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Every Rock a Universe : The Yellow Mountains and Chinese Travel Writing by Jonathan Chaves (2013, Trade Paperback)

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The Yellow Mountains (Huangshan) of China's Anhui province have been famous for centuries as a place of scenic beauty and inspiration, and remain a hugely popular tourist destination today. A "golden age" of Yellow Mountains travel came in the seventeenth century, when they became a refuge for loyalists protesting the new Qing dynasty, among them poet and artist Wang Hongdu (1646-1721/1722), who dedicated himself to traveling to each and every peak and site and recording his impressions. Unfortunately, his resulting masterpiece of Chinese travel writing was not printed until 1775 and has since remained obscure and available only in Chinese. Here Jonathan Chaves presents the first complete translation of Wang's work in a Western language. Wang's newly rediscovered verse is also translated, showing him to be one of the most accomplished poets of his day. Introductory essays explore the history of scholarly and religious pilgrimage to the area, and the role of the Yellow Mountains in the great Neo-Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist revivals of the early Qing period, that is, as the center of a yearned-for spiritual and cultural renaissance.

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Publisher
Floating World Industries Editions
ISBN-10
1891640704
ISBN-13
9781891640704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168255289

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Book Title
Every Rock a Universe : the Yellow Mountains and Chinese Travel Writing
Author
Jonathan Chaves
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Special Interest / Literary, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / China
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Travel
Number of Pages
210 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
12.2 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pl2732.A442.E9 2013
Reviews
As a book that brings to life the beauties of a great work of Chinese travel literature and that also revives for us the poetic, political and religious culture that nurtured it, Every Rock a Universe succeeds brilliantly.
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
895.1848
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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