Jesuit Garden in Beijing and Early Modern Chinese Culture
Hui Zou
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Paperback. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
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 and French Jesuits, the garden described in this book was a wonderland of multistoried buildings, fountains, labyrinths, and geometrical hills. It even included an open-air theater. Through detailed examination of historical literature and representations, Zou analyzes the ways in which the Jesuits accommodated their design within the Chinese cultural context. He shows how an especially important element ... Read more
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 and French Jesuits, the garden described in this book was a wonderland of multistoried buildings, fountains, labyrinths, and geometrical hills. It even included an open-air theater. Through detailed examination of historical literature and representations, Zou analyzes the ways in which the Jesuits accommodated their design within the Chinese cultural context. He shows how an especially important element ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Purdue University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Comparative Cultural Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557535832
SKU
V9781557535832
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