Book of Donmon Teith

"This accessible account describes the personal struggles and public drama surrounding one of the major political figures of the early modern age, with special

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 Q

Offering an unprecedented insight into one of the most glittering courts in history, this sumptuous book brings together some China's priceless national treasur

In the Forbidden City and other palaces around Beijing, Emperor Qianlong (r. 1736-1795) surrounded himself with monumental paintings of architecture, gardens, p

The Garden of Perfect Brightness (Yuanming Yuan) in the western suburbs of the Quing capital, Beijing, was begun by the great Kangxi (r. 1661-1722) and expanded