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Wading barefoot through a mountain stream : the travel diaries of Xu Xiake, 1587-1641 / edited by James M. Hargett ; [translated by James M. Hargett].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Xu, Hongzu, 1586-1641, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Xu, Hongzu, 1586-1641--Travel--China.
- Xu, Hongzu.
- Xu, Hongzu, 1586-1641.
- China--Description and travel.
- China.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies
- Diaries
- Early works to 1800
- Early works
- Place of Publication:
- University of Washington Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Xu Xiake (1587-1641) is China's most famous traveler and travel writer. His extended journeys throughout Ming-dynasty China, undertaken over some three decades, are documented in his diaries, which include first-hand observations that are valuable contributions to the history of science, especially the fields of geography, geology, and climatology. James Hargett and his team of six translators aim for translation that approximates in English Xu's narrative prose style and will appeal to general readers and students, conveying Xu's passion for travel in search of sublime landscapes"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Mountain Diaries (1613-1633)
- The Provincial Diaries (1636-1639).
- ISBN:
- 9780295753713
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