Article: A Little Chinese Library.(Brief Article)

Article: From the Forbidden City to the Field Artifacts of China's ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 9, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The 18th Century Chinese Emperor Qianlong had a taste for elaborate--even gaudy--architecture ... Splendors of China's Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong" (pronounced Chyen-loong). "Only one or two have ...

Article: The carved rock crystals of Emperor Qianlong.
The Magazine Antiques;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... culture to give their rule greater legitimacy by establishing a sense of historical continuity and cultural sophistication. Emperor Qianlong's interest in Chinese art and connoisseurship followed those established by his father and grandfather, but he played ...

Article: Splendors of China's Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of ...
Calliope;  February 1, 2009 ;     410 words ...Splendors of China's Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong by Chumei Ho and Bennet Bronson (Merrell Publishers, 2004, www.merrellpublishers.com) offers readers an accurate and detailed ...

Article: Chinatown.(Of Note; Dallas Museum of Art. "Splendors of China's ...
House Beautiful;  November 1, 2004 ;     516 words ... ... China will be on display at the Dallas Museum of Art. "Splendors of China's Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong," runs through May of next year and includes porcelains, bronzes, and paintings, including a 1737 portrait of Empress ...

Article: Sex in the imperial garden: an unpublished Chinese pillow book, ...
Apollo;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... known as The pursuit of pleasures in the course of the seasons (Yueman qingyou), (3) which was made in 1738 for Emperor Qianlong (who reigned from 1736 to 1795) by Chen Mei, one of his court painters. This original album has never left the Imperial ...

Article: People's Republic of China Gives Rare Collection to UC Santa ...
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  June 24, 2003 ;     630 words ... ... studies collection, "Siku Quanshu," which was compiled ... of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong in the 18th century ... electronic versions of "Siku Quanshu," which is the most ... scholars pick up where "Siku Quanshu" ends. Also donated ...

Article: Blowing the dust off a classic
China Daily;  August 27, 2003 ;     682 words ... ... Chinese has heard of "Siku Quanshu," or the "Complete ... under the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1736-95) of the ... feat of compiling "Siku Quanshu" took about 15 years ... project was finished, Emperor Qianlong decreed to have it ...