Chinese landscape culture

Author: Chen Shuyun
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is based on the master's thesis "Natural Landscapes and Aesthetic Experience in Ancient China—An Outline of Chinese Landscape Culture" by Chen Shuyun, a Ph.D. candidate from Fudan University. It consists of chapters such as "Mountains and Landscapes," "Mountains and Art," "Cultural of the Five Great Mountains," "Cultural of Famous Mountains," "Cultural of Rivers and Streams," and "Cultural of Lakes and Seas," providing a comprehensive introduction to the basic theories and knowledge of Chinese landscape culture. The author strives to use accessible language and appropriately incorporates myths and legends, making the book highly readable. It can serve as both a popular reading material introducing tourism knowledge and a textbook for the course "Chinese Landscape Culture."