A comparative ethnological study related to the aquatic environment at Lake Biwa (Japan) and TaiHu Lake (China), and the planning of an exhibition of the results

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22520840
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural anthropology/Folklore
• Research Institution: Lake Biwa Museum
• Principal Investigator: YANG Ping 滋賀県立琵琶湖博物館, 研究部, 主任学芸員 (50470183)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YODA Masaharu 滋賀県立琵琶湖博物館, 総括学芸員 (00359259)
• Research Collaborator: ZHU Wei 河海大学, 環境学院, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 水環境 / 琵琶湖 / 太湖 / 湧水 / 井戸 / 生活・生業 / 水上生活 / 展示

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study revealed commonalities and unique features of the regions around Lake Biwa and Lake Tai-Hu with respect to people’s use of the aquatic environment there. The fundamental principles underlying people’s “culture”, developed within the ambit of their daily life and their subsistence-related occupations, as well as their actual practices with respect to the aquatic environment, were the foci of the analysis. The conditions favoring maintenance of the aquatic environment are presented from a new point of view. An account is also offered of the realization of an exhibition based on the results of this relatively empirical study of lake conservation measures.

Free Research Field

社会科学