Abstract:
The Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill, one of the ten poetically named scenic places of West Lake (Hangzhou), is a typical model of Chinese soundscape scenic spots of huge bells. It represents the unique landscape consciousness and aesthetic concept of ancient China. Through literature study based on the interpretation of Nanping Hill’s landscape and the Evening Bell from Mist-Shrouded Temples, the paper analyzes the localization and concretization from Evening Bell from Mist-Shrouded Temples to Evening Bell Ringing at Nanping Hill. The paper promotes the understanding of how bell ringing has developed from a sound image to a soundscape and the interactions between poetry, painting and landscape. It provides a basis for scenic spot cognition and publicity of heritage value of soundscape resources in the West Lake of Hangzhou.