Tables & Figures
Abbreviations
Note on Transcription & Dating Conventions
Introduction
Patrimonial-Bureaucratic Empire: A Model for Premodern
State-Formation
Ethnically (Ideologically) Imbued Patrimonialism
Lineages of the Qing Ethno-Dynastic State
Imperial Touring & the Historical Formation of Qing Rule
1 Historical Precedents & the Multivalance of Imperial Touring
Touring, Hunting, & Warfare in Antiquity
The "Civil-ization" of Touring During the Warring States Period
Touring as a Point of Monarchical-Bureaucratic Tension
Imperial Bureaucracy & the Denigration of Touring
Imperial Confederacy & the Persistence of Seasonal Sojourning
Imperial Touring in the Ming
Conclusion
2 "Following Ancestors": The Ethno-Dynastic Imperative of Imperial Touring, 1680s & 1740s
Remonstrance & Response, 1: Kangxi's First Imperial Tour, 1668-1671
Kangxi's Revival of Imperial Touring, 1680s: A Classical Model?
Qianlong's Revival of Imperial Touring, 1740s, A Family Romance?
Remonstrance & Response, II: A Han Censor's Protest, December 1758
Qianlong's Commentary of Toghon Temur, 1767: The Echoes of History
Conclusion
3 Putting a Court on Horseback: The Logistics & Politics of a Moving Court
The Imperial Entourage & the Tour Route
Directing the Imperial Encampment: A Bannerman's Affair
Encampments as an Emblem of Martial Prowess
Mobilizing the Provinces on a Military Scale
Managing Popular Perceptions of the Southern Tours
Conclusion
4 The Perils of Peace & the Politics of Empire: Wars, Tours, & Military Readiness
Qianlong's Valorization of Martial Values, 1785
Fears of Banner Decline, 1670s-1730s
The Early Qianlong Military Crisis, 1730s-1740s
Imperial Tours as a Manchu-Martial Habitus
A Crisis of Leadership & the Persistence of Banner Decline, 1750s
The Southern Tours & the Dzungar Problem, 1750s
Empire & Martial Triumphalism on the Southern Tours, 1762
Conclusion
5 "Returning to Purity & Simplicity": The Southern Tours & Intra-Elite Competition in an Age of Commercialization
Cultivating Commercial Wealth
The Imperial Discourse on Curbing Extravagance
Literati Anxiety & the Appropriation of Imperial Discourse
Conclusion
6 The Southern Tours as Cultural Encompassment: The Valorization of Verse & Accommodation of Han Learning
Special Recruitment Examinations: An Overview
Courting Elites via the Valorization of Poetry & Painting
Shen Deqian as a Cultural Broker in Suzhou
Suzhou's Ziyang Academy & the Accommodation of Han Learning
The Ambiguities of Accommondation
Conclusion
7 The Poetics & Politics of Qianlong's Encounter with Jiangnan
The Prospect of Pleasure: Imperial Ambivalence
A Tension Within Elite Culture: The Eighteenth-Century Denigration of a "Lyric Vision"
Reading Qianlong's Southern Tour Poetry
Firse Engagements: Defining "the Meaning of Jiangnan" in Jiangbei
Encountering Jinshan, II: Mediating & Framing the Lyric Vision of a Moonlit River
The Deepening Encounter: Declarations of Diligence as a Repudiation of Pleasure
A Legitimating Discourse: " Observing the People" from Horseback
Conclusion
8 Popular Perceptions & the Primacy of Ethno-Dynastic Politics, 1765-1785
Revisiting Qianlong's Hydraulic Thesis
The Primacy of Politics, 1770
The Erosion of Ethno-Dynastic Legitimacy, 1765-1678
An Ethno-Dynastic Response: The Resurgence of Imperial Touring, 1780-1785
Conclusion
Epilogue: Imperial Touring at the Last, 1800-1820
Ethnicity & the Historical Dynamic of Qing Rule
Appendixes
A A Note on Provincial Preparations for Qianlong's Southern Tours
B An Estimate of the Overall Costs for Qianlong's Southern Tours
C Southern Tour Recruitment Examinations: A Quantitative Analysis
Reference Matter
Works Cited
Chinese Character List
Index
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