Author: Zengkai, Liang

Annotation: Central Asian Donggan literature is an important branch of ethnic Chinese minority literature. Its literary works exhibit a multitude of spatial representations, which, according to the methods of literary geography, can be categorized into three spatial dimensions: field geospace, landscape geospace, and abstract space. These three forms of space represent a progressively more abstract construction process, moving from geo-centration to subject-centration to metaphysical space. Furthermore, the literary spatial writing of these three forms is collectively influenced by Chinese culture, mainstream Central Asian culture, and Muslim culture.

Keywords: Central Asian Donggan literature; space; culture; literary geography

Pages in journal: 339 - 348