Forbidden China: Repetition and Respect
Sites
Beijing (Imperial Peking), China [founded under Mongol-controlled Yuan
dynasty as city of Dadu (or Tatu); established as capital and name changed
to Beijing under Ming Dynasty]
Plan of Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng), China
Courtyard House, Beijing, China
Forbidden City, Beijing, China constructed between 1407-21 under the emperor
Zhu Di; major restoration projects in 1620s and 1765
Meridian Gate (Wumen)
Inner Golden River Bridges
Gate of Supreme Harmony (Taihemen)
Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian)
Palace of Heavenly Purity
Ming Dynasty Tombs, near Beijing, China, 15th-17th centuries
Tomb of Emperor Wanli, begun 1585
Zhou Zheng Yuan Scholar Garden (“The Humble Administrator’s Garden”)
Suzhou, China, c. 1512 (patron: Wang Xianchen)
Terms
Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Confucianism (in relation to buildings and planning under the Ming)
Public Life (under the Ming)
Daoism (or Taoism); (in relation to landscape design under the Ming)