Ai Weiwei : circle of animals / edited and with an introduction by Susan Delson.
"Published in association with AW Asia, New York, on the occasion of the traveling installation Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-214) and index.

Essays include: Circle of animals/Zodiac heads and the Twelve-Animal Cycle in China / Paola Demattè - - Ming-Qing arts and Jesuit visions: visual encounters and exchanges in 18th century Beijing / Marco Musillo - - Heads of State: looting, nationalism, and repatriation of Zodiac bronzes / Kristina Kleutghen.

Enmeien 圓明園 / Satō Akira cho 佐藤昌著.
Title from cover.
Text in Japanese, with table of contents also in English.
Includes bibliographical references.
Shōwa 昭和63 [1988]

Part one. Yuan Ming Yuan, chapter I. Palace gardens in the era of K'ang Hsi and Chien Lung -- chapter II. Landscape composition of Yuan Ming Yuan -- chapter III. European buildings, fountains and landscaping in the Garden of Ch'ang Ch'un Yuan -- chapter IV. Introduction of Yuan Ming Yuan to Europe. Par. 3. Yuan Ming Yuan and Japan -- chapter V. Devastation of Yuan Ming Yuan and thereafter -- chapter VI. A short history of Yuan Ming Yuan -- part two. The Chinese influences to the European gardens during the 18th century, chapter I. Introduction of Chinese gardens to Europe -- chapter II. Essays on Chinese gardens written in England and their influences -- chapter III. Chinoiserie and jardin anglo-chinois in France -- chapter IV. Chinese influence to the gardens in Germany and outher [sic] countries -- chapter V. Influence of Chinese gardens to Sweden and other Scandinavian countries -- chapter VI. The influences of Chinese gardens and their commentary.

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.

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.

Plan general du Yuanmingyuan = Yuanming, Changchun, Wanchun sanyuan quantu 圓明, 長春, 萬春三圓全圖 -- Les palais européens histoire et legendes = Yuanmingyuan lishi yu chuantong 圓明園歷史與傳統 / Michèle Pirazzoli-t'Serstevens -- Une description Tibetaine du Yuanmingyuan = Zangren biji de Yuanming Yuan 藏人筆記的圓明園 / Anne Chayet -- La revue Yuanmingyuan = Yuanmingyuan zazhi zhaji 圓明園雜誌札記 / Anne Chayet et Martine Pradayrol -- Un style original ou les Gouts Reunis / Daniel Rabreau et Marie-Raphael Paupe -- La promenade occidentale de l'Empereur Qianlong = Qianlong Huangdi de Xishi youlan 乾隆皇帝的西式遊覽 / Philippe Jonathan, Antoine Durand--L'Aire occidentale, vision spectaculaire et labyrinthe = Xibu de jingguan yu migong 西部的景觀與迷宮 -- Xieqiqu 諧奇趣 -- Haiyantang 海宴堂 --Xianfa Shan 線法山.