Eight Views
The Eight Views is an East Asian term used to allude to the most beautiful or otherwise significant scenes of a certain area. It is a term often used in East Asia. Historically, various series of eight views were produced; in some cases, such as in the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang multiple series, a whole artistic tradition was developed, with a number of artists doing versions of the series. Series of eight views typically appeared in poetry and paintings in the olden times; and now, they may appear in local governments' advertisements to tourists.
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| Chinese | 八景 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 팔경 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Eight Views is an East Asian term used to allude to the most beautiful or otherwise significant scenes of a certain area. It is a term often used in East Asia. Historically, various series of eight views were produced; in some cases, such as in the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang multiple series, a whole artistic tradition was developed, with a number of artists doing versions of the series. Series of eight views typically appeared in poetry and paintings in the olden times; and now, they may appear in local governments' advertisements to tourists.
China
[edit]- Eight Views of Chang'an (長安八景) or Guanzhong (關中八景), Xi'an, Shaanxi
- Eight Views of Huangshan (黃山八勝), Huangshan, Shandong
- Eight Views of Jinling (金陵八景), Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Eight Views of Jinzhou (金州古八景), Dalian, Liaoning
- Eight Views of Luda (旅大八景), Liaoning
- Eight Views of Luoyang (Chinese: 洛陽八景), Luoyang, Henan
- Eight Views of Ram City (羊城八景), Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Eight Views of Xiaoxiang (Chinese: 瀟湘八景), Hunan, the original "Eight Views" that influenced the others
- Eight Views of Yanjing (鷰京八景), Beijing
- Twelve Views of Bayu (巴渝十二景), Chongqing
- Eighteen Views of Lushan (廬山十八景), Lushan, Jiangsu
- Twenty-Four Views of Yangzhou (揚州二十四景), Jiangsu
Japan
[edit]- Eight Views of Omi (近江八景), Shiga
- Eight Views of Lake Biwa (ja:琵琶湖八景), Shiga
- Eight Views of Kanazawa (ja:金沢八景), Kanagawa
- Eight Views of Samani (様似八景), Hokkaido
- New Eight Views of Japan (ja:日本新八景)
- Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, by Hokusai and Hiroshige
Korea
[edit]Taiwan
[edit]- Eight Views of Taiwan (臺灣八景)