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189 Index A Academy of Master Stone Case, 134 The Account of Famous Sights, 47 “Account of My Southern Journey” (Sun Jiagan), 147 “Account of Peach Blossom Spring” (Tao Yuanming), 101 Account of Ten Days in Yangzhou, 30 Account of the Jiading Massacre, 30 age of no doubts, 13, 79–80 Ah Zhang, 32, 85, 91–92, 104, 105 alum story, 80 An Lushan Rebellion, 25, 139n60 Analects, 13, 46n22, 62n56, 172n124 ancestral shrine, 104 ants comparison, Taiping soldiers, 24 Anxuan, 85, 92 Arhat pine, 164–65 atractylodes, 70 aunts, 81, 91, 181–82 autobiographical narrative, overview: childhood perspective, 3–4, 23–24; and cultural memory, 28–31; local focus, 6–7, 28, 30; manuscript copy, 5, 8, 27–29; opening journey summarized, 9–13; philosophical aspect, 7; Rebellion period perspective, 13–14; structure of, 5–6, 8n3, 9, 14–16; translation approach, 31; as trauma writing, 7–8, 16–26; travel theme, 7–8, 14–16; utility expectation, 6–7, 35–36. See also specific topics, e.g., landscape entries; poems entries; violence memories B Bai Juyi, 112n6, 124, 150n90 “The Ballad of Pipa” (Bai Juyi), 112n6, 150n90 bamboo, 56, 99, 163 Bamboo Leaf Green, 136 Ban Gu, 79 bandits: attacks on water, 103, 104; explosion ambush, 102–3; at Peach Blossom Spring, 101; Suzhou problem, 148–49; Taizhou, 61–62; Temple’s East, 104; Tiantai city, 64; Xianju area, 73, 74, 165–66, 169–74; Zhejiang, 49, 50. See also Longhairs; Nian uprising; Shorthairs; violence memories Banshan, 138 Banzhu, 39 Bao Lishen, 86 Bao Shenbo (Bao Shichen), 67 Bao Shu, 51 Bao Village, 23–24, 86–87, 93, 96, 102–3 Baoying, 121 Bay of Avoiding Summer Heat, 150–51 beauty, scenes of. See landscape entries beaver, hawk-capturing, 98–99, 99 Benniu, 138 “Big Sister, Go Pick Tea Leaves” bird, 76, 77–78 biji form, as memory shaper, 8n3 birds, 13, 39, 44, 76–78, 82, 99, 159 birth mother. See Wang, Madame (birth mother) bitter nut, 99 190 Index “black dog” phrase, 11, 40 black rice, 99 Black Stone Village, 81–82, 94, 99 Black Summit Mountain, 41–42 “Blue Robe” plant, 71 Bo Daoyou, 79 boars, 44 boat travel: escapes during Taiping Rebellion, 90, 104–6; for father’s burial, 125–27, 131; Gaoyou journey, 140; Hangzhou journey, 159; Huangya ’s ferry, 53, 67–68; Hujia Pond journey , 103–4; to Jinhua, 65; Lion Hill, 134; sea route, 58–59; Shaoxing area, 53, 55; Suzhou area, 150–51, 152–53; to Tiantai, 10, 11, 37–38; to/from Shaoxing , 47–48, 55; wailing woman episode , 12–13; Xianju journey, 161–62; Yuanjiang journey, 137–38 bodhi fruit comparison, 6, 13, 37 Bodhisattva Grotto, 103 Bodhisattva shrine, Seven Stars Crag, 135 Botong (Gao Botong), 141 brasnia soup, 72 Bronze Dyke Hollow, 101 Buddha’s Mash, 121 Buddha’s Mound, 44 Buddha’s Pavilion, 125–26 Buddhism, 26, 43–44, 45–46, 131. See also temple visits C calendar system, overview, 32–33 Caruth, Catherine, 22 casualty statistics, civil wars, 3, 24, 110 cavalry, Nian, 110, 113–14 caves, 46–47, 54, 101, 103, 135 cemeteries, 53, 55, 60, 84, 135 chang ghost, 137 Changzhou, 126 “Chaos, Memory, and Genre” (Huntington ), 8n3 Chen, Madame (legal mother): conch dream, 81; in extended family, 31, 181; fleeceflower tuber, 142; homeland, 86; during Nian Uprising, 88, 113; return to Shaoxing, 128 Chen dynasty, 64 Chen Guorui, 113, 116 Chen Jialing (Chen Weisong), 125, 127 Chen Laomo, 110–11 Chen Wengong (Chen Hongmou), 120, 169 Chen Yuan, 55–56 Chen Yuyu, 80 Chen Zilong, 145n75 Cheng County, 64 Cheng Xiangzheng, 169, 171 Cheng Zhonglie (Cheng Xueqi), 127 Chengzihe, 110 Chenhao rebellion, 160 chestnut, mountain, 99 Chinese Academy of Sciences, 28 Chinese grim reaper, 23, 101 Chu army (Xiang militia), 116 “Chun wang” (Du Fu), 25n18 cinnabar well, 54 Classic of Mountains, 49n29 Classic of Poetry, 38n1, 59n50, 60n51, 62n57, 64n62 Clear Stream Village, 42, 164 Clear Water Pool, 122 Clorinda, 31 Cloud Range, 152 Cloud Terrace Mountain, 47, 142 clouds, jars of white, 142 Cloudy Peak, 52 coffins, dirt-filled, 97 Coiled Incense Tower, 114–15, 116 Coin Islet, 138 Coldwater Way Station, 41 collecting the songs, 7, 35–36 Colorful Brocade Peak, 103 colors, 93–94, 95, 102. See also landscape entries Compassionate Cloud Temple, 140 conch dream, 81 concubines: father’s, 31, 81, 95, 98, 109–10; grandfather’s, 81, 83, 91, 105; Qian Jufu’s, 123–24; Yuan Jichuan’s, 51–52, 57 Confucius, 44, 46n22, 60n52, 79n4...

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