Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I. The Material Construction of Nature
7. 1. Leisure: Commercialized Sightseeing beyond the City Wall 23
8. 2. Urbanization: Water Management at West Lake 51
9. PART II. The Idealized Representation of Nature
10. 3. Seeking Identity in Place: Writing and Reading West Lake 79
11. 4. A Topographic and Affective Place: Landscape through the Sightseer’s Eyes 105
12. PART III. The Cultural Trope of Nature
13. 5. Pray and Play: Pilgrimage and Sightseeing 131
14. 6. Ten Views of West Lake: A Naming Convention 156
15. Epilogue 182
16. Appendix 193
17. Notes 197
18. Bibliography 215
19. Glossary-Index 233