Wong A Paradise Lost

The Imperial Garden Yuanming Yuan
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-981-10-1881-7
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 231 Seiten

Reihe: China Academic Library

This book is aimed at readers and researchers who are interested in Chinese garden architecture, the rise and fall of Yuanming Yuan and the history of the Qing dynasty. It is the first comprehensive study of the palatial garden complex in a Western language, and is amply illustrated with photographs and original drawings.  Young-tsu Wong's engaging writing style brings 'the garden of perfect brightness' to life as he leads readers on a grand tour of its architecture and history.


Wong Young-tsu, Ph.D. of History at the University of Washington, Seattle, has been Professor of History at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, visiting scholar at the Australian National University, etc. He is now Director of the Humanities Center of the 'National Central University' (Taiwan) and Honorary Professor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Experienced historian and noted professor, editor-in-chief of the series Studies in Modern Chinese History; he has published many popular books in terms of the study of Chinese history, such as Search for Modern Nationalism: Zhang Binglin and Revolutionary China (Oxford), Beyond Confucian China  and etc. 

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wong, Young-Tsu

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;6
2;Contents;8
3;Introduction;10
4;Architecture;16
5;1 Provenance;17
5.1;1.1 The Rise of Imperial Gardens;18
5.2;1.2 The Maturity of the Garden Arts;22
5.3;1.3 A Great Synthesis of the Garden Arts;25
5.4;References;34
6;2 Disposition;37
6.1;2.1 Scenic Structures in the Original Yuanming Yuan;39
6.2;2.2 Scenes Surrounding the Lake;56
6.3;References;62
7;3 Expansion;64
7.1;3.1 The Eternal Spring Garden;64
7.2;3.2 The Chinese Versailles;73
7.3;3.3 More New Additions;79
7.4;3.4 The Variegated Spring Garden;82
7.5;References;84
8;History;86
9;4 Rise;87
9.1;4.1 From a Prince Garden to the Imperial Garden;88
9.2;4.2 The Golden Years;94
9.3;4.3 The Macartney Mission;98
9.4;4.4 The Titsingh Mission;104
9.5;4.5 The Amherst Mission;106
9.6;4.6 The Twilight Years;108
9.7;References;117
10;5 Structure and Function;120
10.1;5.1 The Garden Administration and Its Services;120
10.2;5.2 Crime and Punishment;128
10.3;References;138
11;6 Royal Daily Life;139
11.1;6.1 One Day of Qianlong’s Life;140
11.2;6.2 The Royal Gourmets;143
11.3;6.3 Fun and Entertainment;149
11.4;References;155
12;7 The Sacking;157
12.1;7.1 The Gathering Storm;157
12.2;7.2 The Looting;163
12.3;7.3 The Burning of the Yuanming Yuan;170
12.4;7.4 Aftermath;178
12.5;References;185
13;8 Repairs and the Final Blows;187
13.1;8.1 A Tour of the Desolated Yuanming Yuan;188
13.2;8.2 The Struggle for Renovation;191
13.3;8.3 The Rebirth of the Pure Ripple Garden;200
13.4;8.4 The Second Blow and Consequences;207
13.5;References;213
14;Epilogue;215
15;Bibliography;221
16;Index;224