Pauline Lin
Courses
CHNS 170
Introduction to Literary Chinese I
Reading and interpretation of texts in various styles of literary Chinese (wenyan), with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style.
CHNS 171
Introduction to Literary Chinese II
Continuation of CHNS 170.
CHNS 570
Introduction to Literary Chinese I
Reading and interpretation of texts in various styles of literary Chinese (wenyan), with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style.
CHNS 571
Introduction to Literary Chinese II
Continuation of CHNS 570.
EALL 205, EAST 306, EVST 205, HSAR 477, HUMS 181
The Culture of Landscape in China
An introduction to Chinese philosophical, poetic, and visual explorations of landscape and the changing relationship between human beings and nature. Through texts, archaeological materials, visual and material culture, and garden designs from the 2nd c. BCE to modern times, we learn about the Chinese conception of the world, relationship to and experiences in nature, and shaping of the land through agriculture, imperial parks, and garden designs. We conclude with contemporary environmental issues confronting China, and how contemporary parks can help regenerate our ecosystem.