Comparison of Moon Imagery in Chinese and Western

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10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_45How to use a DOI?

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moon; culture; imagery; difference

Abstract

Throughout history, the moon has been repeatedly mentioned in both the East and the West. The imagery of the moon is both the same and different in Chinese and Western cultures. The moon has a rich imagery in both Eastern and Western cultures. The moon, as a recurring image in poetry, and it has been unanimously favored by mythology and poets. The similarities and differences of moon imagery are analyzed to reveal its cultural connotations and symbolic meanings in Chinese and Western, to discover the different cultural traditions and aesthetic psychological meanings of China and the West.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaotong Li
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/02/13
TI  - Comparison of Moon Imagery in Chinese and Western
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 357
EP  - 361
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_45
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