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The Role of Landscape Art in Cultural and National Identity: Chinese and European Comparisons

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  • Xiaojing Wen

    (School of Design, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China)

  • Paul White

    (Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TG, UK)

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The depiction of landscape in art has played a major role in the creation of cultural identities in both China and Europe. Landscape depiction has a history of over 1000 years in China, whilst in Europe its evolution has been more recent. Landscape art ( shan shui ) has remained a constant feature of Chinese culture and has changed little in style and purpose since the Song dynasty. In Europe, landscape depictions have been significant in the modern determination of cultural and national identities and have served to educate consumers about their country. Consideration is given here to Holland, England, Norway, Finland and China, demonstrating how landscape depictions served to support a certain definition of Chinese culture but have played little political role there, whilst in Europe landscape art has been produced in a variety of contexts, including providing support for nationalism and the determination of national identity.

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  • Xiaojing Wen & Paul White, 2020. "The Role of Landscape Art in Cultural and National Identity: Chinese and European Comparisons," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-19, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:13:p:5472-:d:381367
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