Author: Siu, Victoria M. Cha-Tsu 徐家智

Gardens of a Chinese emperor : imperial creations of the Qianlong Era, 1736-1796
Date2013
Publish_locationBethlehem, Pa.
PublisherLehigh University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeBook
Series
ShelfHallway Cases
Call NumberSB466.C5 S58 2013
Descriptionxxxii, 267 pages ; 27 cm.
Note

Gardens of a Chinese emperor : imperial creations of the Qianlong Era, 1736-1796 / Victoria M. Cha-Tsu Siu ; with the posthumous assistance of Kathleen L. Lodwick.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index.

Experiencing the garden of perfect brightness (Yuanming Yuan) -- Qianlong's garden of everlasting spring (Changchun Yuan) -- The garden of the clear ripples (Qingyi Yuan) on longevity hill (Shou Shan) -- The garden of tranquil luminescence (Jingming Yuan) on Jade Spring Hill (Yuquan Shan) -- The garden of quiet delight (Jinyi Yuan) on fragrant hill (Xiang Shan).

"The Garden of Perfect Brightness (Yuanming Yuan) in the western suburbs of the Qing capital, Beijing, was begun by the great Kangxi (r. 1661-1722) and expanded by his son, Yongzheng (r. 1722-1735) and brought to its greatest glory by his grandson, Qianlong (r. 1736-1796). A lover of literature and art, Qinglong sought an earthly reflection of his greatness in his Yuanming Yuan. For many years he designed and directed an elaborate program of garden arrangements. Representing two generations of painstaking research, this book follows the emperor as he ruled his empire from within his garden. In a landscape of lush plants, artificial mountains and lakes, and colorful buildings, he sought to represent his wealth and power to his diverse subjects and to the world at large. Having been looted and burned in the mid-nineteenth century by western forces, it now lies mostly in ruins, but it was the world's most elaborate garden in the eighteenth century. The garden suggested a whole set of concepts-religious, philosophical, political, artistic, and popular-represented in landscape and architecture. Just as bonsai portrays a garden in miniature, the imperial Yuanming Yuan at the height of its splendor represented the Qing Empire in microcosm."--back cover.

SubjectChina--History--Qianlong 乾隆, 1736-1795 Historic gardens--China--Beijing Gardens, Chinese--China--Beijing Yuanmingyuan 圓明園 (Beijing 北京)--History Gardens, Chinese--China--Design and construction Landscape gardening--China--Beijing--History--18th century
ISBN9781611461282 ; 1611461286
LCCN2013008976
Victoria M. Siu, RSCJ Archives
Daten.d.
Publish_location---
Publisher---
CollectionRicci Institute Library [VS]
Edition
LanguageEnglish, French, Chinese
Record_typeArchival materials
Series
ShelfArchive Cabinet
Call Number[DS795.6.Y8 S59]
Description8 boxes: notes, slides, ill., scrolls
NoteSr. Victoria M. Siu, RSCJ Archives

The Victoria M. Cha-Tsu Siu 徐家智, RSCJ (1935-2010) papers consist entirely of her research on Chinese gardens and the Yuanmingyuan. Her lifelong interest in the Yuanmingyuan began with her father, John Tchoan-pao Siu, who had combed sources for clippings and images to further scholarship on its long history. Particular interest was shown in the attempt to reproduce many of the physical items looted or destroyed during the destruction of 1860 by Anglo-French forces. The papers now housed at the Ricci Institute consist of handwritten or photocopied chapters, notes, excerpts and other data from years of research on this topic. Included are photographs, plates and a large number of slides, all with a focus on Chinese garden architecture. Drafts and working notes from her posthumously published book, Gardens of a Chinese emperor : imperial creations of the Qianlong Era, 1736-1796 published by Lehigh University Press in 2013 are included.

Addendum: In November 2016, the Siu family donated nine cartons of books belonging to their father, John Tchoan-pao Siu. These were filled with a variety of stitch-bound Chinese books which consistently include illustrated volumes not necessarily related to gardens or garden architecture. These cartons are still being opened, sorted and cataloged. For this reason John Siu's name has been added to the archive. All books in this collection will share the VS collection code.

SubjectPalaces--China--Beijing Yuanmingyuan 圓明園 (Beijing 北京) Gardens, Chinese--China--Design and construction
Yuan Ming Yuan collections and Lang Shining : a study of East-West cultural exchange in the 17th-19th centuries
Date1991
Publish_locationSan Francisco
PublisherRicci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History 利瑪竇中西文化歷史研究所
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
Record_typeManuscript
Series
ShelfFile Cabinet A
Call NumberDS795.6.Y8 S68 1991
Description23 p. ; 28 cm. + 1 v. col. slides
NoteYuan Ming Yuan collections and Lang Shining : a study of East-West cultural exchange in the 17th-19th centuries / Victoria Siu.
SubjectCastiglione, Giuseppe 郎世寧, 1688-1766 Yuanmingyuan 圓明園 (Beijing 北京)
Yuanmingyuan yishu zhenpin yu Yesuhuishi Lang Shining 圓明園藝朮珍品與耶會郎世寧
Date1991
Publish_locationSan Francisco
PublisherRicci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History 利瑪竇中西文化歷史研究所
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageChinese 中文
Record_typeManuscript
Series
ShelfFile Cabinet A
Call NumberDS795.6.Y8 S6812 1991
Description27 p. ; 28 cm. + 1 v. color slides
NoteYuanmingyuan yishu zhenpin yu Yesuhuishi Lang Shining : shiqi shiji - shijiu shiji Zhong-Xi wenhua jiaoliu yili de yanjiu 圓明園藝朮珍品與耶會郎世寧 : 十七世紀 - 十九世紀中西文化交流一例的研究 / Xu Jiazhi 徐家智.
Translation of: Yuan Ming Yuan collections and Lang Shining: a study of East-West cultural exchange in the 17th-19th centuries.
"Meiguo Sili Jiujinshan daxue Zhong-Xi wenhua lishi yanjiusuo 美國私立舊金山大學中西文化歷史研究所"
SubjectCastiglione, Giuseppe 郎世寧, 1688-1766 Yuanmingyuan 圓明園 (Beijing 北京)