Record of an Excursion
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Summary
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy classical travel inscriptions and travel writing
- Enthusiasts who want to understand the tradition of literati inscribing poems at places they visit
- Those who need short verse and prose for casual reading and excerpting
- General readers interested in traditional literati life and practice
Not a good fit for
- Travelers who need detailed routes, transport, and accommodation information
- Researchers expecting systematic geographical research or local gazetteer materials
- Readers who only want long travel essays and dislike short inscriptions
Reading tips
- Dip in at random, grouped by place visited or occasion of inscription, to appreciate the on-the-spot style of composition.
- Excerpt inscriptions you like and note their clues of scenery and feeling.
- Compare with your own travel experiences and try writing a short travel record.
- There is no need to read it through; it suits light reading at one's desk or on a journey.
About the publisher
Jinzhang Book Company (Jinzhang Shuju) was a private publishing and distribution house in Shanghai during the late Qing and early Republican periods, issuing traditional works by lithographic printing. Judging from the 1,194 titles in the collection, its publishing focused on classical poetry, Eastern philosophy, historical reading, traditional Chinese medical texts, and canonical works, along with books on literary appreciation. Representative titles include the poetry and prose collections of Du Fu and Ouyang Xiu; historical works such as the Book of Han and Zizhi Tongjian; classical texts such as the Book of Documents and Mencius; and specialized and literary classics such as Treatise on Cold Damage and Li Sao. Its author resources cover major figures across the ages, including Du Fu, Ban Gu, Sima Guang, Zhang Zhongjing, Qu Yuan, Ouyang Xiu, and Tang Shenwei, reflecting the house's characteristic reliance on traditional scholarship and medical literature while serving general readers. Public information on its early history and operational details is limited, so no conjecture is offered here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- ◇记过合浦
- ◇逸人游浙东
- ◇记承天寺夜游
- ◇游沙湖
- ◇记游松江
- ◇游白水书付过
- ◇记游庐山
- ◇记游松风亭
- ◇儋耳夜书
- ◇忆王子立
- ◇黎■子
- ◇记刘原父语
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About the author
Anonymous is not a real personal name but a general Chinese designation for authors whose names are unknown, lost, or unsigned. Neither nationality nor dates of birth and death can be verified, and available public information is limited, so the works attributed to this name are the only basis for description. The collection holds 2,078 works under Anonymous, spanning medicine, classics, historical readings, ancient poetry, classical literature, and philosophy. Representative works include The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Lingshu, Mencius, The Book of Documents, Nineteen Old Poems, Complete Song Ci, and The Peacock Flies Southeast. Most of these works took shape through long transmission and editing, emerging either from collective folk creation or from authors whose names were lost over time. In ancient China, the Book of Songs, the Great Learning, and many popular storybooks and plays were signed Anonymous because their authors could not be traced. Anonymous works cross the classics, histories, philosophical writings, medical texts, and poetry; their subjects are broad, and their styles vary from archaic simplicity to clear naturalness, making them important and influential sources for understanding ancient Chinese thought, medicine, and literature.
