Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway: The History and Landscape Culture of West Lake

*All times are in Central European Time (CET)

"Facultad de Filosofia y Letras" Aula García Lorca

January 24, Wednesday

​Dinner at the residence

January 25th, Thursday

10-10:30 Welcome 

10:30-1:30 PANEL 1: Cultural Landscape of West Lake 

​10:30-11:20: Poetry of West Lake by Benjamin Ridgeway  

     Rock Culture of West Lake by Gu Kai

11:30-12:20: History of the Dragon Well Tea at West Lake by Xiaolin Duan

                       Challenges to the Water Control of the West Lake by Silvia Freiin Ebner von Eschenbach

12:30-1:20:  Discussion (Alison Hardie)

1:45-3:15: Lunch 

4:00-6:00 PANEL 2: West Lake and Feminine

​4:00-4:50: Courtesans of West Lake in the Late Ming by Antonio José Mezcua López

                      The White Snake Legend by Roland Altenburger

5:00-5:25: Zhang Dai and Writing West Lake by Volker Klöpsch

5:30-6:00: Discussion (Alison Hardie)

8:30: Dinner

January 26, Friday

10:30-1:30 PANEL 3: West Lake and Overseas

​10:30-11:20: Overseas Travel Account to Hangzhou by Antonio 

     West Lake in Japanese Paintings by Mengyuan Chai

11:30-12:20: West Lake in Korean Painting and Literature by Kim/  Kho

     West Lake in Vietnam by Cristina Nualart

12:30-1:30 Discussion (Alison Hardie)

1:30-3:00 Lunch

3:30-6:00  PANEL 4: West Lake in Modern Times

​3:30-4:20: Garden Culture of West Lake by Danxiu Chen

     West Lake in 20th century China by Thomas Hahn

4:30-6:00 Round table Discussion (Qiliang He)