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Lifestyle and Entertainment in Yangzhou

Last Updated on 2021/11/18

Yangzhou, once the central place of literati and urban culture, is still one of the most important centres of traditional culture in China today.

edited by Lucie Olivová & Vibeke Børdahl

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This beautifully illustrated volume celebrates Yangzhou’s rich cultural tradition through a well-balanced spectrum of topics spanning the period from the late 17th century to modern times. These are grouped into four thematic parts: Yangzhou’s cultural heritage during historic downfalls and revivals; regional literature and book production; local theatre and storytelling; and various artists of the 18th-century Yangzhou School of Painting. Within each thematic part, descriptions and evaluations of cultural phenomena are supplemented with reflections on lifestyle and customs, weaving a virtual dialogue that binds the topical diversity of the collection tightly together.

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