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Table 2 Standardized contrast table for Landscape Terms

From: Interpretation of associative cultural landscape based on text mining of poetry: taking Tianmu Mountain on the Road of Tang Poetry in Eastern Zhejiang as an example

Main category of Landscape

Subcategory of Landscape

Subclass of Landscape (etymology of Landscape Terms)

Natural Landscape

Celestial Phenomenon

Stars (Cold Star, Literary Star…), Clouds (Ocean of Clouds, White Cloud…), Sun (Mountain Sunshine, Dawn, Sunlight…), Rainbow (Rainbow…), Sunglow (Morning and Evening, Crimson Sunset…), Light (Bright Light), Moon (Moonlight…), Sky (Blue Sky, Dome…)

Weather

Rains (Mountain Rain, Accumulated Rain…), Snows (Ice and Snow, Trudging Through the Snow…), Wind (Mountain Wind, Spring Wind…), Mists (Colorful Mist, Blue Mist …), Fogs (Mountain Fog, Cloud and Fog…), Thunders (Thunder and Lightning…), Frosts (Autumn Frost…), Sunny (Evening Clear, Snow Clear), Overcast (Cloudy Weather…)

Animals

Birds (Mandarin Duck, Yellow Orioles…), Chickens (Crowing of A Rooster, Hens), Horses (Clatter of Hooves, White Horse…), Dog (Barking of A Dog), Sheep (Sheep Herding), Fireflies (Floating Fireflies), Tigers (Tiger, Tiger Head…), Apes (Howling Ape…), Deer (White Deer, Wild Deer…), Snakes (Snake), Bears (Bear), Rhinoceros (Rhino Protection), Fish (Carp, White Fish…), Frogs (Toad on the Back)

Plants

Grasses (Moss, Root…), Forests (Tree, Ancient Cypress…), Pine Trees (Pine Branch, Pine Gate…), Willows (Weeping Willow, Willow Tree), Osmanthus Trees (Osmanthus Branch, Osmanthus Tree), Maple Trees (Maple Tree), Flowers (Yellow Flower, Floral Scent…), Hibiscus (Hibiscus), Peach Blossoms (Peach Blossom…), Calamus (Sweet Flag), Lotus (Lotus Flower…), Bauhinia Flowers (Bauhinia), Plum Blossoms (Plum Blossom), Osmanthus Flowers (Osmanthus Flower), Pine Flowers (Pine Flower), Epiphyllum Flowers (Epiphyllum Flower), Bamboos (Water Bamboo, Bamboo Grove…), Leaves (Maple Leaf, Falling Leaves…), Fruits (Pine Nut, Peaches and Plums…)

Rivers and Lakes

Waves (Surging Waves…), Ponds (Heavenly Pond…), Islands (Islands…), Seas *(Dust Sea, South Sea…), Lakes (Lake…), Rivers (River, Spring River…), Waterfalls (Flowing Water, Cascade…), Springs (Rushing Spring, Flowing Spring…), Streams (Stream Sound, Twin Streams…)

Mounts

Mountains (High Mountains…), Cliffs (Cliff Wall…), Strange Stones (Strange Stones, Pine Stones…), Valleys (Dark Valleys, Rock Valleys …), Slopes (Sunny Slope), Hills (Hill, Red Hill…), Peaks (Purple Hat Peak, Layered Peaks…)

Humanistic Landscape

Water and Land Transportation

Roads (Dan Ladder, Mountain Terrace…), Bridges (Small Bridge…), Vehicles (Carriage, Chariot…), Wharves (Sea Gate, Ferry Crossing…), Boats (Arks, Sail…)

Buddhist and Taoist Sanctuaries

Temples (Ancient Temples, Temple Gate…), Cave Paradises (Cave Paradise, Wangwu Cave…), Taoist Temples (Tongbai…)

Rural Area

Monuments (Deserted Monument, Stone Altar), Farmlands (Mountain Fields, Return to Fields…), Furniture (Banquet, Couch…), Cottages (Hui Villa, Thatched Cottage…), Agricultural Tools (Hemp Shoes, Digging Wells…)

Urban Area

Houses (Liang Garden, Water Mansion…), Palaces (Southern Palace, Royal Palace…), Household Utensils (Eaves, Stairs…), Pavilions and Towers (Monk Tower, Yi Gate …)

Folk Landscape

Special Local Products

Tea (Longjing, Tea), Meals (Rice, Sea Bass), Marriage (Marriage Customs), Currency (Wine Money, Coins …), Wine (Fine Wine, Drinking Wine …), Weapons (Banners, Sword), Medicines (Cinnabar, Medicines), Clothing (Hairpin, Sleeve Brushing…), Jade (Pearls and Jade, Hanging Ring…)

Artistic Crafts

Brush and Ink (Fine Brush, Calligraphy and Painting), Wall Writing (Inscribed on Wall), Calligraphy and Painting (Inscribed Painting, Books…)

Traditional Performances and Dances

Songs (Sad Song, Flute Playing…), Scriptures (Samadhi, True Secret…), Musical Instruments (Bells and Drums, Iron Flute…), Archery (Archery), Poems (Poetic Works, Excellent Sentences…), Documents (Literature, Written Records …), Dances (Dance), Theater (Drama)

Stories and Legends

Phoenixes (Phoenix and Female Phoenix, Phoenix…), Liu Ruan (Liu Ruan), Dragons (Fish-Dragon, Twin Dragons…), Dreamlands (Tianmu Dream, A Dream…), Mountain Spirits (Blue Bird, Spiritual Birds…), Divine Herbs (Yao Herbs), Divine Worlds (Divine Capital, Spiritual Realm…), Divine Miracles (Yellow Path, Primordial…), Divine Spirits (Immortal Transcendence, Divine Spirits…), Immortals (Zhuang Zhou, Xuan Yuan…)