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1-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 (lake of) Phang-It was confined to its proper limits, and the sun-birds (= the wild geese) had places ' The Hw4i was the boundary of Yang K4u on the north, and we naturally suppose that the other boundary mentioned, the sea, should be referred to the south of the province. If it were really so, Yang A4u must have extended along the coast as far as Cochin-China, and not a few Chinese scholars argue that it did so. But that no southern boundary of the province is mentioned may rather be taken as proving that when this Book was compiled, the country south of the Kiang—the present Yang-3ze—was unknown. Along the greater part of its course, the province was conterminous on the west with Xing Kéu, and in the north-west with Yui Kau. We may safely assign to it the greater portion of An-hui, and a part of the department of Hwang-A4u, in Hf-pei. All this would be the northern portion of the province. How far it extended southwards into Xé-Aiang and Xiang-hsf, it is impossible to say. F 2° 68 THE SHO KING. PART Ill. to settle on. The three Kiang were led to enter the sea, and it became possible to still the marsh of Kan. The bamboos, small and large, then spread about; the grass grew thin and long, and the trees rose high ; the soil was miry. The fields of this province were the lowest of the lowest class; its contribution of revenue was the highest of the lowest class, with a proportion of the class above. Its articles of tribute were gold, silver, and copper; yao and khw4n stones ; bamboos, small and large; (elephants’) teeth, hides, feathers, hair, and timber. The wild people of the islands brought garments of grass, with silks woven in shell-patterns in their baskets. Their bundles contained small oranges and pummeloes,—rendered when specially required. They followed the course of the Kiang and the sea, and so reached the HwéAi and the Sze. 7. (Mount) Xing and the south of (mount) Hang formed (the boundaries of) King Kau’. The Xiang and the Han pursued their (common) course to the sea, as if they were hastening to court. The nine Kiang were brought into complete order. The Tho and zien (streams) were conducted by
27. (Mount) Xing and the south of (mount) Hang formed (the boundaries of) King Kau’. The Xiang and the Han pursued their (common) course to the sea, as if they were hastening to court. The nine Kiang were brought into complete order. The Tho and zien (streams) were conducted by * Mount Xing, which bounded Xing Ku on the north, is in the department of Hsiang-yang, Hf-pei, and is called the southern King, to distinguish it from another mountain of the same name farther north in Yung Kau. Mount Hang, its southern boundary, is ‘the southern mountain’ of the Canon of Shun in Hang-Aau department, Hf-nan. Yang X4u was on the east, and the country on the west was almost unknown. Xing Kau contained the greater portion of the present provinces of Hf-pei and Hf-nan, and parts also of Kwei-44u and Sze-zhiian. Some geographers also extend it on the south into Kwang-tung and Kwang-hsi, which is very unlikely. BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YU. 69 their proper channels. The land in (the marsh of) Yiin (became visible), and (the marsh of) Mang was made capable of cultivation. The soil of this province was miry. Its fields were the average of the middle class; and its contribution of revenue was the lowest of the highest class. Its articles of tribute were feathers, hair, (elephants’) teeth, and hides; gold, silver, and copper; Aun trees, wood for bows, cedars, and cypresses; grindstones, whetstones, flint stones to make arrow-heads, and cinnabar; and the 4fiin and lf bamboos, with the h@ tree, (all good for making arrows)—of which the Three Regions were able to contribute the best specimens. The threeribbed rush was sent in bundles, put into cases. The baskets were filled with silken fabrics, azure and deep purple, and with strings of pearls that were not quite round. From the (country of the) nine Kiang, the great tortoise was presented when specially required (and found). They floated down the Xiang, the Tho, the Kien, and the Han, and crossed (the country) to the Lo, whence they reached the most southern part of the Ho. 8. The King (mountain) and the Ho were (the boundaries of) Yii KAu?. The f, the Lo, the A4an, and the Kien were conducted to the Ho. The (marsh of) Yung-po was 1 Yii K4u was the central one of Yii’s nine divisions of the country, and was conterminous, for a greater or less distance, with all of them, excepting AAing K4u, which lay off in the east by itself. It embraced most of the present Ho-nan, stretching also into the east and south, so as to comprehend parts of Shan-tung and H0-pei. 70 THE SHO KING. PART IIL. confined within its proper limits. The (waters of that of) Ko were led to (the marsh of) Mang-40.
3It embraced most of the present Ho-nan, stretching also into the east and south, so as to comprehend parts of Shan-tung and H0-pei. 70 THE SHO KING. PART IIL. confined within its proper limits. The (waters of that of) Ko were led to (the marsh of) Mang-40. The soil of this province was mellow; in the lower parts it was (in some places) rich, and (in others) dark and thin. Its fields were the highest of the middle class; and its contribution of revenue was the average of the highest class, with a proportion of the very highest. Its articles of tribute were varnish, hemp, fine cloth of dolichos fibre, and the boehmerea. The baskets were full of chequered silks, and of fine floss silk. Stones for polishing sounding-stones were rendered when required. They floated along the Lo, and so reached the Ho. 9g. The south of (mount) Hwé4 and the Blackwater were (the boundaries of) Liang Kau’. The (hills) Min and Po were made capable of cultivation. The Tho and zien streams were conducted by their proper channels. Sacrifices were offered to (the hills) 3h4i and M4ng on the regulation (of the country about them).* (The country of) the wild tribes about the Ho was successfully operated on. 1 Liang au was an extensive province, and it is a remarkable fact that neither the dominions of the Shang nor the Kau dynasty, which followed Hsi4, included it. Portions of it were embraced in the Yui and Yung provinces of XAu, but the greater part was considered as wild, savage territory, beyond the limits of the Middle Kingdom. It is difficult to believe that the great Yu operated upon it, as this chapter would seem to indicate. The Hw at its north-eastern corner is the western mountain of Shun. The Black-water, or ‘the Kiang of the Golden Sands,’ is identified with the present La. The province extended over most of the present Sze-A/ilan, with parts of Shen-hsf and Kan-s@. I can hardly believe, as many do, that it extended far into Yiin-nan and Kwei-4au. BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YU. 71 The soil of this province was greenish and light. Its fields were the highest of the lowest class; and its contribution of revenue was the average of the lowest class, with proportions of the rates immediately above and below. Its articles of tribute were —the best gold, iron, silver, steel, flint stones to make arrow-heads, and sounding-stones; with the skins of bears, foxes, and jackals, and (nets) woven of their hair. From (the hill of) Hst-44ing they came by the course of the Hwan; floated along the AZien, and then crossed (the country) to the Mien; passed to the Wei, and (finally) ferried across the Ho. 10. The Black-water and western Ho were (the boundaries of) Yung Kau}. The Weak-water was conducted westwards. The King was led to mingle its waters with those of the Wei. The AAi and the Ai were next led in a similar way (to the Wei), and the waters of the Féng found the same receptacle.
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.
1-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 (lake of) Phang-It was confined to its proper limits, and the sun-birds (= the wild geese) had places ' The Hw4i was the boundary of Yang K4u on the north, and we naturally suppose that the other boundary mentioned, the sea, should be referred to the south of the province. If it were really so, Yang A4u must have extended along the coast as far as Cochin-China, and not a few Chinese scholars argue that it did so. But that no southern boundary of the province is mentioned may rather be taken as proving that when this Book was compiled, the country south of the Kiang—the present Yang-3ze—was unknown. Along the greater part of its course, the province was conterminous on the west with Xing Kéu, and in the north-west with Yui Kau. We may safely assign to it the greater portion of An-hui, and a part of the department of Hwang-A4u, in Hf-pei. All this would be the northern portion of the province. How far it extended southwards into Xé-Aiang and Xiang-hsf, it is impossible to say. F 2° 68 THE SHO KING. PART Ill. to settle on. The three Kiang were led to enter the sea, and it became possible to still the marsh of Kan. The bamboos, small and large, then spread about; the grass grew thin and long, and the trees rose high ; the soil was miry. The fields of this province were the lowest of the lowest class; its contribution of revenue was the highest of the lowest class, with a proportion of the class above. Its articles of tribute were gold, silver, and copper; yao and khw4n stones ; bamboos, small and large; (elephants’) teeth, hides, feathers, hair, and timber. The wild people of the islands brought garments of grass, with silks woven in shell-patterns in their baskets. Their bundles contained small oranges and pummeloes,—rendered when specially required. They followed the course of the Kiang and the sea, and so reached the HwéAi and the Sze. 7. (Mount) Xing and the south of (mount) Hang formed (the boundaries of) King Kau’. The Xiang and the Han pursued their (common) course to the sea, as if they were hastening to court. The nine Kiang were brought into complete order. The Tho and zien (streams) were conducted by
27. (Mount) Xing and the south of (mount) Hang formed (the boundaries of) King Kau’. The Xiang and the Han pursued their (common) course to the sea, as if they were hastening to court. The nine Kiang were brought into complete order. The Tho and zien (streams) were conducted by * Mount Xing, which bounded Xing Ku on the north, is in the department of Hsiang-yang, Hf-pei, and is called the southern King, to distinguish it from another mountain of the same name farther north in Yung Kau. Mount Hang, its southern boundary, is ‘the southern mountain’ of the Canon of Shun in Hang-Aau department, Hf-nan. Yang X4u was on the east, and the country on the west was almost unknown. Xing Kau contained the greater portion of the present provinces of Hf-pei and Hf-nan, and parts also of Kwei-44u and Sze-zhiian. Some geographers also extend it on the south into Kwang-tung and Kwang-hsi, which is very unlikely. BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YU. 69 their proper channels. The land in (the marsh of) Yiin (became visible), and (the marsh of) Mang was made capable of cultivation. The soil of this province was miry. Its fields were the average of the middle class; and its contribution of revenue was the lowest of the highest class. Its articles of tribute were feathers, hair, (elephants’) teeth, and hides; gold, silver, and copper; Aun trees, wood for bows, cedars, and cypresses; grindstones, whetstones, flint stones to make arrow-heads, and cinnabar; and the 4fiin and lf bamboos, with the h@ tree, (all good for making arrows)—of which the Three Regions were able to contribute the best specimens. The threeribbed rush was sent in bundles, put into cases. The baskets were filled with silken fabrics, azure and deep purple, and with strings of pearls that were not quite round. From the (country of the) nine Kiang, the great tortoise was presented when specially required (and found). They floated down the Xiang, the Tho, the Kien, and the Han, and crossed (the country) to the Lo, whence they reached the most southern part of the Ho. 8. The King (mountain) and the Ho were (the boundaries of) Yii KAu?. The f, the Lo, the A4an, and the Kien were conducted to the Ho. The (marsh of) Yung-po was 1 Yii K4u was the central one of Yii’s nine divisions of the country, and was conterminous, for a greater or less distance, with all of them, excepting AAing K4u, which lay off in the east by itself. It embraced most of the present Ho-nan, stretching also into the east and south, so as to comprehend parts of Shan-tung and H0-pei. 70 THE SHO KING. PART IIL. confined within its proper limits. The (waters of that of) Ko were led to (the marsh of) Mang-40.
3It embraced most of the present Ho-nan, stretching also into the east and south, so as to comprehend parts of Shan-tung and H0-pei. 70 THE SHO KING. PART IIL. confined within its proper limits. The (waters of that of) Ko were led to (the marsh of) Mang-40. The soil of this province was mellow; in the lower parts it was (in some places) rich, and (in others) dark and thin. Its fields were the highest of the middle class; and its contribution of revenue was the average of the highest class, with a proportion of the very highest. Its articles of tribute were varnish, hemp, fine cloth of dolichos fibre, and the boehmerea. The baskets were full of chequered silks, and of fine floss silk. Stones for polishing sounding-stones were rendered when required. They floated along the Lo, and so reached the Ho. 9g. The south of (mount) Hwé4 and the Blackwater were (the boundaries of) Liang Kau’. The (hills) Min and Po were made capable of cultivation. The Tho and zien streams were conducted by their proper channels. Sacrifices were offered to (the hills) 3h4i and M4ng on the regulation (of the country about them).* (The country of) the wild tribes about the Ho was successfully operated on. 1 Liang au was an extensive province, and it is a remarkable fact that neither the dominions of the Shang nor the Kau dynasty, which followed Hsi4, included it. Portions of it were embraced in the Yui and Yung provinces of XAu, but the greater part was considered as wild, savage territory, beyond the limits of the Middle Kingdom. It is difficult to believe that the great Yu operated upon it, as this chapter would seem to indicate. The Hw at its north-eastern corner is the western mountain of Shun. The Black-water, or ‘the Kiang of the Golden Sands,’ is identified with the present La. The province extended over most of the present Sze-A/ilan, with parts of Shen-hsf and Kan-s@. I can hardly believe, as many do, that it extended far into Yiin-nan and Kwei-4au. BOOK I. THE TRIBUTE OF YU. 71 The soil of this province was greenish and light. Its fields were the highest of the lowest class; and its contribution of revenue was the average of the lowest class, with proportions of the rates immediately above and below. Its articles of tribute were —the best gold, iron, silver, steel, flint stones to make arrow-heads, and sounding-stones; with the skins of bears, foxes, and jackals, and (nets) woven of their hair. From (the hill of) Hst-44ing they came by the course of the Hwan; floated along the AZien, and then crossed (the country) to the Mien; passed to the Wei, and (finally) ferried across the Ho. 10. The Black-water and western Ho were (the boundaries of) Yung Kau}. The Weak-water was conducted westwards. The King was led to mingle its waters with those of the Wei. The AAi and the Ai were next led in a similar way (to the Wei), and the waters of the Féng found the same receptacle.
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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