Every Rock a Universe: The Yellow Mountains and Chinese Travel Writing

by Jonathan Chaves and Jonathan Chaves professor of Chinese The George Washington University

The Yellow Mountains (Huang shan) of China's Anhui Province have been famous for centuries as a place of scenic beauty and inspiration for poets, painters, and travelers. As early as the Tang Dynasty (618­-906), visitors were climbing at considerable risk its austere rocky peaks with fantastic pine trees, and the area remains a hugely popular tourist destination today.

A "golden age" of Yellow Mountains travel came in the 17th century,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891640704
• ISBN13: 9781891640704
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Floating World Editions
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"