Treatises of the supervisor and guardian of the Cinnamon Sea : the natural world and material culture of 12th century south China
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Bibliographic Information
Treatises of the supervisor and guardian of the Cinnamon Sea : the natural world and material culture of 12th century south China
(A China program book)
University of Washington Press, c2010
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桂海虞衡志
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
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  Switzerland
  France
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-289) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Fan Chengda (1126-1193) was a high-ranking Chinese government official in Guangxi, an experienced traveler, a keen observer, and a gifted writer. His observations on a wide range of subjects are always interesting and revealing, and constitute an important contribution to the literature on Song dynasty China's frontier peoples. Originally written in direct, unadorned, and allusion-free classical Chinese prose, the complete and annotated English translation of Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea (Guihai yuheng zhi) captures its charm and significance.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Translator's Notes
Introduction
Maps
Author's Preface
1. Precipice-Grottoes
2. Metals and Stones
3. Aromatics
4. Wines
5. Implements
6. Birds
7. Quadrupeds
8. Insects and Fishes
9. Flowers
10. Fruites
11. Herbaceous Plants and Trees
12. Miscellaneous Items
13. The Man Peoples
Original Chinese Text
Abbreviations Used in the Notes and Bibliography
Appendix: Important Collections
Reprinting the Text of Treatise
Bibliography
Glossary-Index
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