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12205-1767). On the conclusion of his labours, according to what was the universally accepted tradition in the Kau period, Yui was appointed by Yo to be earl of Hsia, a small principality in Ho-nan, identified with the present Yii-A4u, department Khéi-fang, which thus still retains the name of Yi. It has been repeatedly said in the Introduction that the Tribute of Yu describes what was done before the death of Y4o. The reason why it got its place as the first of the Books of Hsia was, no doubt, because the merit set forth in it was the ground of Yii’s advancement to the throne. Altogether the Books of Hsia are properly no more than three ;— a fact which shows that in so early a period the duty of the recorder was little exercised, or that the destruction of its monuments in the course of time was nearly complete. We may assume that it was in consequence of both of these things that, when the collection of the Shi was made, only three documents of Hsia were found, to go into it. The word ‘Tribute’ in the name of this first Book is not to be understood only in the sense of a contribution paid by one nation to another in acknowledgment of subjection, but also as the contribution of revenue paid by subjects to their proper tuler. The term, moreover, gives a very inadequate idea of the contents, which describe generally the labours of Yti in remedying the disasters occasioned by the inundation with which he had to cope, and how he then defined the boundaries of the different provinces, made other important territorial divisions, and determined the quality of the soil in each province, and the proportion of revenue it should pay, with other particulars. The Book, if we could fully credit it, would be a sort of domesday book of China in the twenty-third century 64 THE SHO KING. PART III. B.c., in the compass of a few pages. In the classification of the Books of the Sh, according to their subject-matter, this is rightly considered as a Canon. The first section of it is divided into one short introductory chapter, and nine others, each containing the account of one province. Section 1. 1. Yii divided the land. Following the course of the hills, he cut down the trees. He determined the highest hills and largest rivers (in the several regions). 2. With respect to At Kau’, he did his work at Ha-khau, and took effective measures at (the mountains) Liang and AAt. Having repaired the works on Thai-yiian, he proceeded on to the south of (mount) Yo. He was successful with his labours on Tan-hwai, and went on to the cross-flowing stream of Kang. The soil of this province was whitish and mellow. Its contribution of revenue was the highest of the highest class, with some proportion of the second. Its fields were the average of the middle class.
2He was successful with his labours on Tan-hwai, and went on to the cross-flowing stream of Kang. The soil of this province was whitish and mellow. Its contribution of revenue was the highest of the highest class, with some proportion of the second. Its fields were the average of the middle class. 1 KY} Kau embraced the present provinces of Shan-hst, Xih-If, the three most northern departments of Ho-nan, and the western portion of Lifo-tung. It had the Ho—what we call the Yellow river—on three sides of it. On the west was all that part of the Ho which forms the dividing line between Shen-hst and Shan-hsf. At the south-western corner of Shan-hsf, the Ho turns to the east: and in Yti’s time it flowed eastwards to about the place where Xih-If, Shan-tung, and Ho-nan all touch, forming the southern boundary of A? Kau. Thence it ran north and east, till its waters entered the present gulph of ih-li, forming, so far, the eastern boundary of the province. The northern boundary must be left undefined. It would be foreign to the object of the present publication of the Shfi, and take too much space, to give notes on the details of Yii’s operations in A? Kau and the other provinces. BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YU. 65 The (waters of the) Hang and Wei were brought to their proper channels, and T4-lii was made capable of cultivation. The wild people of the islands (brought) dresses of skins (i.e. fur dresses); keeping close on the right to the rocks of Kieh, they entered the Ho. 3. Between the At and the Ho was Yen Kau’. The nine branches of the Ho were made to keep their proper channels. Léi-hsi4 was made a marsh, in which (the waters of) the Yung and the 3ii were united. The mulberry grounds were made fit for silkworms, and then (the people) came down from the heights, and occupied the grounds (below). The soil of this province was blackish and rich ; the grass in it was luxuriant, and the trees grew high. Its fields were the lowest of the middle class. Its contribution of revenue was fixed at what would just be deemed the correct amount ; but it was not required from it, as from the other provinces, till after it had been cultivated for thirteen years. Its articles of tribute were varnish and silk, and, in baskets, woven ornamental fabrics. They floated along the At and Tha, and so reached the Ho. 4. The sea and (mount) Tai were the boundaries of Khing Kau’. 1 Yen Ku was a small province, having the Ho on the north, the AT on the south, the gulph of Xih-li on the east, and Yii Ka4u, Yii’s seventh province, on the west. It embraced the department of T4-ming, with portions of those of Ho-Aien and Thien-fing, in Xih-li, and the department of Tung-44ang, with portions of those of Xi;nan and Yen-Adau, in Shan-tung. * Khing Kau, having mount Tai and Hsii au (the next province) on the west and south, Yen Kau and the sea on the north-west and the north, and the sea on the east and south, (rt) F 66 THE SHO KING. PART If.
3* Khing Kau, having mount Tai and Hsii au (the next province) on the west and south, Yen Kau and the sea on the north-west and the north, and the sea on the east and south, (rt) F 66 THE SHO KING. PART If. (The territory of) Yii-t was defined ; and the Weiand 3ze were made to keep their (old) channels. Its soil was whitish and rich. Along the shore of the sea were wide tracts of salt land. Its fields were the lowest of the first class, and its contribution of revenue the highest of the second. Its articles of tribute were salt, fine cloth of dolichos fibre, productions of the sea of various kinds; with silk, hemp, lead, pine trees, and strange stones, from the valleys of Tai. The wild people of LAi were taught tillage and pasturage, and brought in their baskets the silk from the mountain mulberry tree. They floated along the Wan, and so reached the At. 5. The sea, mount TAi, and the HwéAi were (the boundaries of) Hsii AAu!. The Hwdi and the f (rivers) were regulated, The (hills) Mang and Yui were made fit for cultivation. (The waters of) Ta-yeh were confined (so as to form would be still smaller than Yen Adu, and contain the three departments of Xhing-Adu, Laéi-Adu, and Téng-#4u, with the western portion of that of A?-nan, in Shan-tung. From the text we should never suppose that it passed across the sea which washes the north and east of Shan-tung, and extended indefinitely into Lido-tung and Corla. This, however, is the view of many Chinese geographers. 1 The western boundary of Hstt Xu, which is not given in the text, was Yii Kau, and part of KAing Kau. It embraced | the present department of Hsti-A4u, the six districts—Th4o-ytian, Khing-ho, An-tung, Hsti-4Aien, Sui-ning, and Kan-yé, department of Hwai-an, with Phei Kau and H4i XAu,—all in Xiang-si; the whole of Yen-44u department, Tung-phing A4u and the south of Phing-yin district in the department of Th4i-an, the department of f-44u, and portions of those of Ki-nan and Khing-s4u,—all in Shan-tung; with the four districts Hw4i-ytan, Wa-ho, Hung, and Ling-pi, department of Fang-yang, with Sze Kau and Hsti X4u,—all in An-hui. BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YU. 67 a marsh) ; and (the tract of) Tung-yilan was successfully brought under management. The soil of this province was red, clayey, and rich. Its grass and trees grew more and more bushy. Its fields were the second of the highest class ; its contribution of revenue was the average of the second. Its articles of tribute were—earth of five different colours, variegated pheasants from the valleys of mount Yii, the solitary dryandra from the south of mount Yt, and the sounding-stones that (seemed to) float on the (banks of the) Sze. -The wild tribes about the Hwdi brought oyster-pearls and fish, and their baskets full of deep azure and other silken fabrics, chequered and pure white. They floated along the Hwéi and the Sze, and so reached the Ho. 6. The Hwai and the sea formed (the boundaries of) Yang K4éul.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
12205-1767). On the conclusion of his labours, according to what was the universally accepted tradition in the Kau period, Yui was appointed by Yo to be earl of Hsia, a small principality in Ho-nan, identified with the present Yii-A4u, department Khéi-fang, which thus still retains the name of Yi. It has been repeatedly said in the Introduction that the Tribute of Yu describes what was done before the death of Y4o. The reason why it got its place as the first of the Books of Hsia was, no doubt, because the merit set forth in it was the ground of Yii’s advancement to the throne. Altogether the Books of Hsia are properly no more than three ;— a fact which shows that in so early a period the duty of the recorder was little exercised, or that the destruction of its monuments in the course of time was nearly complete. We may assume that it was in consequence of both of these things that, when the collection of the Shi was made, only three documents of Hsia were found, to go into it. The word ‘Tribute’ in the name of this first Book is not to be understood only in the sense of a contribution paid by one nation to another in acknowledgment of subjection, but also as the contribution of revenue paid by subjects to their proper tuler. The term, moreover, gives a very inadequate idea of the contents, which describe generally the labours of Yti in remedying the disasters occasioned by the inundation with which he had to cope, and how he then defined the boundaries of the different provinces, made other important territorial divisions, and determined the quality of the soil in each province, and the proportion of revenue it should pay, with other particulars. The Book, if we could fully credit it, would be a sort of domesday book of China in the twenty-third century 64 THE SHO KING. PART III. B.c., in the compass of a few pages. In the classification of the Books of the Sh, according to their subject-matter, this is rightly considered as a Canon. The first section of it is divided into one short introductory chapter, and nine others, each containing the account of one province. Section 1. 1. Yii divided the land. Following the course of the hills, he cut down the trees. He determined the highest hills and largest rivers (in the several regions). 2. With respect to At Kau’, he did his work at Ha-khau, and took effective measures at (the mountains) Liang and AAt. Having repaired the works on Thai-yiian, he proceeded on to the south of (mount) Yo. He was successful with his labours on Tan-hwai, and went on to the cross-flowing stream of Kang. The soil of this province was whitish and mellow. Its contribution of revenue was the highest of the highest class, with some proportion of the second. Its fields were the average of the middle class.
2He was successful with his labours on Tan-hwai, and went on to the cross-flowing stream of Kang. The soil of this province was whitish and mellow. Its contribution of revenue was the highest of the highest class, with some proportion of the second. Its fields were the average of the middle class. 1 KY} Kau embraced the present provinces of Shan-hst, Xih-If, the three most northern departments of Ho-nan, and the western portion of Lifo-tung. It had the Ho—what we call the Yellow river—on three sides of it. On the west was all that part of the Ho which forms the dividing line between Shen-hst and Shan-hsf. At the south-western corner of Shan-hsf, the Ho turns to the east: and in Yti’s time it flowed eastwards to about the place where Xih-If, Shan-tung, and Ho-nan all touch, forming the southern boundary of A? Kau. Thence it ran north and east, till its waters entered the present gulph of ih-li, forming, so far, the eastern boundary of the province. The northern boundary must be left undefined. It would be foreign to the object of the present publication of the Shfi, and take too much space, to give notes on the details of Yii’s operations in A? Kau and the other provinces. BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YU. 65 The (waters of the) Hang and Wei were brought to their proper channels, and T4-lii was made capable of cultivation. The wild people of the islands (brought) dresses of skins (i.e. fur dresses); keeping close on the right to the rocks of Kieh, they entered the Ho. 3. Between the At and the Ho was Yen Kau’. The nine branches of the Ho were made to keep their proper channels. Léi-hsi4 was made a marsh, in which (the waters of) the Yung and the 3ii were united. The mulberry grounds were made fit for silkworms, and then (the people) came down from the heights, and occupied the grounds (below). The soil of this province was blackish and rich ; the grass in it was luxuriant, and the trees grew high. Its fields were the lowest of the middle class. Its contribution of revenue was fixed at what would just be deemed the correct amount ; but it was not required from it, as from the other provinces, till after it had been cultivated for thirteen years. Its articles of tribute were varnish and silk, and, in baskets, woven ornamental fabrics. They floated along the At and Tha, and so reached the Ho. 4. The sea and (mount) Tai were the boundaries of Khing Kau’. 1 Yen Ku was a small province, having the Ho on the north, the AT on the south, the gulph of Xih-li on the east, and Yii Ka4u, Yii’s seventh province, on the west. It embraced the department of T4-ming, with portions of those of Ho-Aien and Thien-fing, in Xih-li, and the department of Tung-44ang, with portions of those of Xi;nan and Yen-Adau, in Shan-tung. * Khing Kau, having mount Tai and Hsii au (the next province) on the west and south, Yen Kau and the sea on the north-west and the north, and the sea on the east and south, (rt) F 66 THE SHO KING. PART If.
3* Khing Kau, having mount Tai and Hsii au (the next province) on the west and south, Yen Kau and the sea on the north-west and the north, and the sea on the east and south, (rt) F 66 THE SHO KING. PART If. (The territory of) Yii-t was defined ; and the Weiand 3ze were made to keep their (old) channels. Its soil was whitish and rich. Along the shore of the sea were wide tracts of salt land. Its fields were the lowest of the first class, and its contribution of revenue the highest of the second. Its articles of tribute were salt, fine cloth of dolichos fibre, productions of the sea of various kinds; with silk, hemp, lead, pine trees, and strange stones, from the valleys of Tai. The wild people of LAi were taught tillage and pasturage, and brought in their baskets the silk from the mountain mulberry tree. They floated along the Wan, and so reached the At. 5. The sea, mount TAi, and the HwéAi were (the boundaries of) Hsii AAu!. The Hwdi and the f (rivers) were regulated, The (hills) Mang and Yui were made fit for cultivation. (The waters of) Ta-yeh were confined (so as to form would be still smaller than Yen Adu, and contain the three departments of Xhing-Adu, Laéi-Adu, and Téng-#4u, with the western portion of that of A?-nan, in Shan-tung. From the text we should never suppose that it passed across the sea which washes the north and east of Shan-tung, and extended indefinitely into Lido-tung and Corla. This, however, is the view of many Chinese geographers. 1 The western boundary of Hstt Xu, which is not given in the text, was Yii Kau, and part of KAing Kau. It embraced | the present department of Hsti-A4u, the six districts—Th4o-ytian, Khing-ho, An-tung, Hsti-4Aien, Sui-ning, and Kan-yé, department of Hwai-an, with Phei Kau and H4i XAu,—all in Xiang-si; the whole of Yen-44u department, Tung-phing A4u and the south of Phing-yin district in the department of Th4i-an, the department of f-44u, and portions of those of Ki-nan and Khing-s4u,—all in Shan-tung; with the four districts Hw4i-ytan, Wa-ho, Hung, and Ling-pi, department of Fang-yang, with Sze Kau and Hsti X4u,—all in An-hui. BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YU. 67 a marsh) ; and (the tract of) Tung-yilan was successfully brought under management. The soil of this province was red, clayey, and rich. Its grass and trees grew more and more bushy. Its fields were the second of the highest class ; its contribution of revenue was the average of the second. Its articles of tribute were—earth of five different colours, variegated pheasants from the valleys of mount Yii, the solitary dryandra from the south of mount Yt, and the sounding-stones that (seemed to) float on the (banks of the) Sze. -The wild tribes about the Hwdi brought oyster-pearls and fish, and their baskets full of deep azure and other silken fabrics, chequered and pure white. They floated along the Hwéi and the Sze, and so reached the Ho. 6. The Hwai and the sea formed (the boundaries of) Yang K4éul.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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