West Lake is the pearl of Hangzhou. Long time ago, it had become people's first choice of enjoying themselves in the nature, there are many books on the beautiful views of west lake and the customs in Hangzhou.Especially, Tian Rucheng of Ming Dynasty wrote two books.The titles of these books are Tour Of West Lake and Outside Of West Lake. The major points of my thesis are to find the stylistic rules and the sources of these two books and the influence on the later books about West Lake.Then, we find out the relationship between books of local records and literature. |