Transformative Journeys : : Travel and Culture in Song China / / Cong Ellen Zhang.
During the Song (960-1279), all educated Chinese men traveled frequently, journeying long distances to attend school and take civil service examinations. They crisscrossed the country to assume government posts, report back to the capital, and return home between assignments and to attend to family...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 3 b&w images, 7 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Conventions
- Weights and Measures
- Introduction: Travel, Culture, and the Song Literati
- Chapter 1. A Transient Life: Travel and the Song Literati
- Chapter 2. The Infrastructure of Travel: Water Routes and Official Highways
- Chapter 3. Readying for Departure: Paperwork and Procedures
- Chapter 4. Government Assistance for Official Travel: Porter-Guards, Means of Transport, and Lodging
- Chapter 5. Rituals of Departure: Farewell Parties
- Chapter 6. Travelers and Their Local Hosts: Receptions, Entertainment, and Their Cost
- Chapter 7. Sightseeing and Site Making: Visiting and Inscribing Places
- Chapter 8. Elite Travel, Famous Sites, and Local History: Huangzhou after Su Shi's Time
- Epilogue: The Native, the Local, and the Empire
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- About the Author