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4.0 out of 5 stars
Intriguing book, but more maps would have been helpful,
By Tim (New York, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mapping Chengde: The Qing Landscape Enterprise (Paperback)
This is a groundbreaking book that looks in detail at the Chinese treatment of landscape in its ability to effect an acculturation of a place. The author makes a compelling argument, but I feel that the book is seriously handicapped by its paucity of illustrations. After all, with a title like "Mapping Chengde" I would have expected, well, maps. There aren't any except for a very simple sketch at the beginning and an outline drawing of Chengde prefecture.
I wish that Foret had included plans of the various temples and landscape enterprises, along with topographic maps or drawings showing the relationships between the various built elements and the natural setting. The reader is left to do this in his imagination. I can only hope that a future edition will correct these defects, as "Mapping Chengde" remains the only lengthy study on Chengde in the English language. |
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Mapping Chengde: The Qing Landscape Enterprise by Philippe Foręt (Paperback - Aug. 2000)
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