Manchu Rivers and Mountains: rediscovering the Bannerman cultural world of nineteenth-century China and its modern heritage

中国帝国晚期的历史在中国和国际上都引起了前所未有的大众和专家的兴趣。该项目标志着澳大利亚对中国文化和历史的创新贡献，描绘了统治精英的文化和社会景观。随着澳大利亚更认真地与中国世界的复杂性和历史深度进行接触，我们提供了对中国王朝鼎盛时期和初期衰落时期精英文化实践功能的见解。在中国再次积极评价王朝历史的时代，该项目将具有持久的历史价值，并将国际注意力集中在与国家“软实力”表达相关的丰富领域。

The late-imperial history of China is the subject of unprecedented popular and specialist interest both in China and internationally. This Project marks an innovative Australian contribution to Chinese culture and history, mapping the cultural and social landscape of the ruling elite. As Australia engages more seriously with the Chinese world in its full complexity and historical depth, we provide insights into the functioning of elite cultural practice during the height and initial decline of dynastic China. At a time when the dynastic past is valued positively once more in China, the Project will have lasting historical value and focus international attention on a rich area that relates to the articulation of the country's 'soft power'.