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Scenic Spots

Author : Pál Nyíri
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295800496
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Scenic Spots written by Pál Nyíri and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, commercial tourism in the People’s Republic of China hardly existed. Today, China has a burgeoning tourist industry, characterized by a unique style with deep roots in traditional Chinese culture. Scenic Spots is an engaging exploration of why Chinese tourists pursue certain kinds of experiences, what they make of them, and how their experiences and interpretations are shaped by the state. Working from within a Chinese cultural framework, Pál Nyíri argues that China’s brand of tourism is distinct from the traditions of both Western bourgeois tourism, which values authenticity, and Soviet tourism, with its emphasis on rugged and selfless experience. In China, tourism development is guided by the state, and “scenic spots” (jingdian) and theme parks are used to demonstrate China’s heroic past and as tools of patriotic education and modernization – or as forms of “indoctritainment.” The tourist site is perceived as a product, and, as such, it is bounded, approved, rated, and consumed. In a style both straightforward and provocative, Nyíri argues that the uniformity and undisguised commercialism of Chinese tourist sites are a direct result of the state’s ultimate authority to determine the meaning of landscape and to control culture. Scenic Spots serves as a lens through which to explore mechanisms of cultural control and resistance in a highly commercialized sphere of everyday life in contemporary China.

China, in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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China, in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture, and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire

Author : Thomas Allom
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book China, in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture, and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire written by Thomas Allom and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire

Author : George Newenham Wright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book China, in a series of views, displaying the scenery, architecture, and social habits, of that ancient empire written by George Newenham Wright and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The World's Most Amazing Places

Author : Erika Hueneke
Publisher : Centennial Books
ISBN 13 : 1951274180
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book The World's Most Amazing Places written by Erika Hueneke and published by Centennial Books. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of bucket list travel experiences, veteran globetrotters take the reader on adventures across seven continents, bringing history, nature and iconic world cities to life. What's on your travel bucket list? Touring ancient marvels like the Colosseum or the Great Wall of China? Perhaps standing before stunning natural wonders like Igauzu Falls or Ayers Rock? Or maybe it's the mystique of sacred sites like Angkor Wat and Machu Picchu that captures your imagination? Find out who built Stonehenge, step inside the world's most extraordinary resorts, and live vicariously through thrills such as swimming with sharks in South Africa and bungee jumping in New Zealand. Featuring more than 80 of the globe's most mind-boggling destinations, this ultimate travel wish list informs, inspires, surprises and whisks readers off on an epic world journey they'll never forget.

A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture

Author : Wu Dingming
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147677496X
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture written by Wu Dingming and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture is an accessible introduction to the beautiful, vibrant world of Chinese customs, history, and civilization. Written for English speakers, with simplified Chinese translations of key words, the text invites students of China and the Chinese language to engage with the text in new and interesting ways. Covering everything from history, philosophy, and religion, to sports, cuisine, and medicine, A Panoramic View of Chinese Culture covers a vast array of topics with elegance and ease.

The Rough Guide to China

Author : David Leffman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1405386401
Total Pages : 1048 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to China written by David Leffman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to China covers of all of mainland China including Tibet, along with the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Clear, detailed maps show all listed arrival points, accommodation, restaurants and sights, while boxes provide bilingual keys. Use it to explore the sophisticated nightlife emerging in Beijing and Shanghai, to chill out in the mellow travellers’ havens of Dali and Yangshuo, or roam the streets of characterful antique towns such as Lijiang. Up to date descriptions give the low-down on famous sights such as Beijing’s Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army outside Xi’an, limestone peaks around Guilin and the cruise through the mighty Three Gorges along the Yangzi. There’s also full practical information for less-known attractions: hiking holy mountains such as Shandong’s Tai Shan; where to experience the culture of China’s many ethnic groups, including Tibetans, Miao, Dai and Mongolians; how to explore remoter rural areas; and where to experience local food, from streetside snack stalls to plush Beijing Duck restaurants.

Beautiful China

Author : Richard J. Weller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781943532810
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book Beautiful China written by Richard J. Weller and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful China is the title of the Chinese government's broad policy to ensure the traditions and esthetics of Chinese culture not only survive as heritage but apply to contemporary society and to the future. Beautiful China is also nested within the larger policy concept of creating an "ecological civilization." Applied to a nation of over 1.3 billion people and the second most powerful economy in the world, these policies are arguably the most fascinating socio-political experiment taking place anywhere in the world today. This book is the first serious consideration of this policy and what it means for the design professions in contemporary China.

Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views on Eco-civilization Construction

Author : Jiahua Pan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9813367423
Total Pages : 775 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Beautiful China: 70 Years Since 1949 and 70 People’s Views on Eco-civilization Construction written by Jiahua Pan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 775 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses and studies the basic course of ecological civilization construction in the 70 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China and summarizes the experience and lessons. It contains 75 articles from 75 top experts and government officials in the field of ecological civilization policy-making and basic theory research in China, including Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, ecological culture, green industry economy, environmental quality, legal system, ecological security and so on, so as to provide reference for understanding and studying the progress of ecological environment protection since the founding of China.

China's Embedded Activism

Author : Peter Ho
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134080530
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book China's Embedded Activism written by Peter Ho and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-10-19 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years China has been remarkable in achieving extraordinary economic transformation, yet without fundamental political change. To many observers this would seem to imply a weakness in Chinese civil society. However, though the idea of democracy as multitudes of citizens taking to the streets may be attractive, it is simultaneously misleading as it disregards the nature of political change taking place in China today: a gradual shift towards a polity adapted to a pluralist society. At the same time, one may wonder what the limited political space implies for the development of a social movement in China. This book explores this question by focusing on one of the most active areas of Chinese civil society: the environment. China’s Embedded Activism argues that China’s semi-authoritarian limitations on the freedom of association and speech, coupled with increased social spaces for civic action has created a milieu in which activism occurs in an embedded fashion. The semi-authoritarian atmosphere is restrictive of, but paradoxically, also conducive to nationwide, collective action with less risk of social instability and repression at the hand of the governing elite. Rich in case studies about environmental civic organizations in China, and written by a team of international experts on social movements, NGOs, democratization, and civil society, this book addresses a wide readership of students, scholars and professionals interested in development, geography and environment, political change, and contemporary Chinese society.

Himalaya Calling

Author : Chung Tan
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1938134605
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Himalaya Calling written by Chung Tan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Himalaya Calling: The Origins of China and India" will take the reader through a journey through the periods of time and places starting from the beginning of civilization from the Himalayas and extending into the Himalaya Sphere. The chapters in the book enable the reader to view the dynamics of China and India from the geo-civilizational paradigm of the Himalaya Sphere. Among the other new concepts introduced is a new understanding of the Buddhist tryst with China's developing process as a super-state and the interaction of the dynamics of wandering ascetics from India and householder in China. It conveys the message of two civilization-states as akin to oases in the desert of modern nation-states and advocates the Indian spiritual goal of "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the whole world is one single family) and the Chinese spiritual goal of "tianxia datong" (grand harmony all-under-Heaven). The book is a must-read for all the leaders and policy makers of China and India. It is a culmination of decades of learning by the author who has lived in both the countries. The reader will begin to understand the shared origins of China and India and how the civilizations have been linked through the ages. The book is timely as it coincides with the commemoration of the diamond jubilee (50th anniversary) of the Panchsheel (Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence) in 2014.Contents: ForewordPrefaceIntroductionThe 'Himalaya Sphere' Lives in the Spirit of China and IndiaCivilization Twins Grew Side by SideCivilization and State in China-India Relations'Himalaya Sphere' into Universal Prosperity Readership: Policy makers, historians, leaders in China and India and anyone interested in knowing more about China and India. Key Features: No other book in the market that fundamentally offers fresh perspective on understanding of China and IndiaEnables the reader to view the dynamics of China and India from the geo-civilizational paradigm of the Himalaya SphereAdvocates the Indian spiritual goal of '"Vasudhaiva kutumbakam"' (the whole world is one single family)and the Chinese spiritual goal of '"tianxia datong" ' (grand harmony all-under-Heaven)"

Instant Chinese

Author : Boye Lafayette De Mente
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462917836
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Instant Chinese written by Boye Lafayette De Mente and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication! Do you want to speak simple Mandarin Chinese but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting China for a short time and want a Mandarin phrase book to help you communicate in the Chinese language? If so, this Mandarin phrasebook and dictionary is for you. It's tiny 0.4 x 4.1 x 5.9 inches size makes it incredibly convenient to travel with but without losing the most essential content for communication. This new, expanded edition contains 15% more content, fun manga-style illustrations, and additional information on which destinations, personalities and trends are hot in China right now! The idea of Instant Chinese is simple--learn 100 words and phrases and say 1,000 things. The trick is knowing which 100 words to learn, but the author Boye Lafayette De Mente has solved the problem, choosing only those words you'll hear again and again. Even with a vocabulary this small, you'll be surprised how quickly and fluently you too can communicate in Mandarin Chinese. Words are repeated in different combinations, building familiarity without effort. All phrases are given in both simplified Chinese characters and standard Hanoi Pinyin romanization. A brief guide to pronunciation allows the user to say the phrases correctly. An English-Chinese dictionary makes looking up a word or phrase simple and quick. Here's a sample of what you'll be able to do with this chinese phasebook: Meet people. Go shopping. Ask directions. Ride the subway. Order food and drinks. And much more.

Japanese Gardens

Author : Seiko Goto
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317411633
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Japanese Gardens written by Seiko Goto and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unique beauty of the Japanese garden stems from its spirituality and rich symbolism, yet most discussions on this kind of garden rarely provide more than a superficial overview. This book takes a thorough look at the process of designing a Japanese garden, placing it in a historical and philosophical context. Goto and Naka, both academic experts in Japanese garden history and design, explore: The themes and usage of the Japanese garden Common garden types such as tea and Zen gardens Key maintenance techniques and issues. Featuring beautiful, full-colour images and a glossary of essential Japanese terms, this book will dramatically transform your understanding of the Japanese garden as a cultural treasure.

The Great Clod

Author : Gary Snyder
Publisher : Catapult
ISBN 13 : 1619026635
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book The Great Clod written by Gary Snyder and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the full course of his remarkable career, Gary Snyder has continued his study of Eastern culture and philosophies. From the Ainu to the Mongols, from Hokkaido to Kyoto, from the landscapes of China to the backcountry of contemporary Japan, from the temples of Daitokoji to the Yellow River Valley, it is now clear how this work has influenced his poetry, his stance as an environmental and political activist, and his long practice of Zen. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, Asia became a vocation for Snyder. While most American writers looked to the capitals of Europe for their inspiration, Sndyer looked East. American letters is profoundly indebted to this geographical choice. Long rumored to exist, The Great Clod collects more than a dozen chapters, several published in The Coevolution Quarterly almost forty years ago when Snyder briefly described this work as "The China Book," and several others, the majority, never before published in any form. "Summer in Hokkaido," "Wild in China," "Ink and Charcoal, " "Stories to Save the World," "Walking the Great Ridge," these essays turn from being memoirs of travel to prolonged considerations of art, culture, natural history and religion. Filled with Snyder's remarkable insights and briskly beautiful descriptions, this collection adds enormously to the major corpus of his work, certain to delight and instruct his readers now and forever.

The Literature of Leisure and Chinese Modernity

Author : Charles A. Laughlin
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 082483125X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book The Literature of Leisure and Chinese Modernity written by Charles A. Laughlin and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-03-06 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese essay is arguably China’s most distinctive contribution to modern world literature, and the period of its greatest influence and popularity—the mid-1930s—is the central concern of this book. What Charles Laughlin terms "the literature of leisure" is a modern literary response to the cultural past that manifests itself most conspicuously in the form of short, informal essay writing (xiaopin wen). Laughlin examines the essay both as a widely practiced and influential genre of literary expression and as an important counter-discourse to the revolutionary tradition of New Literature (especially realistic fiction), often viewed as the dominant mode of literature at the time. After articulating the relationship between the premodern traditions of leisure literature and the modern essay, Laughlin treats the various essay styles representing different groups of writers. Each is characterized according to a single defining activity: "wandering" in the case of the Yu si (Threads of Conversation) group surrounding Lu Xun and Zhou Zuoren; "learning" with the White Horse Lake group of Zhejiang schoolteachers like Feng Zikai and Xia Mianzun; "enjoying" in the case of Lin Yutang’s Analects group; "dreaming" with the Beijing school. The concluding chapter outlines the impact of leisure literature on Chinese culture up to the present day. The Literature of Leisure and Chinese Modernity dramatizes the vast importance and unique nature of creative nonfiction prose writing in modern China. It will be eagerly read by those with an interest in twentieth-century Chinese literature, modern China, and East Asian or world literatures.

Chinese Heritage Sites and their Audiences

Author : Rouran Zhang
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042986339X
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Chinese Heritage Sites and their Audiences written by Rouran Zhang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Heritage Sites and their Audiences provides a Chinese perspective on tourists’ relationship to heritage. Contributing to ongoing debates within heritage and tourism studies, the book offers insights into how and why visitors engage with such sites. Drawing on interviews with domestic tourists, local residents and heritage officials at the World Heritage sites of West Lake, Xidi and Hongcun, Zhang argues that tourists have agency: when they visit heritage sites, they are doing cultural, social and emotional work, whilst also negotiating cultural meanings. Providing an examination of the complex interactions between locals and tourists, the author then considers how tourists navigate and interpret heritage sites. Finally, Zhang examines whether the government or locally controlled tourism enterprises are more effective in facilitating meaningful cultural interaction between tourists and locals. Overall, the book demonstrates the interrelation between tourism and heritage, and the tensions that are created when the ways in which sites are used differ from the expectations of UNESCO and national or regional site managers. Chinese Heritage Sites and their Audiences pays particular attention to ongoing debates about heritage performances, the importance of emotions and the agency of tourists, and will thus appeal to academics and students engaged in the study of heritage, tourism, landscape architecture and anthropology.

British Travel Writing from China, 1798-1901, Volume 2

Author : Elizabeth H Chang
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000558681
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book British Travel Writing from China, 1798-1901, Volume 2 written by Elizabeth H Chang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1793, Lord Macartney led the first British diplomatic mission to China in over one hundred years. This five-volume reset edition draws together British travel writings about China throughout the next century. The collection ends with the Boxer Uprising which marked the beginning of the end of informal British empire on the Chinese mainland.