Lifestyle and Entertainment in Yanqzhou

摘要

Based on an international workshop convened in Yangzhou in 2005, Lifestyle and Entertainment in Yangzhou provides a kaleidoscopic view of the city's history, culture and arts. It is a monumental volume marked by a fine production, especially in its colorful illustrations. The editors characterize the book's multi-disciplinary approach in the Introduction: "Far from a standard narrowly-defined academic project, the book is a collaborative enterprise that has resulted in a collection of essays each of which adds details and considerations that enrich the whole" (p. xxiii). Thus the volume seeks to promote the city's rich cultural heritage to a broader readership, especially through collaboration with locally-based scholars.