CHINA AND CHINOISERIE: THE FAR UTOPIA ASLAND OF HAPPINESS, ORDER, SCIENCE AND PLEASURE FOR THE EUROPEAN UPPER CLASSSINCE THE 16TH CENTURY——HISTORY AND EXAMPLES WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON FRANKONIA

中国与中国风：自16世纪作为欧洲上层社会之幸福，秩序，科学和娱乐寄托的远东乌托邦——基于法兰克尼亚的历史和案例

The legendary traveler Marco Polo was thefirst who brought the fairy tales and faboulous news from Cathay (North China)to Europe. After about 150 manuscripts in diverse old Italian and Frenchidioms, in Latin and German the first printed and widely spread edition of histravel stories came out in the Frankonianmetropole Nuremberg 1477. Marco Poloinflamed the interest for a Chinese world of wonders and this idea spread inthe European high society with rising effects on architecture, landscapegardening, fashion and crafts through the centuries. Jesuit missionaries at theChinese imperial court, sailors, globetrotters and merchants enforced thegentlefolks' desire to live and make love in stylish Chinese surroundings.However, there was a lack of real and very costly Chinese arts and crafts andin addition the wish of the European touch in it gave birth to a 'Do ItYourself' - campaign which supplied whole Europe with products nearly or combinedwith things of real Chinese origin. We will see a lot of great and littleexamples of such 'Chinoiserie' in various fields – especially from Frankoniabut also from Italy, France and Sweden. A closer look will be taken at thehistorical background of the cultural transfer from Asia to Europe to expandour understanding of the European devotion and passion for an exotic paradisenamed China.

演讲人：康拉德·费舍工学硕士，费舍事务所主持建筑师

            Konrad Fischer, Dipl.-Ing. Univ.Architect

主持：蔡永洁教授

座谈嘉宾：常青教授，卢永毅教授，张鹏副教授，钱锋副教授

时间：2015年3月31日14：30

地点：文远楼三楼