6 episodes
“Unscholarly” Gardens: Rethinking the Gardens of China The Huntington
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The image of a "Chinese garden" that most often comes to mind is that of the white-walled, gray-tiled gardens built by scholar-officials and merchants in the city of Suzhou during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Despite its iconic status in the contemporary imagination, the Suzhou-style scholar's garden is only one type among many. Exploring "unscholarly" spaces such as monastic gardens, merchant gardens, medicinal gardens, and market gardens, this symposium challenges common assumptions about what makes a garden in China.
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Scenery in a Pot or Container Garden? Penjing and Flower Arranging as Botanical Microcosms
Kathleen Ryor, professor at Carleton College, presents at the "Unscholarly" Gardens symposium.
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Hangzhou's West Lake
Antonio Mezcua López, professor at Universidad de Granada, presents at the "Unscholarly" Gardens symposium.
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Planting the Roots of Goodness: Gardens in Chinese Buddhism
Phillip Bloom, Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington, presents at the "Unscholarly" Gardens symposium.
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How Does your Garden Grow? Gardening Manuals and Horticulture in Ming and Qing China
Nicholas Menzies, research fellow at The Huntington, presents at the "Unscholarly" Gardens symposium.
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Leaping the Wall: The Expansion of Chinese Garden Studies in the Last Thirty Years
Alison Hardie, professor at the University of Leeds, presents at the "Unscholarly" Gardens symposium.
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Welcome with Phillip Bloom
Phillip Bloom, Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington, presents opening remarks for the "Unscholarly" Gardens symposium.