英文摘要 |
Prince Yūn-Hsiang (the frist Prince 1, Yūn-Hsiang, 1686-1730), the 13th son of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, was given the title of the frist Prince 1 in 1723. Although Yongzheng Emperor and Yūn-Hsiang were half sibling, they stayed together all the time, and even went together beyond the Great Wall for hunting every year. When Yongzheng Emperor on his throne, Yūn-Hsiang was loyal to the Emperor and did his job satisfactorily. Yongzheng Emperor specially trusted Yūn-Hsiang including confidential political relationships, public and financial affairs, court-appointed works, stipend payment, construction of Chi-fu shui-li, control of guards, affairs about several princes, old palace affairs, commanding the Eight Banner Army who guarded the Summer Palace, and supervision the construction of Yangxin Hall. Careful planning enabled Yūn-Hsiang to perform his duties efficiently. Yongzheng Emperor granted him as ”Loyal, Honest, Diligent, and Incorruptible”, which he thought neither able to fully describe the goodness and beauty of Yūn-Hsiang, nor excessively praised Yūn-Hsiang.In 1730, Yongzheng Emperor entrusted Yūn-Hsiang to be responsible for the supervision and construction of Yangxin Hall, Yūn-Hsiang made effort in rectifying the personnel and rules, instructed the crafts design and manufacture, handled all things carefully, improved the production efficiency and quality of the Imperial Workshops, and created many outstanding works. Thus, the Emperor gave him appraisal. Few research work on Yūn-Hsiang's role and contributions in the Imperial Workshops. Based on relative records in the archives, official documents, and missionary correspondences of Qing Dynasty, this paper examines Yūn-Hsiang's performance in the Imperial Workshops. |