Abstract
During the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, there emerged in large numbers of paintings under the title of Ten-Thousand-Mile Yangtze River. On the one hand, these paintings with inscribed poems and essays by elite literati collectively shaped the image of the Yangtze River, and established a cultural community with regional and historical identity centering on the Yangtze River. This greatly strengthened the sense of national identity and its presence. On the other hand, these paintings were collected into classified books as encyclopedic references during the late Ming dynasty, and became cultural products for mass consumption. Through copying, reproduction and dissemination of engravings, the paintings entitled Ten-Thousand-Mile Yangtze River expanded their influence in the field of public communication, and became a widely accepted cultural image and national symbol.
First Page
149
Last Page
159
Recommended Citation
Yue, Jin. 2020. "The History, Region and Cultural Community around the Paintings of Ten-Thousand-Mile Yangtze River during the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 40, (6): pp.149-159. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss6/17
