The Notion of Urban Culture in the High Qing : Itinerary andTopics in Yangzhou huafang lu
2015
Li Dou's Yangzhou huafang lu -- The Pleasure Boats of Yangzhou,
1795, depicts that city´s multifaceted cultural life during the
years of abundance and glory. The book´s text develops along a
route which followed many architectural sites, notably gardens
visited by urban elites, down to markets frequented by ordinary
people. A nice paradox here is found in the fact that this very
urban document is mostly about places outside of the city
walls. At the same time, the book overflows with information
about people and their deeds. The human element probably
represented the city as much, or more, as any built structure.
This essay is supposed to unravel the multitude of features in
The Pleasure Boats, and to uncover its topical structure, if
any.
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