Chinese Food Lore, The Language of Things

Author: Editorial Committee of Chinese Food and Drink Myths
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: "The Language of Things" selects famous works from the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, making it a classic book that compiles the folk culture of various items (clothing, food, housing, transportation). It includes works such as "Notes on Superfluous Things" (Ming Dynasty · Wen Zhenheng), "Exquisite Craftsmanship of Various Objects" (Ming Dynasty · Zhou Lujing), "Aromatic Compendium" (Song Dynasty · Hong Chu), "Compendium of Famous Fragrances" (Song Dynasty · Ye Tinggui), "Yunlin Stone Spectrum" (Song Dynasty · Du Wan), and "Discrimination of Ancient Jade" (Republic of China · Liu Datong). Readers can not only learn from it...