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A Chinese Traveler in Medieval Korea: Xu Jing's Illustrated Account of the Xuanhe Embassy to Koryo (Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials)
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Description for A Chinese Traveler in Medieval Korea: Xu Jing's Illustrated Account of the Xuanhe Embassy to Koryo (Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials)
Hardcover. Although famous for its celadon and Buddhist paintings, the Koryo period is still very much terra incognita in world history because of the lack of translated source materials. The present work, the first fully annotated, complete translation of a key source text on Koryo, fills this gap. Series: Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The king and ministers, superior and inferior, move with ritual and refinement. When the king goes on an inspection tour, everyone has the correct ceremonial attributes and the divine flag [troops] gallop in front while armored soldiers block the road. The soldiers of the Six Divisions all hold their attributes. Although it is not completely in uniformity with classic rites, compared with other barbarians it is splendid to behold. This is why Confucius thought it would not be a shame to reside here. And is not moreover Kija's country a close relative of the hallowed dynasty?""
So observed the ... Read more
The king and ministers, superior and inferior, move with ritual and refinement. When the king goes on an inspection tour, everyone has the correct ceremonial attributes and the divine flag [troops] gallop in front while armored soldiers block the road. The soldiers of the Six Divisions all hold their attributes. Although it is not completely in uniformity with classic rites, compared with other barbarians it is splendid to behold. This is why Confucius thought it would not be a shame to reside here. And is not moreover Kija's country a close relative of the hallowed dynasty?""
So observed the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Series
Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824856441
SKU
V9780824856441
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