The Paper Road: Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet PDF
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The Paper Road 2 The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Philip E. Lilienthal Asian Studies Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation, which was established by a major gift from Sally Lilienthal. The publisher also gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution to this book provided by the University of Michigan. 3 The Paper Road Archive and Experience in the Botanical Exploration of West China and Tibet ERIK MUEGGLER 4 University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2011 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mueggler, Erik, 1962- The paper road : archive and experience in the botanical exploration of West China and Tibet / Erik Mueggler. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-520-26902-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-520-26903-3 (paper : alk. paper) 1. Forrest, George, 1873-1932—Travel. 2. Rock, Joseph Francis Charles, 1884-1962—Travel. 3. Botany—Fieldwork—China—Yunnan Sheng—History— 20th century. 4. Botany—Fieldwork—China—Gansu Sheng—History—20th century. 5. Botany—Fieldwork—China—Tibet Autonomous Region—History— 20th century. 6. Yunnan Sheng (China)—Description and travel. 7. Gansu Sheng (China)—Description and travel. 8. Tibet Autonomous Region (China)— Description and travel. 9. Botanists—Scotland—Biography. 10. Botanists— United States—Biography. I. Title. QK355.M83 2011 580.92′2—dc23 2011017740 Manufactured in the United States of America 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 In keeping with a commitment to support environmentally responsible and sustainable printing practices, UC Press has printed this book on 50-pound Enterprise, a 30% post-consumer-waste, recycled, deinked fiber that is processed chlorine-free. It is acid-free and meets all ANSI/NISO (Z 39.48) requirements. 6 For Sean McCabe, 1962–2009 7 Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction PART I 1. The Eyes of Others 2. Farmers and Kings 3. The Paper Road 4. The Golden Mountain Gate PART II 5. Bodies Real and Virtual 6. Lost Worlds 7. The Mountain 8. Adventurers 9. The Book of the Earth Notes Bibliography Index 8 Illustrations 1. Zhao Chengzhang 2. Northwest Yunnan, by Zhao Chengzhang, 1925 3. Northwest Yunnan, from Lijiang Fu Zhi Lue, 1743 4. West Yunnan, by Zhao Chengzhang with additions by George Forrest, 1925 5. The Minguang valley, by Zhao Chengzhang with additions by George Forrest, 1925 6. The Minguang valley, by George Forrest, 1925 7. Crossings (lò) 8. George Forrest in Dali, Yunnan with boxes of specimens, 1904 9. Ajia Ade (Mu De), first Ming dynasty chief of Lijiang, 1382 10. On the Yulong range with Forrest’s rifle and camera 11. Forrest’s “garret” in Nvlvk’ö 12. After a journey, with specimens 13. The first verse of “Song for the Dead, the Origin of Sorrow” 14. Pages from a zhim funeral ritual text 15. Section of a “gods’ road” scroll 16. Graphs for ngawbä 17. Gyvdt nàbpú, father of the ngawbä 18. On the road, 1920s 19. Wang Zanchen, mugua of Yezhi, 1923 20. Graphs for Nund , Nunkhi, and Nund Gyìnvlv 21. On the road, 1920s 22. Page from Joseph Rock’s diary, March 25, 1934 23. From Joseph Rock, The Ohia Lehua Trees of Hawaii 24. From Joseph Rock, Notes Upon Hawaiian Plants 25. Acacia koa, with hat to mark scale 26. Acacia koa, with white companion and Hawai’ian guide 27. Market crowd in Dali, Yunnan, 1922 28. Crowd peering into temple in Gatoubu, Gansu, 1925 29. Castanopsis, from near Longling, Yunnan, 1922 30. In Qingshui, Gansu, listening to Caruso on Rock’s gramophone 9 31. Sokwo Arik nomads with Rock’s gramophone 32. After the concert 33. He Xueshan, one of Rock’s assistants, with head of blue sheep 34. Concert at Dzangar monastery 35. Xiang Cicheng Zhaba in religious robes 36. The Great Lama’s bodyguard 37. Xiang Cicheng Zhaba in robes of state 38. Prisoners in Muli 39. Prisoner in Muli 40. Rock’s camp in Deibu 41. Rock’s camp in the Yulong range 42. In Chone 43. Li Shichen with pheasant 44. Li Shichen with mouth harp 45. Rubric from Joseph Rock, The Zhimä Funeral Ceremony of the Na-Khi of Southwest China 10
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