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Title:

New Qing imperial history : the making of inner Asian empire at Qing Chengde / edited by James Millward ... [et al.].

Publisher:

Routledge,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

xviii, 245 p. : ill, maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Qianlong,--Emperor of China,--1711-1799.
China--History--Qianlong, 1736-1795.
China--History--History--18th century.
Chengde Diqu (China)--History--18th century.
China--History--History--18th century.
China--History--Qianlong, 1736-1795--Sources.
China--History--History--18th century--Sources.
Chengde Diqu (China)--History--18th century--Sources.
China--History--History--18th century--Sources.

Other Authors:

Millward, James A., 1961-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-235) and index.

Contents:

PART V. EPILOG -- James L. Hevia. James A. Millward -- PART I. CHENGDE AS INNER ASIAN CAPITAL -- Chengde today / Evelyn S. Rawshi -- Tibetan Buddhism / Donald S. Lopez, Jr. -- Architectural wonderland: an empire of fictions / Anne Chayet -- PART II. RITUALS OF EMPIRE -- Qianlong on the road: the imperial tours to Chengde / Van J. Symons -- The Qing hunt at Mulan / Mark C. Elliott, Ning Chia -- Imperial banquets in the Wanshu yuan / Renqiu Yu -- Qing Inner Asian empire and the return of the Torghuts / James A. Millward -- PART III. THE EMPEROR'S MANY FACES -- The Qianlong emperor and the Confucian "Temple of Culture" (Wen miao) at Chengde / Joseph A. Adler -- The Qianlong emperor and Tibetan Buddhism / Elisabeth Benard -- The art and politics of painting Qianlong at Chengde / Deborah Sommer -- The imperial word in stone: stele inscriptions at Chengde / Peter Zarrow -- PART IV. VOICES FROM CHENGDE -- Preface to the "Thirty-six Views of Bishu shanzhuang": Record of the Mountain Villa to Escape the Heat / Mark C. Elliott, Scott Lowe, Trans. -- Qianlong's inscription on the founding of the Temple of the Happiness and Longevity of Mt Sumeru (Xumifushou miao) / Peter Zarrow, Trans. -- The Third Panchen Lama's visit to Chengde / Nima Dorjee Ragnubs, Trans. -- Five poems by the Qianlong emperor / Scott Low, Trans. -- Two folktales from Chengde / Karen Gernant, Trans. -- PART V. EPILOG -- Chengde today / James L. Hevia.

ISBN:

9780415320061 (hdbk.)
0415320062 (hdbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)53131606

LCCN:

2003021150

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)