Cherishing antiquity : the cultural construction of an ancient Chinese kingdom / Olivia Milburn.
"Describes the commemoration within Chinese literature and culture of the ancient southern kingdom of Wu, which collapsed in 473 BCE. This book, through an analysis of the history of Wu as recorded in ancient Chinese texts and then of its literary legacy, illuminates the remarkable cultural end...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Published by the Harvard University Asia Center and distributed by Harvard University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ;
89. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part One: The Kingdom of Wu. The royal house of Wu ; The last kings of Wu ; Reflections on the royal house of Wu
- Part Two: Case studies. Commemorating Master Ji of Yanling ; The tomb at Tiger Hill ; Numinous Cliff and Gusu Tower
- Afterword: Wu in the modern world.