Transformative Journeys: Travel and Culture in Song China 9780824860684

During the Song (960-1279), all educated Chinese men traveled frequently, journeying long distances to attend school and

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Table of contents :
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
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