On the Imitation of “Ten Scenes of West Lake” in the Old Summer Palace

XI Zhi-qun; WANG Zhi-wei

Jun. 2021

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XI Zhi-qun, WANG Zhi-wei. On the Imitation of “Ten Scenes of West Lake” in the Old Summer Palace[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2016, 32(2): 46-53.

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XI Zhi-qun, WANG Zhi-wei. On the Imitation of “Ten Scenes of West Lake” in the Old Summer Palace[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2016, 32(2): 46-53.

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On the Imitation of “Ten Scenes of West Lake” in the Old Summer Palace

School of History, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China;Historical Editorial Section, The Imperial Palace Publishing House, Beijing 100009, China

Received Date: 2015-10-28
Available Online: 2021-06-19
Publish Date: 2021-06-19

Abstract

Abstract

With the Qing emperors' southern tours,the famous ten scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou city were replicated gradually in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing,heralding the fashion of landscape miniaturization in the imperial garden. Based on the comparison of the ten scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou and in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing,the paper clarifies that the methods of reconstruction are "live imitation" and "knowing imitation",with the characteristics of size reduction,official practice,artistic conception,etc.
- the Old Summer Palace,
- ten scenes of West Lake in Hangzhou,
- imitation