Becoming Landscape: Hangzhou’s West Lake from its Origins to the Five Dynasties

The city of Hangzhou’s West Lake is one of most important places in the cultural history of China, and yet, there is a lack of research about it in western languages. This article intends to approach the period when the West Lake took on identity as a separate “landscape”, using new interdisciplinar...

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Autor: Mezcua Lopez, Antonio José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios de Asia y África
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdeasiayafrica.colmex.mx:article/2229
Acceso en línea:https://estudiosdeasiayafrica.colmex.mx/index.php/eaa/article/view/2229
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:West Lake
Hangzhou
landscape
China
Lago del Oeste
paisaje
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Sumario:The city of Hangzhou’s West Lake is one of most important places in the cultural history of China, and yet, there is a lack of research about it in western languages. This article intends to approach the period when the West Lake took on identity as a separate “landscape”, using new interdisciplinary methodologies on landscape studies. We will review the time between the Warring States and the Five Dynasties periods, demonstrating the processes by which a certain place can take on the identity of a famous landscape in Chinese culture.