Masters Thesis

Why the Japanese fascination on the Chinese figure Yang Gui Gei

This thesis discusses the different versions of the historic Chinese figure Yang Guifei's legends that circulated in Japan, and her various appearances throughout Japanese literatures. Thesis will show the adaptions of Yang Guifei into religious beliefs and her legends incorporated into artistic representations as reasons that helped Japan to culturally break away and differentiate itself from China.

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