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• Preservation of the "white sand landscapes" in temple gardens of Kyoto

  ZHANG Pingxing 

    2018.03

  Doctoral Thesis   Single Work

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• The relation of streets and villages along the Wakasa Kaido Road of Kyoto reading from the positions of stone statues of Buddha

  Pingxing ZHANG

  ( Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture )  85 ( 5 )   2022.03  [Refereed]

  Academic JournalResearch paper (scientific journal)   Single Work

• A Proposal on the Walking Paths of Sayama Tea based on the Analysis of the Tea Landscapes along the Old Village Streets in Kaneko District, Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture

  Pingxing ZHANG, Michiru YAMAMOTO

  Journal of Agriculture Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture ( Tokyo University of Agriculture )  66 ( 4 ) 104 - 113   2022.03  [Refereed]

  Academic JournalResearch paper (scientific journal)   Joint Work

• A study on the distribution and rock types of stone statues of Buddha in the northeastern mountain-foot districts of Kyoto City

  Pingxing ZHANG

  ( Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture )  84 ( 5 ) 517 - 520   2021.03  [Refereed]

  Academic JournalResearch paper (scientific journal)   Single Work

  This study focused on the distribution and rock types of wayside stone statues of Buddha in the northeastern mountain-foot districts of Kyoto City to grasp the culture of stone use in Kyoto basin. Investigations were conducted in 15 districts of Sakyo-ku that are adjacent to the mountains. We collected the information on the location and rock types of Buddha statues, as well as the data of magnetic susceptibility by KT-10 (Terraplus). We found over 1900 Buddha statues were celebrated in 360 places that were distributed in whole areas. Buddha statues made of Shirakawa-ishi, a type of white granite quarried from the northeast of Kyoto, were celebrated in 320 places and distributed in over 10% grids when the areas were analyzed by 100m mesh. Among them, 18 grids owned more than 20 statues. Shirakawa-ishi showed a stable magnetic susceptibility from 0.039 to 0.197×10-3 SI. 90 Buddha statues made of other stones such as granodiorite, sandstone, and chart from the adjacent mountains were found in 68 places. The distribution area of Buddha statues made of Shirakawa-ishi has possibly expanded over the 15 distrcts, while one of the boundaries was considered in the Kurama district. To grasp the stone culture of Kyoto, further studies on the styles and construction history of Buddha statues are expected.

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• The stonework and stone walls built of Shirakawa-ishi in three villages at the foot of Higashiyama, Kyoto

  ZHANG Pingxing, FUKAMACHI Katsue, FUKUI Wataru, SHIBATA Shozo

  Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture ( Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture )  82 ( 5 ) 635 - 638   2019.03  [Refereed]

  Academic JournalResearch paper (scientific journal)   Joint Work

  <p>Shirakawa-ishi, a type of white granite used in Japanese gardens, was quarried by three villages located at the foot of north Higashiyama Mountain (Kitashirakawa, Ichijoji and Shugakuin) until the early Showa period. After the rapid urbanization from Meiji period, the village landscapes created by Shirakawa-ishi either changed or were lost. This paper aims at grasping the quantity and condition of stonework and stone walls built by Shirakawa-ishi remaining in these three villages, and discussing on their characteristics of local stone use. Through field investigation, we confirmed 62 pieces of stonework and 157 stone walls on the streets of three villages. Stonework including Buddhist images, lanterns and guideposts were almost small in size. Kitashirakawa contained only 18 stone walls, which showed the most urbanization among three villages, but the high density of stonework and high ratio of cut-stone use in stone walls reflected the village's advanced techniques of stone processing. Ichijoji and Shugakuin contained more stone walls built using natural stone, due to the influences of delayed urbanization and a mountainous location. Ichijoji contained a significantly high number of Buddhist images and lantern sets, which showed us that the local village landscapes were mostly preserved among these three villages.</p>

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• Color analysis of Shirakawa-ishi used as landscaping material and similar granites

  ZHANG Pingxing, FUKAMACHI Katsue, AMASAKI Hiromasa, SHIBATA Shozo

  Journal of The Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture ( Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture )  81 ( 5 ) 467 - 472   2018.03  [Refereed]

  Academic JournalResearch paper (scientific journal)   Joint Work

  <p>Shirakawa-ishi is a famous white granite produced from Kyoto and used for gardening stonework. Its debris is called Shirakawa-suna and has been widely used in temple gardens of Kyoto as a traditional landscaping gravel due to its beautiful color. However, ever since the quarrying of Shirakawa-ishi was banned, landscapes made of Shirakawa-suna have been changing or lost. This study aimed to find out the color characteristics of Shirakawa-ishi and similar granites, and to discuss on appropriate substitutes for Shirakawa-suna. We collected Shirakawa-ishi from 3 quarries, and 4 similar granites of different origin. We analyzed the color of 3 main minerals (white feldspar, gray quartz, and black mica) in each sample by scanner, AutoCAD and Adobe Photoshop. The ratio of "white: gray: black" of Shirakawa-ishi was around 6.2:3:0.8, while the white-black contrast was strong, which lead to a soft white, but clear color. Compared to Shirakawa-ishi, Inada-ishi (Japan) was much lighter and showed greater black-white contrast, which was too white for landscaping gravel. The color of mica in SobuG603 (China) was unclear, while LeBlanc (France) was much darker and contained more quartz. Kitagi-ishi (Japan) was slightly darker in overall color, but closest to Shirakawa-ishi. Its debris was considered to be an appropriate substitute of Shirakawa-suna.</p>

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• Preliminary Research on Current Status and Evaluation of Bamboo in the Cultural Landscape of Hineno-sho Ohgi, Osaka Prefecture

  Ryo NUKINA, Pingxing ZHANG, Kimisato ODA, Yukari IHARA

  Landscape Ecology and Management ( Japan Association of Landscape Ecology )  25 ( 2 ) 147 - 151   2021.03

  Prompt report, short report, and research note, etc. (scientific journal)   Joint Work2

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• Incentive award of Japanese institute of landscape architecture

  2018.05    

  Winner： Pingxing ZHANG

• Best Paper Award of 2017 JILA national conference

  2017.05    

  Winner： Pingxing Zhang, Katsue FUKAMACHI, Shozo SHIBATA

• Best Paper Award of 2016 JILA national conference

  2016.05    

  Winner： Pingxing ZHANG, Katsue FUKAMACHI, Iwao MIYOSHI, Shozo SHIBATA, Hiromasa AMASAKI

• Best Paper Award of 2015 JILA national conference

  2015.05    

  Winner： Pingxing ZHANG, Katsue FUKAMACHI, Shozo SHIBATA, Hiromasa AMASAKI

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• Exploring the volcanic culture in Japanese gardens through the use of volcanic rocks

  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists

  Project Year：  2020.04  -  2023.03    Investigator(s): Pingxing ZHANG

• Elucidation of the traditional landscaping techniques on the construction, fostering and maintenance of Japanese gardens

  Basic Research (C)

  Project Year：  2021.04  -  2025.03    Investigator(s): Takashi AWANO

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• Scholarship Fund for Young/Women Researchers

  Offer organization: Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan  Scholarship Fund for Young/Women Researchers

  Project Year： 2020.04  -  202203  Investigator(s): Pingxing ZHANG

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• The Geological Characteristics of Japanese Culture

  Offer organization: International Research Center for Japanese Studies   Cooperative Research within Japan  

  Project Year：  2022.04  -  2023.03  Investigator(s):  Hisashi SUZUKI, Wataru ENOMOTO

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• Is the location of the shrines in limestone areas related to geology?

  Aine HARUNA, Pingxing ZHANG

  The 5th meeting of the Society of Culture Geology  (Online)  2022.03  -  2022.03  Society of Culture Geology

• The fascination and future of Japanese gardens from a perspective of material (stone)

  Pingxing ZHANG  [Invited]

  2021 Kansai conference of The Academic Society of Japanese Garden  (Online)  2021.11  -  2021.11  The Academic Society of Japanese Garden

• The quarrying area of Taihu stone used for the artificial hills in the gardens of Jiangnan district, China

  Jie LIANG, Pingxing ZHANG

  The 2021 annual conference of Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture  (Online)  2021.05  -  2021.05  Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture

• The connection of landscape architecture and culture geology

  Pingxing ZHANG

  The 4th Meeting of the Society of Culture Geology  (Online)  2021.03  -  2021.03  Society of Culture Geology

• The law of the traditional piled stone walls 'Ano-zumi' in Sakamoto District, Shiga Prefecture

  Naoto SHIBAHARA, Pingxing ZHANG

  The 2020 Kanto conference of Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture  (Online)  2020.11  -  2020.12  Japanese Institute of Landscape Architecture

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• Design of traditional Japanese garden: idea and material use of Karesansui

  Pingxing ZHANG, Yui OYAKE, Sanae KUAMAKURA

  Taihu University of Wuxi, China  2016.11  -  2016.11

• Shirakawa-suna and Kyoto gardens

  Pingxing ZHANG

  Kyoto  2014.12  -  2014.12

• Academic Salon: The original landscapes in Kyoto gardens

  Pingxing ZHANG

  Chongqing university, China  2014.10  -  2014.10

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• The history and condition of the use of "Shirakawa-suna"

  Japanese Society of Landscape Architects 

  2018.11

  　

  　

• The white sand gardens originated from Shirakawa-suna in Kyoto

  2018.07