Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea: The Natural World and Material Culture of Twelfth-century China (A China Program Book) (China Program Books) PDF
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TreaTises of the SuperviSor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea TreaTises of the SuperviSor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea The naTural world and MaTerial CulTure of 12Th CenTury souTh China Fan Chengda (1126–1193) TranslaTion and inTroduCTion by James M. Hargett a China proGram Book universiTy of washingTon Press Seattle & London This book was supported in part by the China Studies Program, a division of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. © 2010 by the University of Washington Press Printed in the United States of America Design by Thomas Eykemans Composed in Minion, designed by Robert Slimbach Display type set in Gotham, designed by Tobias Frere-Jones and Jesse Ragan 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. universiTy of washingTon Press P.o. Box 50096, Seattle, wa 98145 u.s.a. www.washington.edu/uwpress library of Congress CaTaloging-in-PubliCaTion daTa Fan, Chengda, 1126–1193. [Gui hai yu heng zhi. English] Treatises of the supervisor and guardian of the Cinnamon Sea = Guihai yuheng zhi / by Fan Chengda; translated, with an introduction and annotations, by James M. Hargett. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-295-99078-1 (hardback : alk. paper) isbn 978-0-295-99079-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Natural resourses—China—Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu. 2. Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (China)—Description and travel. 3. Fan, Chengda, 1126–1193—Diaries. 4. Fan, Chengda, Song dynasty, 960–1279. i. Hargett, James M. (James Morris) ii. Title. hC428.K88f3613 2010 333:70951'2809021—dc22 2010024932 The paper used in this publication is acid-free and meets the minimum require- ments of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi Z39.48-1984. For Kermit L. Hall (1944–2006) a man of vision, a true leader, a swell guy 卓有遠見, 造福眾人, 鞠躬盡瘁, 永駐人心. Contents Acknowledgments xiv Translator’s Note xvii Introduction xix Maps xx, xxvii treatiSeS of the SuperviSor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea Author’s Preface 3 1 preCipiCe-GrottoeS 7 Single Elegance Peak Standing Fish Peak Reading Cave Perching Aurora Grotto Subduing-the-Waves Precipice Arcane Wind Grotto Folded Brocade Precipice Master Zeng’s Grotto White Dragon Grotto Standing Screen Precipice Liu-the-Immortal’s Precipice The Six Grottoes of Hidden Hill Glorious Scene Grotto Northern Concealment Grotto River and Moon Grotto Southern Concealment Grotto Dragon-in-Hiding Grotto and Bodhisattva Precipice Dragon-in-Hiding Precipice Hollow Elegance Grotto Pheasant Precipice 2 metalS and StoneS 25 Raw Gold Talcum Cinnabar Lead Powder Mercury Pyrolusite Stalactites Fossilized Mei-Trees Natural Copper Fossilized Cypress Trees Malachite 3 aromatiCS 34 Sinking-in-Water Aromatic Silao Aromatic Penglai Aromatic Aligned Grass Aromatic Francolin-Spotted Aromatic Betel Palm Moss Jian Aromatic Olive Aromatic Bright Aromatic Lingling Aromatic Muddy Aromatic Crab Shell Aromatic Aromatic Beads 4 WineS 47 Auspicious Dew Vintage Wine Gula Spring 5 implementS 50 Bamboo Bows Reed Pipes Li Bows Gourd Organs Man Crossbows Vine Baskets Yao People’s Crossbows Chicken-Fur Writing Brushes Poison Arrows Linen Man Armor Woven Velvet Li Helmets Man Felt Yunnan Knives Li Screens Settlement Knives Li Sheets Li Knives Betel Palm Boxes Man Saddles Nose-Drinking Cups Man Whips Ox-Horn Cups Flowery-Shell Waist Drums Man Bowls Bronze Drums Bamboo Cauldrons Blunderbuss Drums Performance Masks 6 BirdS 60 Peacocks Reverse Feathers Fowl Parrots Long-Crowing Fowl Cockatoos Halcyon Kingfishers Dark Phoenix Gray Cranes Hill Mynahs Francolins Damask Pheasant Water Sparrows Mountain Phoenix Magic Falcons
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