The rise of West Lake : a cultural landmark in the Song Dynasty /
"West Lake, near scenic Hangzhou on China's east coast, has been a major tourist site since the twelfth century and a model for idealized nature. Visitors boat to its islands, stroll through its gardens, worship in its temples, and celebrate it in poetry and painting. Xiaolin Duan examines...
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| Định dạng: | Licensed eBooks |
| Ngôn ngữ: | Tiếng Anh |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2020]
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| Loạt: | China Program book.
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv10qqzq2 |
Mục lục:
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART I. The Material Construction of Nature
- 1. Leisure: Commercialized Sightseeing beyond the City Wall
- 2. Urbanization: Water Management at West Lake
- PART II. The Idealized Representation of Nature
- 3. Seeking Identity in Place: Writing and Reading West Lake
- 4. A Topographic and Affective Place: Landscape through the Sightseer's Eyes
- PART III. The Cultural Trope of Nature
- 5. Pray and Play: Pilgrimage and Sightseeing
- 6. Ten Views of West Lake: A Naming Convention
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Glossary-Index