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A Jesuit garden in Beijing and early modern Chinese culture

Title
A Jesuit garden in Beijing and early modern Chinese culture [electronic resource] / Hui Zou.
Author
Zou, Hui, 1967-
Publication
West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, c2011.

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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
  • Kangxi, Emperor of China, 1654-1722
  • Qianlong, Emperor of China, 1711-1799
  • Jesuits > China > Beijing > History > 18th century
  • Historic gardens > China > Beijing
  • Gardens, European > China > Beijing > History > 18th century
  • Gardens > China > Beijing > Design > History > 18th century
  • Gardens > Social aspects > History > China > Beijing > 18th century
  • Landscape gardening > China > Beijing > History > 18th century
  • Yuan Ming Yuan (Beijing, China) > History
  • China > Civilization > 1644-1912
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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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