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THE KANGXI AND QIANLONG EMPERORS
...Kangxi Emperor
...Qianlong Emperor
THE GRANDEUR OF THE QING STATE
...Four Aspects of Qing Government ...
...Government Bureaucrats with...
...Qing Population Growth and Its Effects
...Two Qing Innovations: Tax Policy...
THE GRANDEUR OF THE QING ECONOMY
> Ming-Qing Economic Dynamism...
> China as a Vast Continental Market
> Qing China's Active Economy
+++ Commercial Activity in 18th-century Suzhou ***
> Importance of Trade on Grand Canal
> Addressing 3 Misconceptions about the Qing Economy
THE GRANDEUR OF ART DURING THE QING
> Schools of Art during the Qing
> Chinese Approaches to the Work of Art
> Representing Space and the External World
> Influence of European Artistic Styles...
> Chinese Art in Europe: Porcelain
RECORDING THE IMPERIAL SOUTHERN INSPECTION TOURS
> The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour of 1689
> The Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour of 1751
> How the Inspection Tour Scrolls were Produced
> Viewing the Scrolls in Light of Their Intended Purpose
> Imperial Legitimacy and the Cosmic Order:
+++ Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll 3
> Controlling the Waters
+++ Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll 4
> Silk, Commerce, and the Importance of Suzhou and the Grand Canal
+++ Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll 7
+++ Qianlong Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll 6
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