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

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.

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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