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Chinese Environmental Aesthetics: Wangheng Chen, Wuhan University, China, translated by Feng Su, Hunan Normal University, China

Chinese Environmental Aesthetics: Wangheng Chen, Wuhan University, China, translated by Feng Su, Hunan Normal University, China

Cipriani, Gerald

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Contemporary China

PhilosophyEnvironmental StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0415540178
ISBN13: 9780415540179
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 1 2014
Pages: 212
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

This book addresses environmental issues by distinctively suggesting that an aesthetic approach inspired from ancient Chinese tradition could help us overcome the many problems that human beings have created at local and global levels. Although its main focus is the traditional and current contexts of the People's Republic of China, the book transcends national borders. A typical example is the ancient Chinese thought system and cultural practice of Feng Shui (風水) that sought to negotiate how the natural environment and human constructions can cohabit without destructing each other. The author evokes that sought-after harmony through the powerful image of gardens of life whose environmental beauty can be found in traditional Chinese gardens and palaces as well as historically and culturally preserved cities.

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