Inscribed Landscapes
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Inscribed Landscapes

Travel Writing from Imperial China

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Inscribed Landscapes

Travel Writing from Imperial China

About this book

Alongside the scores of travel books about China written by foreign visitors, Chinese travelers' impressions of their own country rarely appear in translation. This anthology is the only comprehensive collection in English of Chinese travel writing from the first century A.D. through the nineteenth. Early examples of the genre describe sites important for their geography, history, and role in cultural mythology, but by the T'ang dynasty in the mid-eighth century certain historiographical and poetic discourses converged to form the "travel account" (yu-chi) and later the "travel diary" (jih-chi) as vehicles of personal expression and autobiography. These first-person narratives provide rich material for understanding the attitudes of Chinese literati toward place, nature, politics, and the self.

The anthology is abundantly illustrated with paintings, portraits, maps, and drawings. Each selection is meticulously translated, carefully annotated, and prefaced by a brief description of the writer's life and work. The entire collection is introduced by an in-depth survey of the rise of Chinese travel writing as a cultural phenomenon. Inscribed Landscapes provides a unique resource for travelers as well as for scholars of Chinese literature, art, and history.


Alongside the scores of travel books about China written by foreign visitors, Chinese travelers' impressions of their own country rarely appear in translation. This anthology is the only comprehensive collection in English of Chinese travel writing from t

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Information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780520085800
eBook ISBN
9780520914865
Edition
1
Topic
Littérature
Subtopic
Histoire de l'Asie

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents 1
  5. Illustrations
  6. Preface
  7. Editorial Notes
  8. Introduction
  9. I Ma Ti-po (n.d.
  10. From A Record of the Feng and Shan Sacrifices: The Supreme Mountain
  11. 2 Wang Hsi-chih (ca. 303—ca. 361)
  12. Preface to Collected Poems from the Orchid Pavilion
  13. 3 Lay Scholars of Hermitage Mountain (fl. ca. 400)
  14. Preface and Poem on a Journey to Stone Gate
  15. 4 Pao Chao (ca. 414-466)
  16. A Letter to My Younger Sister from the Banks of Thunder Garrison
  17. 5 Li Tao-yüan (d. 527)
  18. From The Guide to Waterways with Commentary MENG'S GATE MOUNTAIN
  19. Lotus Mountain
  20. THE THREE GORGES
  21. 6 Yang Hsüan-chih (fl. ca. §28-547)
  22. From The Temples of Lo-yang: The Bazaar of Lo-yang
  23. 7 Hsüan-tsang (ca. 600-664)
  24. From A Record of the Western Region: The Land of Baluka */033:***GuW (646)
  25. 8 Wang Po (ca. 650-ca. 6j6)
  26. Preface to Poems from the Pavilion of the Prince of Tfeng
  27. 9 Wang Wei (701-761)
  28. A Letter from the Mountains to the “Cultivated Talent” Pfei Ti *******
  29. 10 Yüan Chieh (719—772) 7 4,
  30. The Right-hand Stream *i3 (ca. 764)
  31. The Winter Pavilion R*32 (766)
  32. My Own Terrace **4* F (767)
  33. 11 Han Yü (768-824)
  34. The Pavilion of Joyous Feasts
  35. The I-ch’eng Station
  36. 12 Li Ao (772-836)
  37. Diary of My Coming to the South
  38. 13 Po Chü-i (772-846)
  39. The Cottage
  40. Preface to Poems from the Cave of the Three Travelers —*7F (819)
  41. 14 Liu Tsung-yüan (773-819)
  42. Eight Pieces from Yung Prefecture *9/3 (809-812) 1.MY FIRST EXCURSION TO WEST MOUNTAIN *10**3 (809)
  43. 2. FLATIRON POND $849138 (809)
  44. 3. THE LITTLE HILL WEST OF FLATIRON POND $84422É3C (809)
  45. TO THE LITTLE ROCK POND WEST OF THE LITTLE HILL
  46. 5. YUAN CREEK
  47. 6. STONY BROOK
  48. 7. ROCKY STREAM
  49. 8. LITTLE ROCK CITADEL
  50. Preface to Poems from Dimwit’s Stream
  51. 15 Liu K'ai (947-1000)
  52. Flat-Top Mountain
  53. 16 Fan Chung-yen (989-1052)
  54. The Pavilion of Yüeh-yang
  55. 17 Ou-yang Hsiu (1007-1072)
  56. The Pavilion of the Old Drunkard
  57. The Pavilion of Joyful Abundance
  58. 18 Su Shun-ch'in (1008-1048)
  59. The Temple of the Moon-in-the-Water at Grotto Mountain in Su-chou
  60. 19 Wang An-shih (1021—1086)
  61. The Mountain Where Hui-pao Meditated
  62. 20 Shen K’uo (1031-1095)
  63. Geese Pond Mountain
  64. 21 Su Shih (1037-1101)
  65. Red Cliff I
  66. Red Cliff II
  67. Stone Bells Mountain
  68. From Tung-p’o’s Forest of Jottings
  69. SANDY LAKE
  70. AN EVENING STROLL TO THE TEMPLE THAT RECEIVES THE HEAVENLY
  71. AN ACCOUNT FOR KUO OF OUR VISIT TO MOUNT WHITE WATER
  72. 22 Su Ch’e (1039—1112)
  73. The Delightful Pavilion of Huang Prefecture
  74. 23 Ch'in Kuan (1049-1100)
  75. Dragon Well I
  76. Dragon Well II
  77. 24 Lu Yu (1125-1210)
  78. From A Journey into Shu: The Cave of the Three Travelers
  79. 25 Fan Ch'eng-ta (1126-1193)
  80. From Diary of a Boat Trip to Wu: Eyebrows Mountain
  81. 26 Chu Hsi (1130-1200)
  82. The Mountain a Hundred Chang High
  83. 27 Yeh-lü Ch'u-ts'ai (1189-1243)
  84. From Record of a Journey to the West
  85. 28 Yüan Hao-wen (1190—1257)
  86. A Trip to Chi-nan
  87. 29 Ma Ko (fl. ca. 1224-1239)
  88. Dragon Mountain
  89. 30 Chou Mi (1232-1298)
  90. From Recollections of Wu-lin: Observing the Tidal Bore
  91. 31 Teng Mu (1247—1306)
  92. Snow Gorge Mountain
  93. 32 Sa-tu-la (Sa T'ien-hsi, ca. 1300-ca. 1380)
  94. Dragon Gate
  95. 33 Sung Lien (1310-1381)
  96. Bell Mountain
  97. 34 Liu Chi (1311-1375)
  98. The Wind-in-the-Pines Pavilion I
  99. The Wind-in-the-Pines Pavilion II
  100. 35 Kao CH'I(1336-1374)
  101. Flat-Top Mountain
  102. 36 Chang Chü-cheng (1525-1582)
  103. Transverse Mountain
  104. 37 Wang Shih-chen (1526-1590)
  105. Chang’s Cave
  106. 38 Yüan Hung-tao (1568—1610)
  107. Tiger Hill
  108. Heaven’s Eyes Mountain
  109. An Evening Stroll to the Six Bridges to Await the Moon
  110. 39 Ch'ien Chfien-i (1382—1664)
  111. From Yellow Emperor Mountain
  112. 40 Hsü Hung-tsu (1586-1641)
  113. From The Travel Diaries of Hsü Hsia-k’o TERRACE OF HEAVEN MOUNTAIN
  114. SEVEN STARS CAVERN
  115. 41 Chang Tai (ca. 1597-ca. 1679)
  116. From Dreamlike Memories from the Studio of Contentment THE JUNIPER IN THE TEMPLE OF CONFUCIUS
  117. AN INN IN T’AI-AN
  118. WEST LAKE AT THE MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL
  119. THE RIVERSIDE HOUSES ALONG THE CH’IN-HUAI #773
  120. ROMANCE AT TWENTY-FOUR BRIDGES
  121. THE YÜ GARDEN
  122. THE RELIC AT KING AOKA TEMPLE
  123. 42 Ku Yen-wu (1613-1682)
  124. Five Terraces Mountain
  125. 43 Chu I-tsun (1629-1709)
  126. The Chin Temple
  127. 44 Shao Ch'ang-heng (1637-1707)
  128. An Evening Stroll to Solitary Hill
  129. 45 K'ung Shang-jen (1648-1718)
  130. Stone Gate Mountain
  131. 46 Tai Ming-shih (1653-1713)
  132. Diary of a Journey North in the Year I-hai
  133. 47 Fang Pao (1668-1749)
  134. Geese Pond Mountain
  135. 48 Yüan Mei (1716-1798)
  136. Yellow Dragon Mountain
  137. Yellow Emperor Mountain
  138. The Cascade Pavilion at Gorge River Temple
  139. 49 Yün Ching (1757-1817)
  140. Hermitage Mountain
  141. 50 Kung Tzu-chen (1792-1841)
  142. Passing through Yang-chou Again in the Sixth Month of the Year Chi-hai
  143. Notes
  144. Selected Bibliography
  145. Glossary-Index