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Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea
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14813the man(Zhi Man)the CoMManderies under The jurisdiCTion of The managing and organizing commissioner [jinglueshi]1 of Guangxi number twenty-five.2 In addition to these, there are the various Man administrative units of the southwest. As for the tribal settlements [quluo] of the Man, I cannot note them all. So for now I will just record what I have heard about them and the contacts that have taken place between us. The Command Inspectorate [Shuaisi]3 often has dealings with several tribes [zhong] in their territory, which are known as the 1Jinglue shi is an abbreviation for the office title jinglue anfu shi, or managing and organizing commissioner for pacification and comfort. During the Song dynasty this was functionally the chief military official of a circuit.2Fan Chengda uses “commanderies” (jun) here in the general sense of admin-istrative districts. After the Jin invasion and occupation of north China in the mid-1120s, the Guangnan West Circuit comprised two municipalities, twenty counties, and three military districts, which altogether numbered twenty five. These are listed in Songshi, 90.2239. The Chinese administrative units on this list should be distinguished from the Man “bridle and halter” districts described below.3This government agency served as the dominant regional authority on the Guangnan West Circuit and was charged with coordinating all civil and mili-tary affairs. Hucker, no. 5483.
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14813the man(Zhi Man)the CoMManderies under The jurisdiCTion of The managing and organizing commissioner [jinglueshi]1 of Guangxi number twenty-five.2 In addition to these, there are the various Man administrative units of the southwest. As for the tribal settlements [quluo] of the Man, I cannot note them all. So for now I will just record what I have heard about them and the contacts that have taken place between us. The Command Inspectorate [Shuaisi]3 often has dealings with several tribes [zhong] in their territory, which are known as the 1Jinglue shi is an abbreviation for the office title jinglue anfu shi, or managing and organizing commissioner for pacification and comfort. During the Song dynasty this was functionally the chief military official of a circuit.2Fan Chengda uses “commanderies” (jun) here in the general sense of admin-istrative districts. After the Jin invasion and occupation of north China in the mid-1120s, the Guangnan West Circuit comprised two municipalities, twenty counties, and three military districts, which altogether numbered twenty five. These are listed in Songshi, 90.2239. The Chinese administrative units on this list should be distinguished from the Man “bridle and halter” districts described below.3This government agency served as the dominant regional authority on the Guangnan West Circuit and was charged with coordinating all civil and mili-tary affairs. Hucker, no. 5483.
© 2011, University of Washington Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments xiv
  4. Translator’s Note xvii
  5. Introduction xix
  6. Treatises of the Supervisor And Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea 1
  7. 1 Precipice-Grottoes 7
  8. 3 Aromatics 34
  9. 4 Wines 47
  10. 5 Implements 50
  11. 6 Birds 60
  12. 7 Quadrupeds 67
  13. 8 Insects and Fishes 81
  14. 9 Flowers 89
  15. 10 Fruits 99
  16. 11 Herbaceous Plants and Trees 117
  17. 12 Misc ellaneous Items 130
  18. 13 The Man 148
  19. Original Chinese Text 233
  20. Abbreviations Used in the Notes and Bibliography 266
  21. Appendix: Important Collections Reprinting the Text of Treatises 268
  22. Bibliography 271
  23. Glossary /Index 291
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments xiv
  4. Translator’s Note xvii
  5. Introduction xix
  6. Treatises of the Supervisor And Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea 1
  7. 1 Precipice-Grottoes 7
  8. 3 Aromatics 34
  9. 4 Wines 47
  10. 5 Implements 50
  11. 6 Birds 60
  12. 7 Quadrupeds 67
  13. 8 Insects and Fishes 81
  14. 9 Flowers 89
  15. 10 Fruits 99
  16. 11 Herbaceous Plants and Trees 117
  17. 12 Misc ellaneous Items 130
  18. 13 The Man 148
  19. Original Chinese Text 233
  20. Abbreviations Used in the Notes and Bibliography 266
  21. Appendix: Important Collections Reprinting the Text of Treatises 268
  22. Bibliography 271
  23. Glossary /Index 291
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