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Yang Keyang (1914-2010)

Journey to Lu Xun’s Hometown, no.2, the Xianheng Restaurant

1986

Woodblock print

16 x 21 cm

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Luzhen, where several stories are set, is the fictionalized version of Lu Xun’s hometown of Shaoxing, a city in Zhejiang province. Yang Keyang made a series of prints about Shaoxing, including this image of the tavern in Kong Yiji (nos. 25,26). The wineshop is said to have been established originally in the 1880s, but closed after a few years. It is now a famous tourist spot, because of Lu Xun’s story.

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