The Architecture of Ximen Qing’s Residence : Visualizing the General Layout and Translating it into a European Language and Culture
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | This chapter explains how the design and shape of the Ximen residence are presented in the novel Jin Ping Mei, and how they can be made intelligible to readers from a different cultural background living centuries later. It is possible to sketch the rough layout of the mansion, although the information in the novel is incomplete, it is possible to reconstruct a tentative layout of the house and the garden, and note how they interact with the narrative. |