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Appendix: A List of the Author’s Connections
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181 Appendix A List of Author’s Connections 1. Family father (1809–1870), name unknown mother (“birth mother,” father’s concubine, d. after 1893/1894), née Wang, native of Huangyan, Zhejiang mother (“legal mother,” father’s principal wife, d. between 1875 and 1893), née Chen, native of Zhuji, Zhejiang Madame Lou/Deng, father’s concubine from Guangdong Madame Li, grandfather’s concubine sisters/female cousins (the author refers to all of his female cousins as “sisters” and sometimes it is impossible to know whether a “sister” is his sister or his female cousin; when we do know for certain, we list the name under “paternal uncles and their wives, sons, and daughters ” below): “elder sister,” married to Zhou Shengjie “fourth sister,” lived in Lu’s Dyke, presumably married to a Mr. Ni there maternal uncles (i.e., brothers of “legal mother” Madame Chen): uncle (name unknown), son, son’s wife née Feng, and grandson Chen Youqiao (b. 1853), living at Diankou in Zhuji fifth uncle Chen Yiting, named Jing, who had a villa at the Sweetness Range in Zhuji maternal cousin: Xiong and his wife (d. 1862) paternal aunt, married to a Mr. Lu at Dragon’s Tail Mountain 182 Appendix paternal uncles and their wives, sons, and daughters: second uncle, wife (d. 1862); son Xinquan, his wife née Hu, and their son Anxuan (still living in 1893/1894); daughter (“ninth sister”), married to a farmer, name unknown fifth uncle, wife, two daughters (“eighth sister” and “little sister,” d. 1862) sixth uncle Kuisheng (d. 1862); sons Jingquan, Wuquan (whose only son, name unknown, was still living in 1893/1894), Xuequan (named Wentao, 1848–April 22, 1875), Puquan, Zi, You, and Liquan (the only one still living in 1893/1894) seventh uncle (d. 1862); wife née Yang (d. 1861); son Xiaoyun and his wife née Wang (d. 1862) and infant son Ren (d. 1862) eighth uncle Shaozhu, son Qinquan (named Wenzhi) (both died in early 1870s) 2. Friends (Note: Unless otherwise noted, the local place names in this and the next two sections are all Zhejiang place names.) Chen Yuyu, native of Tiantai residing in Ningbo General Liu Tianxing, studio name Youzhi, stationed at Shaoxing, in charge of the banner garrison Lan Youzhi, named Yan, grandson of Lan Dixi (1736–1797), directorgeneral of the Grand Canal Li Xiaju, named Chengqi, native of Jiangning (in Jiangsu), secretary to General Liu Tianxing Lü Xiuliang, named Jinshou, native of Suzhou (in Jiangsu), carpenter Pan Yiting, named Honggui, native of Liuzhou (in Guangxi) Qian Bochui (1867–1931), named Qian Zhenxun, native of Leqing, poet Qian Jufu (d. 1875), named Qixin, native of Xiushui, minor official Wan Qingxuan (1818–1898), native of Nanchang (in Jiangxi), official, a friend of author’s father Wang Kanghou, named Jin, aka “Elder Brother Thirty,” author’s classmate Xu Yingheng (1820–1891), “Commissioner Xu” (?), native of Panyu (in Guangdong), provincial administration commissioner of Zhejiang Yan Chiya, named An, residing in Changzhou (in Jiangsu) [18.208.203.36] Project MUSE (2024-03-19 07:55 GMT) Appendix 183 Yang Chunhua, residing at Shaobo (in Jiangsu) Yang Peiyuan (1835–1907), named Baoyi, native of Yanghu (in Jiangsu), painter Yao Gusheng, residing in Songjiang (in Shanghai) Yu Lang, courtesy name Xingru, native of Shanyin Yu Mosheng, named Zhixiang, native of Zichuan (in Shandong) Yu Simeng, named Long, native of Wucheng Yuan Jichuan (1839–1893), named Shunjin, native of Fenyang (in Shanxi), district jailor of Xianju, Zhejiang Zha Changqing, named Youchun, native of Haining, a friend of author’s father Zhang De, courtesy name Wangzong, author’s first teacher 3. Casual Acquaintances Chen Yuan (b. 1837), native of Linhai, bamboo carver, met during trip in part 1 Fang Hao, a former soldier, met at Jinhua Gu Baotang, native of Shangyu, travel companion of Zhou (see under “Servants and Hired Hands”) Lady Scribe of the Jade Capital, née Qi, great-granddaughter of Qi Cifeng (1703–1768), native of Tiantai, met during trip in part 1 Minxi, studio name Huafeng, abbot of Temple of True Enlightenment at Tiantai, met during trip in part 1 Mr. Feng, author’s family tailor, who had two sons, Feng Zhiying (d. 1862) and Feng Zhihua (d. 1862) Mr. Pan, native of Tiantai, travel companion in part 1 Old Man Xu (b. 1830s), Xu Dingmu, studio name Zhiting, owner of restaurant at Dragon King’s Lake of Xinchang, met during trip in part 1 Old Woman Tang (b. 1790s), native of Tiaomachang, who helped author...