Nianxiyao Conducting Research

During the period of Yong Zheng, official, Nian Xiyao wrote a book named Shi Xue, which emoticons Western perspective drawing basic principle, first published in1729(Yong Zheng seven), called Shi Xue Jing Yun, reprinted in1735, and renamed the Shi Xue. Along with the western painting and Western knowledge of afferent, perspective as drawing method also began to cause Chinese painters attention, and controversy.We can take the Shi Xue into Nian Xiyao the official names and non mainstream knowledge system into consideration, and analyze he introduction of Western knowledge influencing himself and Chinese scholars In the west wind into China, the interior of the country and other wind began to reveal the sign. Kangxi and Yong Zheng two emperors have a strong interest in Western things. As Kangxi Yong Zheng two Dynasty officials, Nian Xiyao lived the period which western development spread widely. In the first edition of the book, Western paintings in the visible respected to this change, and hope to change the Chinese painting concept, achieving the ultimate pursuit of "truth","wonderful" purpose. But in this period, the Chinese emperor, the Pope of Rome, missionary, Chinese scholars of multi-dimensional complex. That also predicting the book after a long time no one shows any interest in the situation.In Kangxi period, official Jiao Bingzhen, existed pieces of many close perspective drawing. And compared with disciples of cold pieces of works and Emperor Qianlong period of court painter works, visible Western perspective in Chinese painting influence is waning. Nian Xiyao concerned the perspective from the late of Kangxi to Yong Zheng’s early publications, two edition of perspective to carry out strength is decreased greatly, for years the book is anonymous. A small book publishing, reprinting and subduction, can draw the outline of western culture which spread curve in Qing Dynasty.