ISBN:
9780824833992
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 301 S
,
24 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Zhang, Cong, 1967 - Transformative journeys
DDC:
306.4/819095109021
Keywords:
Elite (Social sciences)
;
Scholars Travel
;
History
;
Travel in literature
;
Scholars Travel
;
History
;
China
;
Travel in literature
;
Elite (Social sciences)
;
China History Song dynasty, 960-1279
;
China Officials and employees
;
Travel
;
History
;
China History
;
Song dynasty, 960-1279
;
China Officials and employees
;
Travel
;
History
;
China
;
Kultur
;
Reise
;
Geschichte 960-1279
Abstract:
A transient life : travel and the Song literati -- The infrastructure of travel : water routes and official highways -- Readying for departure : paperwork and procedures -- Government assistance for official travel : means of transport and lodging -- Rituals of departure : farewell parties -- Travelers and their local hosts : receptions, entertainment and their cost -- Sightseeing and site making : visiting and marking places -- A famous place in the making : Huangzhou after Su Shi's time
Description / Table of Contents:
A transient life : travel and the Song literati -- The infrastructure of travel : water routes and official highways -- Readying for departure : paperwork and procedures -- Government assistance for official travel : means of transport and lodging -- Rituals of departure : farewell parties -- Travelers and their local hosts : receptions, entertainment and their cost -- Sightseeing and site making : visiting and marking places -- A famous place in the making : Huangzhou after Su Shi's time.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-287) and index
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