Eight Views of Guangzhou
| Eight Sights of Guangzhou | |||||||
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| Literal meaning | Ram City's Eight Views | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Yangcheng Bajing |
The Eight Views of Ram City, also known as the Eight Sights of Guangzhou is the collective name for various collections of the eight most famous tourist attractions in Guangzhou, China, during different periods of its history. Collections of "eight views" is a common trope in Chinese travel literature.
The Eight Sights of Guangzhou in the Song dynasty were recorded in the Annals of Nanhai County () of the Kangxi Era and the Annals of Guangzhou Prefecture () of the Qianlong Era. Most of the sights were closely related to water bodies in the city, reflecting its tight cultural connection to water.
The Eight Sights of Guangzhou in the Yuan dynasty retained four sights of those in the Song dynasty while adding four new ones. The four sights from the Song dynasty were all water-related; meanwhile, the four new ones were all mountain sights. All eight sights were found outside the city walls.
The Eight Sights of Guangzhou of the Ming dynasty were recorded in Transcripts of Ancient Manuscripts on Yangcheng (Chinese: 《羊城古钞》), which quoted Annals of Ming (Chinese: 《明志》) as well as Continued Annals of Nanhai County (Chinese: 《南海县续志》), compiled in 1910. The list of this era saw a radical departure from that of the Song dynasty. As the city boundaries expanded, only sights located in the urban areas were selected.
Eight Views of the Ram City were chosen through public appraisal twice in the Qing dynasty. The first election was in the Qianlong era and the second was from the Tongzhi era to the Guangxu era.
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