- List of Maps* and Figures**
- Introduction
- 1. Dragon Spotting
- 2. Scale
- 3. The Nine Sloughs
- 4. Khan and Emperor
- 5. Economy and Ecology
- 6. Families
- 7. Beliefs
- 8. The Business of Things
- 9. The South China Sea
- 10. Collapse
- Conclusion
- [Appendices]
- Temperature and Precipitation Extremes
- The Nine Sloughs
- Succession of Emperors
- Pronunciation Guide
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- * Maps:
- 1. Landscape of Contemporary China
- 2. Provinces of Contemporary China
- 3. Ming Dynasty Courier Routes and Travel Distances
- 4. The Lower Yangzi Region (Jiangnan)
- 5. Provinces and Cities of the Yuan Dynasty
- 6. Provinces and Provincial Capitals of the Ming Dynasty
- 7. Maritime Trade Routes
- ** Figures:
- 1. Dragon Emerging by Wang Zhao
- 2. Portrait of the Hongzhi Emperor
- 3. Returning Home through the Snow by Dai Jin
- 4. Heavy Snow in the Mountain Passes by Wen Zhengming
- 5. Guanyin Protecting Children from Pestilence
- 6. Khubilai on a Hunt by Liu Guandao
- 7. Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang
- 8. Distillery Workers Grinding Grain to Make Liquor
- 9. Magistrate Distributing Grain from a State Granary
- 10. Two Women Husking Millet Using a Stone Roller
- 11. Portrait of Shang Lu
- 12. Portrait of a Ming Gentleman
- 13. Buddhist Monk in the Guise of a Lohan
- 14. General Map of the Terrestrial World
- 15. Porcelain Jar
- 16. Enjoying Antiquities by Du Jin
- 17. The Selden Map
- 18. Lohan by Wu Bin
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