Shan Shui China (Volume 1: Suzhou and Shanghai)

Author: Duan Baolin, Jiang Rong
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Publish Date: 2006-05-29
Features: Chinese Landscape, Landscape of China. With a grand collection of twenty volumes, featuring exquisite illustrations and literary brilliance. It takes you into a – Historical China, Cultural China; lets you – observe landscapes, read about the world. This series of books has two key concepts: "Landscape Stories" and "Landscape Sentiments." The rich and diverse "stories" behind every mountain and river are the main characteristics of Chinese landscapes. Due to the long-standing civilization and historical heritage, as well as the long-term agricultural life, the "stories" behind China's landscapes are particularly abundant, meaning that the cultural landscapes are especially rich, and the accumulation of historical and cultural heritage is particularly profound. This series blends landscape aesthetics, anecdotes and legends, literary works about mountains and rivers, and local customs into one, offering everyone a "comprehensive collection of landscape stories."
Landscape sentiments are a unique cultural mindset formed by the ancestors of China in their long agricultural society. The publication of this series in its current form is the result of the joint efforts of many colleagues and friends. Especially Mr. Luo Zhewen, who tirelessly explored the mountains and rivers to protect cultural heritage, and renowned photographers such as Gu Di, Li Yuxiang, Wu Yinnan, and Li Xiangde, who provided a wealth of photographs of cultural relics, historic sites, and landscape art, adding a rich classical poetic charm to the series.
As one volume of the "Landscape of China" illustrated series, this book provides a panoramic scan of Shanghai's scenic spots, historic sites, legends, and local customs, accompanied by nearly 200 illustrations. With its profound and substantial cultural connotations and elegant, flowing narrative style, it distinguishes itself from the current popular tourism guides that focus on information and academic works that study history and culture. It allows readers to savor the essence of "traveling through reading." It meets market demand and has a broad readership.