SUZHOU LITERATURE AND HISTORY

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This course introduces students to the city of Suzhou, where DKU is located, through its literature, history, and culture. Guided by weekly topics and field trips to historical sites, this course will walk students through the establishment and evolution of the city of Suzhou and its culture beginning in the seventeenth century. We will investigate how late imperial tourism, garden construction, the tradition of 'talented women,' chantefable performance, and local foodway interacted with each other, creating both tangible and intangible cultural heritages that are still relevant to this day. 002132