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"Banquets at the Hall of Purple Splendor" |
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"Banquets at the Hall of Purple Splendor" |
Another place for Zhonghe Shaoyue iscourt banquets. The painting “Banquets at the Hall of Purple Splendor”shows the magnificent banquet Emperor Qianlong (reign 1735-1795) gaveto officials, Mongolian allies, and generals who contributed a lot inpacifying the turbulent western borders. The Hall of Purple Splendor(Ziguangge) is a two-story building west of the imperial palace on thewestern shore of the Central Lake. In addition to Zhonghe Shaoyue, twoother musical teams were also present to demonstrate Emperor Qianlong’sgratefulness as well as prestige. The Mongolian musical troupe was hereto play their hometown melody, as the Mongolian ally was one of themajor guests at the banquet. Outside the hall stood a troupe of ritualmusic players, displaying grandeur and stateliness.
Court music impresses people with elegance and magnificence, while folk music is typical of illustrating an ordinary life.
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Part of "Emperor Kangxi's Southern Inspection Tour" |
It’s part of the painting “EmperorKangxi's Southern Inspection Tour,” a hand scroll that depicts scenesfrom the Emperor Kangxi's 1689 inspection tour from Beijing to thesouthern China.
When travelling along the QinghuaiRiver in spring, Emperor Kangxi decided to wear plain clothes toexperience and get to know public life. At a threshing floor, he washappy with the pastoral life his people were having when beholding awoman dancing while beating drums, attracting a large audience, youngand old, men and women.
