目录 "Contents Part One History I Looking for the Lost Empire: The “Delta of Beauty” /022 II Beauty and the Trophy: The Chinese Version of the Trojan War /046 III Sailing Through a Prosperous Millennium Aboard an Emperor’s Dragon Ship /068 IV The Tale of Two Poets / 086 V Flowers Blooming in a Troubled World /110 VI The Helplessness of a Grand Empire /128 VII Did Marco Polo Really Speak of the “City of Heaven”? /156
Part Two Landscape I Lingyin Temple: Relocation or Reincarnation? /178 II The Ten Views of West Lake /190 III The Xixi Wetland: An Emperor’s Wisdom and Choice /220 IV Where Love Flourishes: The Long Bridge and the Broken Bridge /228 V Towers of Hope: The Three Pagodas of West Lake /238 VI Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty: Deshou Palace /254 VII Lin Bu’s “Walden” /262
Part Three Art I Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains: A Painting by Huang Gongwang /270 II “Watching the Snow at the Mid-Lake Pavilion”: An Essay by Zhang Dai /286 III The Palace of Eternal Life: A Play by Hong Sheng /292 IV The Cultural Asian Games: Organized by the Xiling Seal Society /298
Part Four Famous Cuisine I Laba Congee: A Buddhist “Holy Communion” /306 II West Lake Vinegar Fish: A Bittersweet Tale /312 III Dingsheng Cake: A Cake for Victory /316 IV Pan-Fried Shallot Pancakes: A Dish Born Out of Hate /322 V Sister Song’s Fish Chowder and the Emperor’s Homesickness /326 VI Longjing Shrimp: A Taste of Spring in Hangzhou /332
Part Five Craftsmanship and Sports I Longjing Tea /340 II The World’s First Paper Money /348 III Chu Zai and the Art of Silk Weaving /356 IV The Official Kilns of the Southern Song Dynasty /364 V Yuan Shu Paper: The Art of Bamboo Paper Making /370 VI The Invention of Moveable Type Printing: Who Got There First? /380 VII The Song Dynasty Publishing Legend Chen Qi /388 VIII Wangxingji: The Legend of a Fan /394 IX Cuju: China’s Answer to Soccer /402 X Chuiwan: When Golf Meets Croquet /410 XI Lüqiu: Chinese Mini Polo Played atop Donkeys /416
Part Six Local Heroes I Yan Ziling, the Hermit /424 II Su Xiaoxiao: China’s “Lady of the Camellias” /430 III The Legacy of the Qian Family /440 IV SuShi and the First “Fangcang” Shelter Hospital /448 V Hu Xueyan: A Merchant, Banker, and Industrialist /454 VI The Ding Brothers Save the “Complete Library of the Four Treasuries” /462 VII Zhejiang University /470 "
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