Court Painter Lang Shining

Author: Su Liqun Sun Zhuo
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The main part of this book is a biographical novel about Giuseppe Castiglione, the court painter of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong emperors of the Qing Dynasty in China. While vividly portraying the protagonist's life and spiritual journey in a foreign land with a vastly different cultural background, especially his ups and downs in the imperial court for nearly half a century, the author also witnesses the last "golden age" of feudal China through the eyes of a foreigner, revealing the internal and external reasons for its rise and fall. It serves as a two-way mirror, reflecting the fates of the protagonist and the author, the West and China, society and culture, as well as the historical tide and personal destinies of cultural ambassadors between the East and West. The protagonist's and author's fates, the West and China, society and culture, the historical tide and personal destinies of cultural ambassadors between the East and West, are mirrored in the eyes of a Western cultural ambassador as the fates of the Chinese and Chinese culture. The adaptation of the book into a television series (abbreviated as "TV story" in the book) demonstrates another possible style. The contrast between the two offers a deeper understanding of the essence of tragedy and comedy.