Special lecture with Alex Stewart, Senior Coordinator of Education at SDCHM (San Diego Chinese Historical Museum).
The imperial system established in the Qin 秦 (221-206 BCE) and Han (206 BCE-220 CE) Dynasties lasted until the twentieth century, but it was not without internal conflicts.
Eunuchs, concubines, and other members of the emperor?s inner court exploited their proximity to the throne, undermining the bureaucracy of scholar-officials in the outer court. This tension between inner and outer courts created an adversarial system of informal checks and balances between the emperor and his bureaucrats, but sometimes it allowed usurpers to exert untrammeled control over weak emperors.
Throughout Chinese history, Confucian historians decry the corrupting influence of eunuchs and concubines, but this talk will illustrate that judging their contributions is not quite that simple.
Admission/Cost: $5.00 for adults, free for members, children 12 and under, and students with valid ID.
NOTE: Please RSVP by 3:30 PM on Friday (March 18) by calling the museum at (619) 338-9888.
Location:
Chuang Archive & Learning Center
541 B Second Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, March 19 - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
For more information, please call (619) 338-9888
The imperial system established in the Qin 秦 (221-206 BCE) and Han (206 BCE-220 CE) Dynasties lasted until the twentieth century, but it was not without internal conflicts.
Eunuchs, concubines, and other members of the emperor?s inner court exploited their proximity to the throne, undermining the bureaucracy of scholar-officials in the outer court. This tension between inner and outer courts created an adversarial system of informal checks and balances between the emperor and his bureaucrats, but sometimes it allowed usurpers to exert untrammeled control over weak emperors.
Throughout Chinese history, Confucian historians decry the corrupting influence of eunuchs and concubines, but this talk will illustrate that judging their contributions is not quite that simple.
Admission/Cost: $5.00 for adults, free for members, children 12 and under, and students with valid ID.
NOTE: Please RSVP by 3:30 PM on Friday (March 18) by calling the museum at (619) 338-9888.
Location:
Chuang Archive & Learning Center
541 B Second Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, March 19 - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
For more information, please call (619) 338-9888
