The Grandeur of the Qing | Asia for Educators

II. Lesson Plans

How to Read a Chinese Hand Scroll:
the Kangxi Emperor’s Southern Inspection Tour

Christine Naitove, The Chapin School, New York, New York

Introduction

Important Terms

Manchu
Nanxuntu
Kangxi Emperor
Orthodox School
Monumental style
Hand scroll
Lyrical style
Scholar artists
Qi(life force)
Calligraphy
Taoism
Confucianism
Chan Buddhism
Silk industry, Silk Commissioner
Emperor’s privy purse
Emperor’s entourage
Mist Empty space
Mt. Tai
Suzhou
Chang Gate
Altar tables
Thatched vs. tile roofs
Mandate of heaven
Cosmic order
Pilgrimage
High distance(gaoyuan)
Deep distance (shenyuan)
Level distance (pingyuan)
Moving perspective
Pavilion
Moon gate
Colophons
Collectors’ seals