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Chinese Dynasties

Map of Song, Xi Xia, and Liao Empires, ca. 1100

1. Introduction

2. Jinci: Place and Name

3. Taiyuan and the First Ancestor of Jin

4. The Shrine of Shu Yu of Tang

5. The Jin River and the Emergence of the Spirit of the Jin Springs

6. The Song-Dynasty Temple to the Sage Mother

7. Manipulating the Spirits of Jin

8. Conclusions: the Temple and Shrine as an Expression of Divine Presence

Appendix A. Dates of Extant Structures in the Jinci Complex

Appendix B. Glossary of Building Terminology

Notes

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Index