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Li Daoyuan; Wang Shiduo illus.; Chen Qiaoyi ed: SHUIJING ZHUTU. (The Classic of Waterways: Annotated and Illustrated). Zhongguo Gudai Huaben Wenhua Jingdian Congshu. Ji'nan, 2003. 24, 160; 162 pp. The second volume reproduces b/w woodcut waterway maps throughout. Bibliography. 2 vols. 21x14 cm. Paper.
GBP 30.00
The Classic is supposed originally to have been composed during the Three Kingdoms period but it is known only from the text edited by Li Daoyuan (d. 527). It is the major work of geography from the Six Dynasties, describing in detail the major waterways of China with a wealth of anecdotal and historical material. This is a modern edition, with translations of the text into modern Chinese and incorporating maps produced originally during the Qing dynasty. In Chinese.
Subjects: Geography Illustrated Books
Can be ordered in, as of: 03/07/2008
Was item 206 in printed List 140.
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