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Author : Chuimei Ho
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)
Download or read book Life in the Imperial Court of Qing Dynasty China written by Chuimei Ho and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Isaac Taylor Headland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781410207463
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Court Life in China written by Isaac Taylor Headland and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1909, when in the Preface it was said: "Until the past ten years a study of Chinese court life would have been an impossibility. The Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and the court ladies were shut up within the Forbidden City, away from a world they were anxious to see, and which was equally anxious to see them. Then the Emperor instituted reform, the Empress Dowager came out from behind the screen, and the court entered into social relations with Europeans." "For twenty years and more Mrs. Headland has been physician to the family of the Empress Dowager's mother, the Empress' sister, and many of the princesses and high official ladies in Peking. She has visited them in a social as well as professional way, has taken her friends, to whom the princesses have shown many favours, and they have themselves been constant callers at our home. It is to my wife, therefore, that I am indebted for much of the information contained in this book." Isaac Taylor Headland was a Professor in the Peking University.
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Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Imperial Life in the Imperial Court of Qing Dynasty China written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Grace Wong
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Imperial Life in the Qing Dynasty written by Grace Wong and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Syed Z. Ahmed
Publisher : Weatherhill
ISBN 13 : 9781570871085
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Twilight of an Empire written by Syed Z. Ahmed and published by Weatherhill. This book was released on 1994 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tzu Hsi, the last Empress of China, was an absolute autocrat who ruled a vast empire with an iron will. This intriguing book reveals Tzu Hsi's rise to power from her early life as the concubine of Emperor Hsein Feng through her years as a superb manipulator of family members & courtiers in order to stay in power. She was the last real ruler in a long line of the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu leaders who had conquered all of China in 1644 & reigned gloriously for nearly three centuries. That ending began with the intrusion of Western powers & ended with the abdication of the last Emperor, 5- year-old Pu Ti, in 1911. The book offers a general outline of the social mores at the court of the Empress. We are given glimpses of what occurred daily in the Imperial Court. The author, Dr. Syed Z. Ahmed, a documentary filmmaker & anthropologist, reveals the ceremonies of that time as well as clothing styles, furnishings, & the types of people who lived at the court. This book is a useful background guide to understanding present-day China & can be an ideal companion to the history student as well as teacher who may be seeking deeper understandings of Chinese thought & social activity during that period. To Order: Professional Press, 814 Wavecrest, Houston, TX 77062 or 713-488-5411.
Author : Liu Jianhong
Publisher : tredition
ISBN 13 : 3384304829
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (843 download)
Download or read book Cixi: The Iron Lady of China's Imperial Court written by Liu Jianhong and published by tredition. This book was released on 2024-07-28 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an era dominated by male rulers, one woman's extraordinary rise to power left an indelible mark on Chinese history. "Cixi: The Iron Lady of China's Imperial Court" chronicles the fascinating journey of Empress Dowager Cixi, from her humble beginnings as a concubine to her unprecedented reign over the Qing Dynasty. Through cunning political maneuvering, strategic alliances, and unwavering determination, Cixi navigated the treacherous corridors of the Forbidden City to become one of the most powerful and controversial figures of her time. Liu Jianhong masterfully captures the essence of Cixi's life, delving into the personal sacrifices, intense rivalries, and monumental reforms that defined her rule. This compelling narrative not only sheds light on Cixi's significant influence on China's modernization but also explores the complexities of her character—a woman of resilience, intellect, and unyielding ambition. Join us on a journey through opulent palaces, clandestine meetings, and pivotal moments in Chinese history as we uncover the story of Cixi, the iron lady who defied all odds to shape the destiny of a nation.
Author : Melissa S. Dale
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888455753
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (884 download)
Download or read book Inside the World of the Eunuch written by Melissa S. Dale and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Qing palace eunuchs is defined by a tension between the role eunuchs were meant to play and the life they intended to live. This study tells the story of how a complicated and much-maligned group of people struggled to insert a degree of agency into their lives. Rulers of the Qing dynasty were determined to ensure the eunuchs’ subservience and to limit their influence by imposing a management style based upon strict rules, corporal punishment, and collective responsibility. Few eunuchs wielded significant political power or lived in a lavish style during the Qing dynasty. Emasculation and employment in the palace placed eunuchs at the center of the empire, yet also subjected them to servile status and marginalization by society. Seeking more control over their lives, eunuchs serving the Qing repeatedly tested the boundaries of subservience to the emperor and the imperial court. This portrait of eunuch society reveals that Qing palace eunuchs operated within two parallel realms, one revolving around the emperor and the court by day and another among the eunuchs themselves by night where they recreated the social bonds—through drinking, gambling, and opium smoking—denied them by their palace service. Far from being the ideal servants, eunuchs proved to be a constant source of anxiety and labor challenges for the Qing court. For a long time eunuchs have simply been cast as villains in Chinese history. Inside the World of the Eunuch goes beyond this misleadingly one-dimensional depiction to show how eunuchs actually lived during the Qing dynasty. “This book is a thorough and responsible account of eunuch life during the Qing dynasty, which takes us deep inside the Forbidden City and introduces the often underclass families who provided servants to the Qing monarchs.” —R. Kent Guy, University of Washington “This is a unique study of Chinese eunuchs, in which Melissa Dale proves that they were a necessary and vital presence in the palace of the last dynasty in China. She explores all aspects of their life to the end of their existence, while avoiding the temptation to sensationalize them.” —Keith McMahon, University of Kansas
Author : Michael G Chang
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684174562
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)
Download or read book A Court on Horseback written by Michael G Chang and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, traveling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. These tours were exercises in political theater that took the Manchu emperor through one of the Qing empire’s most prosperous regions.This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterizing the relationship between the imperial center and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Politically, economically, and culturally, Jiangnan was the undisputed center of the Han Chinese world; it also remained a bastion of Ming loyalism and anti-Manchu sentiment. How did the Qing court constitute its authority and legitimate its domination over this pivotal region? What were the precise terms and historical dynamics of Qing rule over China proper during the long eighteenth century?In the course of addressing such questions, this study also explores the political culture within and through which High Qing rule was constituted and contested by a range of actors, all of whom operated within socially and historically structured contexts. The author argues that the southern tours occupied a central place in the historical formation of Qing rule during a period of momentous change affecting all strata of the eighteenth-century polity."
Author : Princess Der Ling
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Two Years in the Forbidden City written by Princess Der Ling and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Years in the Forbidden City is the memoir by Princess Der Ling about her life in the service of Empress Dowager Cixi, where she was the First lady-in-waiting, as well as interpreter for her when she received foreign visitors. The book provides unique insights into life at the Manchu court and the character of the Empress, a world that ended abruptly with the 1911 revolution that overthrew the Manchu or Qing dynasty.
Author : Evelyn S. Rawski
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520228375
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Last Emperors written by Evelyn S. Rawski and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Qing Dynasty was the last of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers, Manchus from the north, held power for three centuries despite major cultural and ideological differences with the Han majority. In this book, Evelyn Rawski re-interprets the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture but rather from an artful synthesis of Manchu leadership styles with Han Chinese policies.
Author : Richard J. Smith
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442221941
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book The Qing Dynasty and Traditional Chinese Culture written by Richard J. Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Qing dynasty (1636–1912)—a crucial bridge between “traditional” and “modern” China—was remarkable for its expansiveness and cultural sophistication. This engaging and insightful history of Qing political, social, and cultural life traces the complex interaction between the Inner Asian traditions of the Manchus, who conquered China in 1644, and indigenous Chinese cultural traditions. Noted historian Richard J. Smith argues that the pragmatic Qing emperors presented a “Chinese” face to their subjects who lived south of the Great Wall and other ethnic faces (particularly Manchu, Mongolian, Central Asian, and Tibetan) to subjects in other parts of their vast multicultural empire. They were attracted by many aspects of Chinese culture, but far from being completely “sinicized” as many scholars argue, they were also proud of their own cultural traditions and interested in other cultures as well. Setting Qing dynasty culture in historical and global perspective, Smith shows how the Chinese of the era viewed the world; how their outlook was expressed in their institutions, material culture, and customs; and how China’s preoccupation with order, unity, and harmony contributed to the civilization’s remarkable cohesiveness and continuity. Nuanced and wide-ranging, his authoritative book provides an essential introduction to late imperial Chinese culture and society.
Author : Nathan Woolley
Publisher : National Library of Australia
ISBN 13 : 0642278768
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Celestial Empire written by Nathan Woolley and published by National Library of Australia. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celestial Empire shows the wealth and cultural richness of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China for nearly three centuries, as seen through rare materials from the National Library of China and the National Library of Australia. The book is illustrated with stunning images, from woodblock printed books to colourful maps, making accessible a wealth of culture from China’s last imperial dynasty. Many works that appear in the book have never been seen outside China before, or presented in English. Examples include painted scrolls of scenic and sacred sites, maps detailing a variety of landscapes, woodblock illustrations demonstrating extraordinary skill and artistic vision and delightful folk art used on festive occasions. The book also includes architectural drawings produced for the Imperial court of iconic locations such as the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. A visually beautiful book that gives insight into the dynasty that laid the foundations of modern China.
Author : Jiayu Wang
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Loves and Lives of Chinese Emperors written by Jiayu Wang and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. O. P. Bland
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book China under the Empress Dowager: Being the history of the life and times of Tzŭ Hsi written by J. O. P. Bland and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-07-29 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China Under the Empress Dowager: Being the History of the Life and Times of Tzŭ Hsi by J. O. P. Bland and Sir E. Backhouse offers a comprehensive and detailed account of one of the most influential figures in late Qing Dynasty China. Published in 1911, this historical work provides an in-depth look at the life and reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, a key player in China's political and social landscape during a period of profound transformation. The book meticulously chronicles Cixi’s rise to power, her role in governing China, and her impact on both domestic and foreign affairs. Through extensive research and firsthand accounts, Bland and Backhouse paint a vivid portrait of Cixi, exploring her political maneuvers, reforms, and the challenges she faced in managing a nation on the brink of modernity. China Under the Empress Dowager is notable for its detailed narrative and critical analysis of Cixi’s leadership. It examines her influence on the Qing Dynasty, her interactions with foreign powers, and the internal strife that characterized her era. The authors’ insights into Cixi’s personal and political life provide readers with a nuanced understanding of her legacy and the complexities of her reign. This book is an essential resource for those interested in Chinese history, particularly the late Qing period, and for readers seeking to understand the significant role of Empress Dowager Cixi in shaping modern China. China Under the Empress Dowager stands out for its historical depth and its contribution to the study of one of China’s most powerful and enigmatic figures.
Author : Liana Chen (Assistant professor)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781621965480
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (654 download)
Download or read book Staging for the Emperors written by Liana Chen (Assistant professor) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Theatrical performance occupied a central place in the emotional and political life of the Qing dynasty imperial household. For over two centuries, the Qing court poured a tremendous amount of human and material resources into institutionalizing the theatrical arts for the purposes of entertainment and edification. The emperors and empresses were ardent patrons and key players in establishing an artistic form that the court theatre called its own. They went to great lengths to cultivate a discerning taste in theatre and oversaw the artistic and managerial aspects of court theatrical activities. In the imperial theatrical spaces within and outside the Forbidden City, which were designed and built with the capacity to produce stunning visual effects, theatrical productions were staged to entertain imperial family members and to impress obeisance-paying guests from near and afar. Treating Qing dynasty court theatre as a unique site in which to examine important but uncharted realms of Chinese theatrical experience, Staging for the Emperor examines two distinct and interlocking dimensions of the Qing court theatre-the vicissitudes of the palace troupe and the multifaceted functions of court-commissioned ceremonial dramas-to highlight the diverse array of views held by individual rulers as they used theatrical means to promote their personal and political agendas. Drawing on recently discovered materials from a variety of court administrative bureaus, memoirs, diaries, and play scripts written for court ceremonial occasions, this study places the history of Qing court theatre in the broader context of Qing cultural and political history. Staging for the Emperors would appeal to readers interested in China studies and performance studies. It would also appeal to those outside the field of China studies who are interested in developing a cross-cultural perspective on the interplay between state rituals, power, identity formation, and theatrical experiences"--
Author : Edmund Backhouse
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781104616298
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Annals and Memoirs of the Court of Peking written by Edmund Backhouse and published by Kessinger Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, Lectures On The Formation Of Character, Temptations And Mission Of Young Men (1853), by Rufus Wheelwright Clark, is a replication of a book originally published before 1861. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.
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Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book China Under the Empress Dowager written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
