Since my youth I have always been fascinated by exquisite Chinoiserie , thank you so much for this excellently presented video with its wonderful illustrations. Bedankt.
Thanks Jack! Just a hobby for now, I would like to spend more time making the documentaries, but unfortunately always get tied down with work and other commitments. I love your channel btw! I hadn't come across it before, but I really like the type of quality content you produce, and your Chinese is great also! I just saw the video you posted in January where you interview Chinese people in the UK about what they miss in China, and I saw many familiar places during the video (including the Jianbing Guozi truck in Manchester, which is amazing!).
I never heard of this term until your video. Thanks very much. Watching this video reminds me of some of the Chinese featured rooms in some royal palaces/residences like say in Schonbrunn Palace and Brighton Pavillion. Have you seen them in person before? Would you consider doing a video about them at some point? Thanks
I have visited the Brighton Pavillion before, but haven't yet had the opportunity to visit the Schönbrunn Palace, although I'd love to one day go and make a video about it. Brighton Pavillion is fascinating, and I love how it mixes Chinese influences with British tastes to create a very unique art style. I was planning to make a video about the Pavillion at one point, although I already have several projects in the pipeline so it's taking me a while to get round to it.
@@BygoneChina I've been to Schonbrunn Palace and the Chinese themed rooms were very interesting. One of the rooms (think called green room) had mini paintings of what they thought China was like. I think Empress Maria Theresa commissioned it. Tip for if you ever visit the palace is to get those day tour passes and get there before it officially opens so that you can enter and walk around very freely. There were probably around 2-3 people way ahead of me and another few way behind me. Re video on Brighton, take your time, happy to wait for quality videos :) I've still quite a few of your videos to watch. Keep up the good work! And thanks again.
I'm studying Chinese history and these videos have been excellent at helping visualize history. I saw your video on Sun Yat-sen in London. If you wanted to do a similar video, then a video on other expats living in London would be interesting as well. One book I'm reading, Lao She in London, mentions a place that has a plaque today mentioning he lived there.
Hi Brian, thank you very much for the nice comment! Great idea about looking into Lao She's time in London - you're right that he lived in the city for a few years, an experience which undoubtedly had a significant impact on him. I haven't read the Lao She in London book myself - would you recommend reading it? Also, what aspects of Chinese history do you enjoy exploring the most?
@@BygoneChina I'm just getting into it but I'm finding it to be an enjoyable read. His experiences in London led him to write Mr Ma and Son in 1929, which I haven't read yet but plan on doing. My favorite part of learning Chinese history has been learning about the late Qing and Republican periods. I am learning about Chinese literature from that time period for my project and it's been interesting to see how it developed alongside with political developments in China.
I'll definitely have to read Mr Ma and Son too at some point to get a feel for how Lao She's London experience formed his thinking. Like yourself I also have a special interest in the late-Qing and Republican periods - if you haven't already, check out my video on 'Zhengyangmen & Beijing's Evolution', which covers the development of one of the city gates of Beijing during those time periods. I'd be interested to know more about the project you are currently undertaking. Is it focusing on the development of Chinese literature in relation to the political developments in China specifically?
Hmm totally missing is the copying of Kraak porcelian from China in Delft which was very popular in the 17th century and can be seen in many still existing originals and in many Dutch 17th century paintings.
@@BygoneChina Will do have not seen that one yet as I only recently found your channel. As a reenactor who is into the early 17th century - do take an interest what was going on at that time ;-)
France did it better as they built a whole palace in the Chinese style which was demolished after a break up but the French are known for their drama and passion. :)
@@BygoneChina The palace was called the Trianon de porcelaine which was built for the French kings mistress and then demolished after their break up. :)
Sir William Chambers should have built his pagoda with nine storeys instead of ten. Nine is numerologically the most powerful single-digit masculine number in Chinese tradition. Also the decorating dragons should have no wings (Chinese dragons mostly have none). Europe's music and philosophy were influenced by China as well, by the way. Some of Debussy's works clearly betray Chinese influence, while some of the missionaries brought back and translated the Confucian classics, which exerted a serious impact on European thought.
Good timing friend...... i attached your Chinoiserie vid or shared it to quora to prove "Made In China" not "made in china" was the originator of quality before China was Raped, Ransacked, Pillaged by the collective imperialist West! and Japan lol your vid may help prove point or destroy the myth that China is known for bad products or is always known for bad quality and China only ever copies!!! when it was the West that was desperately trying to and failing to copy the "style" which was made up of various different Chinese goods and products from various different eras... the West was after the general Eastern aesthetic..... and im sure everything from the East all got lumped in together in one homogenous style etc I should in fact write this in that video lol dont worry youre doing good.... because im using vid to debunk falsehood
Unfortunately he’s pronouncing the word in an American accent or his second language is English, so I respect his way of pronunciation. It’s just not correct. I am fluent in French and English , so it just annoys me when people try to hard to seem like they’re really big in to the design style, then they must respect the actual word by pronouncing it the correct way. He must not have any knowledge that pronunciation of certain words are just jargon style words.
Since my youth I have always been fascinated by exquisite Chinoiserie , thank you so much for this excellently presented video with its wonderful illustrations. Bedankt.
Your videos are outrageously good! Are you doing this as a hobby? if so its actually remarkable how good your production values are!
Thanks Jack! Just a hobby for now, I would like to spend more time making the documentaries, but unfortunately always get tied down with work and other commitments. I love your channel btw! I hadn't come across it before, but I really like the type of quality content you produce, and your Chinese is great also! I just saw the video you posted in January where you interview Chinese people in the UK about what they miss in China, and I saw many familiar places during the video (including the Jianbing Guozi truck in Manchester, which is amazing!).
Man this is great, its very hard to find channels that go into depth like this. Thanks allot for your effort.
Thank you, I appreciate that!
I never heard of this term until your video. Thanks very much.
Watching this video reminds me of some of the Chinese featured rooms in some royal palaces/residences like say in Schonbrunn Palace and Brighton Pavillion. Have you seen them in person before? Would you consider doing a video about them at some point? Thanks
I have visited the Brighton Pavillion before, but haven't yet had the opportunity to visit the Schönbrunn Palace, although I'd love to one day go and make a video about it.
Brighton Pavillion is fascinating, and I love how it mixes Chinese influences with British tastes to create a very unique art style. I was planning to make a video about the Pavillion at one point, although I already have several projects in the pipeline so it's taking me a while to get round to it.
@@BygoneChina I've been to Schonbrunn Palace and the Chinese themed rooms were very interesting. One of the rooms (think called green room) had mini paintings of what they thought China was like. I think Empress Maria Theresa commissioned it. Tip for if you ever visit the palace is to get those day tour passes and get there before it officially opens so that you can enter and walk around very freely. There were probably around 2-3 people way ahead of me and another few way behind me.
Re video on Brighton, take your time, happy to wait for quality videos :)
I've still quite a few of your videos to watch. Keep up the good work! And thanks again.
Brilliantly informative thank you
Thanks Denziel, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I AGREE 100% WITH THE COMMENTS BELOW. EXCELLENT!
Excellent presentation! Many thanks.
Thank you Vicki, I am glad that you enjoyed it!
Subscribed because want you to keep making content 🙏
Welcome to the channel! And stay tuned, because I am working on a new video which I hope to release soon!
I'm studying Chinese history and these videos have been excellent at helping visualize history. I saw your video on Sun Yat-sen in London. If you wanted to do a similar video, then a video on other expats living in London would be interesting as well. One book I'm reading, Lao She in London, mentions a place that has a plaque today mentioning he lived there.
Hi Brian, thank you very much for the nice comment! Great idea about looking into Lao She's time in London - you're right that he lived in the city for a few years, an experience which undoubtedly had a significant impact on him. I haven't read the Lao She in London book myself - would you recommend reading it? Also, what aspects of Chinese history do you enjoy exploring the most?
@@BygoneChina I'm just getting into it but I'm finding it to be an enjoyable read. His experiences in London led him to write Mr Ma and Son in 1929, which I haven't read yet but plan on doing. My favorite part of learning Chinese history has been learning about the late Qing and Republican periods. I am learning about Chinese literature from that time period for my project and it's been interesting to see how it developed alongside with political developments in China.
I'll definitely have to read Mr Ma and Son too at some point to get a feel for how Lao She's London experience formed his thinking. Like yourself I also have a special interest in the late-Qing and Republican periods - if you haven't already, check out my video on 'Zhengyangmen & Beijing's Evolution', which covers the development of one of the city gates of Beijing during those time periods.
I'd be interested to know more about the project you are currently undertaking. Is it focusing on the development of Chinese literature in relation to the political developments in China specifically?
I like your traditional wear? What is it called and what era was it most popularly used?
Qing mainly
Hmm totally missing is the copying of Kraak porcelian from China in Delft which was very popular in the 17th century and can be seen in many still existing originals and in many Dutch 17th century paintings.
Please check out my History of Chinese Porcelain video, in which I cover the topic of your comment at length.
@@BygoneChina Will do have not seen that one yet as I only recently found your channel. As a reenactor who is into the early 17th century - do take an interest what was going on at that time ;-)
France did it better as they built a whole palace in the Chinese style which was demolished after a break up but the French are known for their drama and passion. :)
Good story, I need to do a video on that one day.
@@BygoneChina The palace was called the Trianon de porcelaine which was built for the French kings mistress and then demolished after their break up. :)
6:49 Chinese emperor lookin like a chad but with some suspect hands😂
The summer palace was likely inspired by French renaissance design.
It's true there were Western influences on the design of the old Summer Palace.
Porcelian...?
Covered in my 'The History of Chinese Porcelain' video.
Sir William Chambers should have built his pagoda with nine storeys instead of ten. Nine is numerologically the most powerful single-digit masculine number in Chinese tradition. Also the decorating dragons should have no wings (Chinese dragons mostly have none).
Europe's music and philosophy were influenced by China as well, by the way. Some of Debussy's works clearly betray Chinese influence, while some of the missionaries brought back and translated the Confucian classics, which exerted a serious impact on European thought.
Great points, especially about the number 9 and the dragons, which I failed to mention in the video!
Did someon said , "Chip and Dale"
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Rococo…
Good timing friend...... i attached your Chinoiserie vid or shared it to quora to prove "Made In China" not "made in china" was the originator of quality before China was Raped, Ransacked, Pillaged by the collective imperialist West! and Japan lol
your vid may help prove point or destroy the myth that China is known for bad products or is always known for bad quality and China only ever copies!!!
when it was the West that was desperately trying to and failing to copy the "style" which was made up of various different Chinese goods and products from various different eras... the West was after the general Eastern aesthetic..... and im sure everything from the East all got lumped in together in one homogenous style etc
I should in fact write this in that video lol
dont worry youre doing good.... because im using vid to debunk falsehood
Good information. Thee instead of the is annoying, though.
Unfortunately he’s pronouncing the word in an American accent or his second language is English, so I respect his way of pronunciation. It’s just not correct. I am fluent in French and English , so it just annoys me when people try to hard to seem like they’re really big in to the design style, then they must respect the actual word by pronouncing it the correct way.
He must not have any knowledge that pronunciation of certain words are just jargon style words.
The mispronounciations are too much to take.
So what?
Sore much?
Who is this person speaking here? They are definitely not British as they mispronounce so many words. It’s so cringeworthy! 😂