Tin, Tina

Huāngyě—Chinese

This chapter of the “Wilderness Babel” exhibition, written by Tina Tin, highlights different words that are used in Chinese to describe wilderness.

Wilderness Babel: What Does Wilderness Mean in Your Language?

What does wilderness mean in your language? Listen to words for “wilderness” and learn about their political and historical meanings in different regional contexts. “Wilderness Babel” is a collaboration with the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies at the University of Zurich, edited by Marcus Hall and Wilko Graf von Hardenberg. Its international contributions are still growing.

This version 2, published in 2020, includes minor updates to the original 2013 virtual exhibition (view PDF here) and applies the Environment & Society Portal’s responsive layout.

Marcus Hall and Wilko Graf von Hardenberg, eds.

About the author

Tin, Tina

Tina Tin is an environmental consultant. Her research interests are in wilderness perceptions and protection, and, in particular, the Antarctic wilderness. Living at the foothills of the French Alps, she is a member of IUCN France’s Wilderness Working Group. Having Chinese roots, she is conducting research on perceptions of wilderness in Chinese culture. She is a member of the Wildland Research Institute in the UK, and an international collaborator of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute in the US.

Tin, Tina

Huāngyě—Chinese

Huāngyě—Chinese

Wilderness Babel: What Does Wilderness Mean in Your Language?

About the author

Browse the exhibition