3 Three Manchu Emperors
Primary Resources
| Document 3.1 |
Excerpts from “Shi Lang’s Memorial on the Capture of Taiwan," 1683 |
| Document 3.2 |
Excerpts from the Analects of Confucius |
| Document 3.3 |
The Kangxi Emperor’s “The Sacred Edicts,” 1670 |
| Document 3.4 |
“Fan Jin Passes the Juren Examination,” an excerpt from The Scholars by Wu Jingzi, c. 1740 |
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Document 3.5
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Excerpts from “Yuanchun Visits Her Parents on the Feast of Lanterns,” The Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin, 1792 |
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Document 3.6
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Excerpts from “A Worthless Son Receives a Fearful Flogging,” The Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin, 1792 |
| Document 3.7 |
“Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor (r.1736-1796) as the Bodhisattva Manjusri” |
| Document 3.8 |
Photographs of the Forbidden City, Beijing, 2006 – 2007 |
Supplementary Resources
| Item 3.A |
Map of China during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) |
| Item 3.B |
Map of China during the Ming dynasty (1644–1911) |
| Item 3.C |
A Brief History of Taiwan |
| Item 3.D |
A Brief History of Tibet |
Activity Websites
Activity 3 Extended Activity
Suggested Resources 
Books
Barmé, Geremie R. The Forbidden City. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008.
A history of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, with information about the dynasties and rulers who resided in the palace.
Bosse, Malcolm. The Examination. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994.
This historical novel gives a sense of the civil service examination system and secret societies.
Cao Xueqin. The Story of the Stone. Trans. David Hawkes. Vol. 1. London: Penguin, 1973.
A translation of the famous novel also known as A Dream of Red Mansions.
Websites
The Art of Asia: Ch’ing Dynasty
Site from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with history and maps of the Chinese dynasties. Includes curator videos.
Discovery Atlas China Revealed: Chinese Architecture, The Forbidden City
A video about the architecture and history of the Forbidden City. From Discovery Atlas.
History & Maps, Ming Dynasty Map
Maps from the Minneapolis Institute of Art showing China’s shifting boundaries across the millennia.
Inside Beijing’s Forbidden City
A behind-the-scenes tour of the Forbidden City with “Today Show” host Matt Lauer and historic preservationist Henry Ng.
An interactive website about the Qing dynasty. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Columbia University.
Films
The Emperor’s Eye (58 mins; 1990)
This documentary captures the preeminence of the arts in Chinese culture.
