Brief History of Chinese Design Thought

Shao Qi is Professor of Shanghai Normal University. His research focuses on Chinese art history and painting theories, especially on Ming and Qing dynasty landscape painting.Xiaojing (Rachael) Wen, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, School of Design, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China, and Visiting Scholar, Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, UK. Her research covers design history and cultural comparisons, particularly focusing on the comparative study of Chinese and Western design thinking.Paul White, D.Phil., is Emeritus Professor of Geography and Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Sheffield, UK. His research covers the comparative study of social, cultural, and demographic structures, with a particular focus on Europe and on influences originating in other parts of the world.

• Design Thoughts in the Pre-Qin Dynasty.- Design Thoughts in the Qin and Han Dynasties.- Design Thoughts in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.- Design Thoughts in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.- Design Thoughts in the Song and Yuan Dynasties.- Design Thoughts in the Ming Dynasty.- Design Thoughts in the Qing Dynasty.