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....(展开全部)

This new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series offers an intimate and provocative account of the Manchu emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), one of the world,s great empire-builders, who helped build the foundation of the modern Chinese nation. During the 64 years of Qianlong,s rule, China,s population more than doubled, its territory increased by one-third, its citie...(展开全部)

This new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series offers an intimate and provocative account of the Manchu emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), one of the world,s great empire-builders, who helped build the foundation of the modern Chinese nation. During the 64 years of Qianlong,s rule, China,s population more than doubled, its territory increased by one-third, its citie...(展开全部)

In this stunning reassessment, Nicole T. C. Chiang argues that the famous Qianlong art collection is really ‘the collection of the imperial household in the Qianlong reign’. The distinction is significant because it strips away the modern, Eurocentric preconceptions that have led scholars to misconstrue the size of the collection, the role of nationalism in its formation, the d...(展开全部)

“三山五园”是对位于北京西北郊、以清代皇家园林为代表的各历史时期文化遗产的统称，是全人类共有的文化和艺术瑰宝。“三山”指香山、玉泉山和万寿山，“五园”包含畅春园、圆明园两座离宫，以及位于香山的静宜园、玉泉山的静明园和万寿山的颐和园（光绪之前称清漪园）三座行宫。整个地区曾是清代北京的政治、文化、军事中心和水利、农业重地，其中皇家园林约合16个紫禁城的面积。 全书包含？万字，配以原创的彩色复原及现状图纸40幅、老照片及现状照片75幅、引用古今书画及图档65幅。此外，9个特别策划的专题以图示语言直观地介绍了三山五园的统计数据、复原图纸、历史人物、时空变迁、园林动植物、写仿景观分布、皇家游园日历等内容。为了更好地向外国友人传达皇家园林深厚的文化底蕴，作者翻译了园名、景名、地名、匾联、诗文、机构名、官职名、书画名、菜品名等1500余条，涉及哲学、宗教、历史、文...(展开全部)

【加拿大】史蒂芬•埃里克森 加拿大当代著名奇幻作家，毕业于爱荷华作家工作室，此前曾系统学习过考古学及人类学。《玛拉兹英灵录》是他最为重要的作品，刻画了一个庞大而复杂的世界，人类、不朽者与神祇共存其中，彼此争斗。《月之花园》是系列的第一部。正是这本书，奠定了埃里克森在奇幻小说界的地位。

The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre m...(展开全部)

The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners,...(展开全部)

There is a universality about the creation of gardens across time and in diverse cultures that has inspired this entirely different garden book: a playful and affectionate typology of gardens; a pattern book in which a score of landscapes and gardens are drawn, described, and analyzed not just as a bouquet of pleasures but as sources, lodes to be mined for materials, shapes and...(展开全部)