Chinese Art History

Author: Hong Zaixin
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: This textbook is specifically designed for students and faculty in art academies and humanities programs at comprehensive universities. It presents a grand panorama of the evolution of ancient Chinese art before the Republican era. Its distinctive feature lies in its foundation on the height of cultural history, employing interdisciplinary research methods that integrate and permeate various fields. It incorporates the main achievements of contemporary Chinese and Western art history of China, as well as the study of Chinese painting theory, showcasing the unique and glorious tradition of Chinese art in the context of human visual culture.
Dr. Hong Zaixin, the compiler, is a professor at the China Academy of Art. He has made significant contributions to general history, thematic history, and case studies in the United States and has been honored with multiple National Book Awards. He is widely recognized by academic circles both domestically and internationally. Over the years of his professional teaching, he has emphasized the improvement of teaching methods, ensuring that this textbook meets the standards of a general textbook while highlighting the compiler's unique insights to adapt to modern participatory teaching needs.
At the same time, Mr. Wang Bomin, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the China Academy of Art, who serves as an advisor to this book, has also provided enthusiastic care and guidance. In line with the new characteristics of art history teaching development, this book is equipped with abundant illustrations and plates, and each chapter includes glossaries of specialized terms, discussion questions, classroom discussion topics, and reference bibliographies to facilitate further study and research for students. For general readers, this book serves as an ideal introductory read for understanding the history of ancient Chinese art. Textbooks on modern Chinese art history will be published separately.