Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea - The Natural World and Material Culture of Twelfth-Century China

Informationen zum Autor Fan Chengda. Translated by James M. Hargett Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung At once a gazetteer! an ethnography! and a natural history of south China--mainly Guangxi and Hainan--and its indigenous people during the twelfth century Inhaltsverzeichnis 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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• Authors: Fan Chengda, Chengda Fan
• Assisted by: James M Hargett (Translation), James M. Hargett (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2011
• EAN: 9780295990798
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99079-8
• No. of pages: 415
• Series: China Program Books (Paperback; China Program Books; China Program Books; China Program Books (Paperback
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories