and early modern Chinese culture (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Jesuit garden in Beijing and early modern Chinese culture (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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 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.
- LCCN
- 2010044565
- OCLC
- ssj0000529953
- Author
Zou, Hui, 1967-
- Title
A Jesuit garden in Beijing and early modern Chinese culture [electronic resource] / Hui Zou.
- Imprint
West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, c2011.
- Series
Comparative cultural studies
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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