Eight Views

The Eight Views (in Chinese: 八景; pinyin: bājǐng; Japanese: 八景, romanized: hakkei and Korean: 팔경) is an East Asian term used to allude to the most beautiful or otherwise significant scenes of a certain area. It is a term often used in East Asia. Historically, various series of eight views were produced; in some cases, such as in the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang multiple series, a whole artistic tradition was developed, with a number of artists doing versions of the series. Series of eight views typically appeared in poetry and paintings in the olden times; and now, they may appear in local governments' advertisements to tourists.

Eight Views
Chinese name
Chinese八景
Korean name
Hangul팔경
Hanja八景
Japanese name
Kanji八景

The Eight Views

The general "eight views", which have no particular order, are:

  • Night Rain (夜雨)
  • Descending Geese (落雁)
  • Mandarin: Luòyàn
  • Cantonese: Lohkngaahn
  • Japanese: Rakugan
  • Clearing Weather (晴嵐/晴嵐)
  • Mandarin: Qínglán
  • Cantonese: Chèhnglàahm
  • Japanese: Seiran
  • Evening Bells (晚鐘/晚钟)
  • Mandarin: Wǎnzhōng
  • Cantonese: Máahnjūng
  • Japanese: Banshō
  • Sunset Glow (夕照)
  • Mandarin: Xīzhào
  • Cantonese: Jihkjiu
  • Japanese: Sekishō
  • Evening Snow (暮雪)
  • Mandarin: Mùxuě
  • Cantonese: Mouhsyut
  • Japanese: Bosetsu
  • Autumn Moon (秋月)
  • Mandarin: Qiūyuè
  • Cantonese: Chāuyuht
  • Japanese: Shūgetsu
  • Returning Sails (歸帆/归帆)
  • Mandarin: Guīfān
  • Cantonese: Gwāifàahn
  • Japanese: Kihon

Mainland China

Original eight views

Later eight views

Japan

Korea

Taiwan

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