This paper primarily aimed to examine representation of West Lake in China that left its traces in Korean Chinese literature history and attempted to survey the phenomenon of cultural appropriation and its meaning through this. Accordingly, the cultural historic change process of West Lake in China was summarized in Section 2 ‘Overview of Human Geography of West Lake in China.’In the body part, I discussed representation [image] changes and the features of West Lake by appointing time from Late Goryeo Dynasty to Late Choson Dynasty. And then, in Section 3, I found out that West Lake has been shaped as a place led by the integrity of apricot flowers or space for entertainment by exploring the aspects of the Goryeo Dynasty. In Section 4 that covered the early days of the Choson Dynasty, I examined the aspect that West Lake Painting [Painting of West Lake in China] is enjoyed, crossing of West Lake of China and West Lake of Han River and differentiation process of apricot flower’s image.
In Section 5 targeting the middle of the Choson Dynasty, we explored especially the aspect of highlighting patriot spatiality in addition to diversification of access to West Lake, deepening of envy. And then, targeting the late of Chosun Dynasty, I found out that familiarity on West Lake increased more, common topic of the history of Korean and Chinese literature and above all, the desire to implement West Lake in Korea by recognizing it as aesthetic space increased.
In Section 7 corresponding to the conclusion, we ruminated the meaning and value of cultural appropriation through the case of West Lake. As a result, this study found out that West Lake has been historically remolded to the form corresponding to self-condition in the receptor and furthermore, we presented the thesis, ‘Creative departure can be started at the boundary of cultural appropriation’.