Presentation Abstracts

Session 1: Art and Material Culture

The Construction and Deconstruction of Authenticity in Chinese Art

The Two Versions of Dong Qichang's "River in Mist and Piled Peaks" and the Impact of High-Resolution Photography on the Question of Authenticity

Authenticating Su Shi's Snowy Wave Stone in Premodern China

The Modern Invention of Big Red Robe Tea: History, Story, and Performance

Karamono (Chinese Things): Authenticity, Legitimacy and Mimetics in the Production and Use of Chinese-inspired Japanese Ceramic Tea Utensils, Past and Present

Problems of Authenticity: Reflections on Contemporary Zisha Teapot-making Techniques

Session 2: Texts and Manuscripts

The Spread of Virtue and the Fallacy of Authenticity in Classical Chinese Aesthetics

Authenticity and the Authenticating of Ancient Chinese Texts

The "Real" Life (and Death) of King Wen: Biography as Authentication in the "Yizhoushu"

"Venerated Documents": What are "shu", and What is at Stake?

(Mis)remembering the Tang? The Attribution of the 'Twenty Four Categories of Poetry' to Sikong Tu

Multiple Authenticities of the Tibetan Gesar Epic

Session 3: Museums, Collections, and Displays

Revisiting Authenticity: Restoration and Conservation of the Qin First Emperor's Terracotta Army

Authenticity and Heritage Conservation: Seeking Common Complexities beyond the 'Eastern' and 'Western' Dichotomy

Paris, China: Some Thoughts about the Value of Simulated Heritage

Can a Copy Deliver an Authentic Experience? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Fieldwork Conducted in Southeast China

Shanzhai and Fuzhi Tensions in U.S.-Chinese Diplomacy

Session 4: Cultural Heritage Management

Attraction or Distraction? Exploring the Influence of Tourism on the Interpretation of Cultural Heritage at the National Archaeological Park of the Qi Capital Site, China

Touched by the Past? Re-articulating the Longxing Temple Sites as Community Heritage at Qingzhou County, China

Who Decides? The Authenticity of Traditional Rural Settlement Heritagization Practices

Socio-legal Perspectives on Authenticity in China's Cultural Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage and the Problem of Authenticity – The Case of “Built Structures” and China´s Tangible Cultural Heritage