By Qitao Guo, author of Huizhou: Local Identity and Mercantile Lineage Culture in Ming China
Wang Daokun (1525-1593) was a literary luminary of empire-wide standing in the Ming dynasty; he represents an outstanding instance of Confucian scholar-official engagement in local matters in h...
By Paul U. Unschuld, translator of the Ben cao gang mu series
The Ben cao gang mu series is the first complete and annotated translation of the classic work, combining the original Chinese text and its English equivalent.
The Ben cao gang mu is a unique document based on literal...