Understanding Authenticity in Chinese Cultural Heritage 1st Edition by Anke Hein, Christopher Foster ISBN 9781000872880 1000872882

Part I Art and Material Culture

1 The Construction and Deconstruction of Authenticity in Chinese Art

2 Copy, yet Original: “Fang Ni Zan” and the Social Function of Fang Paintings in the 15th–17th Centuries

3 Substitutional Objects: The Authenticity of Su Shi’s Snowy Wave Stone from 1101 to 1700

4 Shanzhai Tensions in US-Chinese Cultural Heritage Diplomacy

Part II Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

5 UNESCO World Heritage and the Problem of Authenticity: The Case of Built Structures and China’s Tangible Cultural Heritage

6 Exploring the Implication of Tourism for Heritage Interpretation of National Archaeological Parks in China: The Case of Linzi Qi State Site

7 Perspectives on Authenticity and the Preservation of the Great Wall of China

8 Critical Chinese Copying as an Interrogation of the Hegemony of Authenticity

9 Can a Copy Deliver an Authentic Experience? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Fieldwork Conducted in Southeast China

Part III Living and Intangible Cultural Heritage

10 Crafting Authenticity: Two Case Studies of the Material Metamorphosis of Cultural Heritage in China’s Creative Economy

11 The Authenticity Problem in Contemporary Techniques of Zisha Teapot-Making

12 The Modern Invention of Big Red Robe Tea: History, Science, Story, and Performance

13 Authenticity, Legitimacy, and Mimesis in the Production and Use of Chinese-Inspired Japanese Tea Ceremony Utensils: Karamono (Chinese Things)

Part IV Texts and Manuscripts

14 “Authenticity” and Shu: What Is at Stake?

15 (Mis)remembering the Tang? Issues of Authenticity Surrounding the Attribution of the Ershisi Shipin to Sikong Tu

16 Authenticity and Self-Representation: A Case Study of Song Zhiwen

17 Authenticity beyond Authority? The Case of Handwritten Entertainment Fiction from the Chinese Cultural Revolution

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