Description:
Companion to a 2005-2006 exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts (London) about "the reigns of three [Chinese] Emperors, Kangxi (1662-1722), Yongzheng (1723-35) and Qianlong (1736-95), ... [and which] focuses on the most powerful rulers of China's last dynasty: the Qing." Features selected images from the exhibition, information about the emperors, and brief essays on topics such as "Christianity and the Jesuits in China" and "Ritual and Sacrifice." |