@article{Castelli_2021, title={Chinese Paradox: Where are Chinese Monuments?}, volume={22}, url={https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JUCR/article/view/252183}, DOI={10.14456/jucr.2021.2}, abstractNote={<p class="p1">The bareness of the Chinese monumental landscape is the result of various factors, the analysis of which deserves an inquiry into Chinese <em>modus vivendi.</em> Daoist imprimatur and its recognition of nature’s superiority is but one. Buddhist sectarianism, Chinese fluid conception of time, Chinese iconoclasm, are phenomena that, largely, have concurred on creating a periodic tabula rasa of cultural heritage. Making sense of this is simply to recognize that artistic representations are not only metaphors for understanding social dynamics, but also a magnifying glass on the relation between people and their past.</p>}, journal={Journal of Urban Culture Research}, author={Castelli, Alberto}, year={2021}, month={Jun.}, pages={20–36} }