How the Chinese discovered the ice : China's first expedition to Antarctica, 1984-1985

This is a short but intriguing piece on the "humanizing" of the Antarctic landscape by the First Chinese Expedition to Antarctica. Readers are invited to consider what may be learned by contemplating the superimposition of geomantically-loaded names like "Wanglong yan" on a lands...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forêt, Philippe
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Indiana State University 1995
Subjects:
cultural studies
Chinese Antarctica
Chinese scientific expeditions
King George Island (Chile)
cultural landscape
geomancy
Antarctic
Drake Passage
King George Island
Nelson Island
The Antarctic
Wanglong Yan
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/215111/
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Summary:This is a short but intriguing piece on the "humanizing" of the Antarctic landscape by the First Chinese Expedition to Antarctica. Readers are invited to consider what may be learned by contemplating the superimposition of geomantically-loaded names like "Wanglong yan" on a landscape already "humanized" British-style with the names "King George Island," "Nelson Island" and "Drake Passage."

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