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A Brief History of Chinese Design Thought

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9408-0

ISBN: 978-981-16-9407-3

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore - Springer Journals

Oct 6, 2022

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Introduction—The Distinctive History of Chinese Design

Shao, Qi; Wen, Xiaojing; White, Paul

Pages: 1 –7

[There is a continuity in the history of China that is lacking in other parts of the world. Dynasties have risen and fallen, and there have been periods of major conflict and disunity. But certain elements of a Chinese cultural ‘gene’ have underlain significant aspects of development and of...
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Design Ideas Before the Qin Dynasty

Shao, Qi; Wen, Xiaojing; White, Paul

Pages: 9 –51

[Dynastic rule in China before the unification brought about by the Qin emperors (221–206 BCE) was unstable and conflict-ridden. But out of this early period emerged the ideas and philosophies that dominated throughout pre-modern China, and which are still referenced today. Confucianism and...
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Ideas on Design in the Qin and Han Dynasties

Shao, Qi; Wen, Xiaojing; White, Paul

Pages: 53 –77

[The legacy of the short-lived Qin dynasty was the unification of formerly warring petty states under authoritarian leadership. The legacy of the succeeding, and much longer-lived, Han dynasty was the creation of what then became a unified culture. Scholarly debates revolved around notions of...
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Design Thinking Between the Han and Sui Dynasties

Shao, Qi; Wen, Xiaojing; White, Paul

Pages: 79 –91

[During the period of turbulence following the downfall of the Han dynasty, amounting to around 360 years, a new element was added to long-standing Chinese ideologies—Buddhism. This led to something of a return to religious motifs in design and to a revival of concepts of God or of a supreme...
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Design Thinking Under the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Shao, Qi; Wen, Xiaojing; White, Paul

Pages: 93 –122

[The Sui reunified China, whilst the Tang extended the territory they controlled, particularly to the west of a state that had previously been centred on the Huang He and Yangtze basins. This expansion brought new cultural influences to bear on design, some from as far afield as Persia. Under the...
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Design Thinking Under the Song and Yuan Dynasties

Shao, Qi; Wen, Xiaojing; White, Paul

Pages: 123 –173

[The Song era is often seen as offering a pinnacle of design excellence. This can be attributed to two apparently competing trends. Firstly, a reaction against the extravagance of late-Tang design was encouraged by Song-sponsored Neo-Confucianism which emphasised simplicity both in design and in...
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Design Thinking Under the Ming Dynasty

Shao, Qi; Wen, Xiaojing; White, Paul

Pages: 175 –224

[The years of the Ming dynasty involved a number of transitions and apparent inconsistencies. Initial autocratic Neo-Confucian ideologies supporting Imperial rule gradually gave way to gentler backward-looking Confucian ideas on the place of human beings within nature. But beauty was seen as...
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Design Thinking Under the Qing Dynasty

Shao, Qi; Wen, Xiaojing; White, Paul

Pages: 225 –272

[The Qing were the last dynasty of pre-modern China before the overthrow of the Imperial system in 1910/11. They ruled a country undergoing significant change, particularly in the selective adoption of innovative design concepts, sometimes from elsewhere. The Qing sought legitimacy through strong...

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