About the author
Qian Yong (1759–1844), courtesy names Liqun, Taixian and Meixi, was a native of Jinkui in Jiangsu (present-day Wuxi). A Qing-dynasty scholar, calligrapher and epigrapher, he lived through the reigns of Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang and spent many years serving as a private secretary in various parts of the country, which gave him wide acquaintance and rich experience. He was especially versed in epigraphy and stone inscriptions, skilled in poetry and in seal and clerical script, and his writings cover anecdotes and old lore, textual criticism, calligraphy and painting, rubbings and collecting. His best-known work, the L"uyuan conghua, is a notebook in which materials are arranged by category; broad in scope yet clearly organized, it is an important source for the social and cultural history of the Qing and reflects his deep knowledge of epigraphy, calligraphy and painting. The 28 works held here are mostly sections of that book, showing its central place in his output.
Written (28)
Rating 4.4★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 11, Part One: Calligraphy Studies) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on the author's personal experience, the book records various aspects of Qing dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life. Rating 4.4★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 1: Old Tales) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on his own experiences, the author records Qing-dynasty politics, economy, culture, and social life. Rating 4.4★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 2: Viewing Antiquities) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on his own experience, the author records every aspect of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural and social life. Rating 4.3★ Miscellaneous Talks from Lüyuan Qian Yong · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, inventive, and literary. Early forms of thought are especially di… Rating 4.3★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 11, Part Two: Painting Studies) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on the author's personal experience, this book records various aspects of Qing dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life. Rating 4.3★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 10: Collecting) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on the author's personal experience, this book records every aspect of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life. Rating 4.3★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 9: Steles and Rubbings) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on his own experience, the author records every aspect of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life. Rating 4.3★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 6: Venerable Elders) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on his own experience, the author records various aspects of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life. Rating 4.3★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 3: Textual Research) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on his own experience, the author records every aspect of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural and social life. Rating 4.2★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 8: On Poetry) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on his own experiences, the author records nearly every aspect of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life. Rating 4.2★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 5: Revering Worthies) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 This book records various aspects of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life as witnessed by the author. Rating 4.2★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 20: Gardens) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 The number of Qing dynasty biji was greater, and their range broader, than in any preceding era. Qian Yong's Lüyuan Conghua is one of the more valuabl… Rating 4.2★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 7: Personal Views) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on the author's personal experience, the book records various aspects of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life. Rating 4.2★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 12: Arts and Skills) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Drawing on the author's personal experience, this book records various aspects of Qing-dynasty political, economic, cultural, and social life. Rating 4.1★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 4: Water Management) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 The Qing dynasty produced more notebooks, covering a wider range of subjects, than any preceding era. Qian Yong's Lüyuan Conghua is one of the more us… Rating 4.1★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 23: Miscellaneous Records, Part One) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 The Qing dynasty produced more notebooks than any preceding era and covered a broader range of subjects. Qian Yong's Lüyuan Conghua is one of the more… Rating 4.1★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 24: Miscellaneous Records, Part Two) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 The Qing dynasty produced more notebooks than any preceding era, and their subject matter was broader. Qian Yong's Lüyuan Conghua is one of the more u… Rating 4.0★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 19: Tombs) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 The number of Qing dynasty biji was greater, and their range broader, than in any preceding era. Qian Yong's Lüyuan Conghua is one of the more valuabl… Rating 4.0★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 18: Ancient Sites) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 Qing-dynasty biji (miscellaneous notes) surpassed those of earlier dynasties both in number and in the breadth of subjects they covered. Qian Yong's L… Rating 3.9★ Luyuan Collected Talks (Talk 21: Laughingstocks) Qian Yong Nanhai Publication Company · 2024 The number of Qing dynasty biji was greater, and their range broader, than in any preceding era. Qian Yong's Lüyuan Conghua is one of the more valuabl…Publishers
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