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)

417 Pages·2011·4.102 MB·English

by  Fan Chengda

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.
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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