The Painted Maps of the Grand Canal

A Study of the Ancient Maps of the Grand Canal in the Qing Dynasty

By: Wang Yao, Lewis James Wright (Translator)

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Hardcover | 30 September 2020

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This book is mainly about the investigation and research on the existing ancient canal maps in Qing Dynasty in China and abroad. This book is divided into five chapters, the author from different angles analyses the maps of Grand Canal in Qing Dynasty. The first chapter introduces the current situation and graphic drawing of canal maps in Qing Dynasty. This chapter mainly introduces the current situation of the maps and the organizations that they belong to at home and abroad, at the same time analyzes the distribution of the canal maps. Based on the classification of the canal diagram, the author completed the list of the existing canal maps of the Qing Dynasty according to certain classification standards and age, so that to provide material support for the following studies. The second chapter is on the basis of focusing on the map text information, In chronological order, showing the characteristics of the canal map, in order to easily grasp the text of the canal map and the imprint of the times. The third chapter is intended to show the regional characteristics of the canal drawing on the basis of the map text information, so as to clearly grasp the spatial narrative character

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