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	Xu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	Xu Xiake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		With an ancestry is in Jiangxi, he was born Xu Hongzu (宏祖), as the second son of Xu Yu'an (徐豫庵, 1545-1694) and Wang Ruren (王孺人, 1545-1625).
		It was often commented that it was his mother's encouragement to travel that shaped Xu's predilections.
		Xiake was an alternate sobriquet (別號) given to him by his friend Chen Jiru (陳繼儒, 1558-1639) and it means "one who is in the sunset clouds".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Xu_Xiake (174 words)

	Encyclopedia: Xu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Xu Beihong (徐悲鸿) (July 19, 1895 - September 26, 1953) (born in Wuxi, Jiangsu) is a Chinese painter.
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		Xu Zhimo (徐志摩, pinyin: Xú Zhìmó) (January 15, 1897-November 19, 1931) is a twentieth-century Chinese poet.
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	Xu Xiake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Xu Xiake (徐霞客, January 5, 1587 (November 27 in the Chinese calendar) - 1641) was adescriptive Ming Chinese travel writer noted for his bravery and humility.He visited southwestern China for years.
		With an ancestry is in Jiangsi, he was born Xu Hongzu (宏祖), as thesecond son of Xu Yu'an (徐豫庵, 1545-1694) and Wang Ruren (王孺人, 1545-1625).
		Xiake was an alternate sobriquet (別號) given to him by his friend Chen Jiru(陳繼儒, 1558-1639) and it means "one who is in the sunset clouds.
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	XU Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		XU was the largest and most important intelligence organisation in occupied Norway during WWII.
		XU was established in July 1940 by Arvid Storsveen, and was originally based on recruiting students from the University of Oslo.
		After a period of cooperation with Milorg, XU worked separately from the rest of the Norwegian resistance movement from the Autumn of 1941.
	www.artoftexans.com /encyclopedia/XU (524 words)

	Xu Hongzu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Better known as Xu Xiake, was the most famous Chinese travel writer of the imperial period.
		A native of Jiangyin (in present-day Jiangsu province), Xu's travel covered most of central and eastern China, as well as the present-day southwestern provinces, Yunnan and Guangxi, in his later years.
		His monumental Xu Xiake youji [The travels of Xu Xiake] was an important geographical and anthropological record of ancient China, ten juan of which is extant.
	www.renditions.org /renditions/authors/xuhongz.html (73 words)

	Xu Xiake -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Xu Xiake (徐霞客, (Click link for more info and facts about py.) py.
		Xú Xiákè) (January 5, 1587 (November 27 in the Chinese calendar) - 1641) was a descriptive (Click link for more info and facts about Ming Chines) Ming Chinese travel writer noted for his bravery and humility.
		With an ancestry is in (Click link for more info and facts about Jiangxi) Jiangxi, he was born Xu Hongzu (宏祖), as the second son of Xu Yu'an (徐豫庵, 1545-1694) and Wang Ruren (王孺人, 1545-1625).
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	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		'''Xu''' can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: #徐 (pinyin Xú, also spelled Hsü or Tsui) #許 (Traditional Chinese traditional) or 许 (Simplified Chinese simplified), (pinyin Xǔ, also spelled Hui) In this context it is pronounced somewhat like ''Shoo''.
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	ACTA CARSLOGICA XXXII/I
		He described his journeys to almost half of the territory of the Ming dynasty in his book ÅXu Xiake's travels« (ÅXu Xiake youji«), that was first published in 1642.
		Xu Xiake first described different types of the tropical karst and focused on the characteristics and reasons of the tower hills origin.
		Zato Xu Xiake ni oèe moderne speleologije, krasoslovja, geomorfologije in geografije le v kitajskem merilu, temveè tudi v svetovnem.
	www.zrc-sazu.si /izrk/carsologica/Acta321/ravbar.htm (387 words)

	Xu Xiake - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Xu Xiake - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	Luoping - a Scinic Area
		Lying at the source of the torrential Pearl River, at the southern foot of the Majestic Wumeng Mountain and at the convergence of Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou, Luoping is a mysterious land of picturesque scenery.
		It's enthralling beauty is such that Xu Xiake, the great traveler in the Ming Dynasty, couldn't tear himself away from it after spending dozens of days here.
		It is small wonder that Xu Xiake described Luoping as one of the few most picturesque places he had ever been to in his book.
	www.travel-to-china.net /yunnan/city/qujing/luoping.htm (490 words)

	Changingtrip.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When the well-known Ming Dynasty geographer Xu Xiake came to Mount Jiuyi on a field trip, he paid homage at the memorial temple of Shun.
		According to Xu, most ancient Chinese rulers would only go to famous mountains like Mount Tai, for sightseeing or on pilgrimage and would never go to a place like Cangwu which, in the eyes of people living in the Yellow River valley, was inhabited by savage tribes.
		In the Travel Notes of Xu Xiake, the author said, "Of these nine peaks, even the local inhabitants find it hard to say which is which.
	www.changingtrip.com /english/50sight/28.asp (1473 words)

	other attractions in baoshan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Buddha image, lying in a cave at the foot of Yunyan Mountain 15 kilometres away from the town in the north, was made in the fourth year of the Kaiyuan era (716 A.D.) during the Tang Dynasty.
		Xu Xiake's travelogue says, "I am surprised to see a cave with two chambers and two floor levels like this one".
		Each side of the pavilion is flanked with an octagonal bell kiosk which is also known by the name "uanzhen Tower".
	chinaguides.shanghai-window.com /destination/yunnan/baoshan/bao_attraction.asp (563 words)

	XIAKE COLOR SPINNING CO.,LTD. ,import,export,asiadcp,b2b,buyer
		About US We-xiake color spinning co.,ltd. locates at mazhen town, jiangyin, jiangsu, China, the hometown of famous traveler, geographer Xu XiaKe in Chinese Ming Dynasty.
		It is the centre of yangtse river golden delta, the distance to shanghai port is 150kms and to zhangjiagang port is only 50kms.
		"XiaKe Brand" dope dyed PSF and yarn is awarded as AAA grade brand by the State Enterprise Development Centre.
	www.asiadcp.com /web/english.php?userid=18523 (239 words)

	Ming Dynasty Science and Technology
		Xu Xiake Youji (The Travels of Xu Xiake) took its author, geographer Xu Xiake, thirty years to complete.
		This 600,000 character treatise on the physical features of China is one of the great works of classical Chinese science, and has been invaluable to the development of Chinese geography.
		Nongzheng Quanshu (Complete Treatise on Agricultural Management), by Xu Guangqi, records the author's lifetime of agricultural experiments and research.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_focus/2005-03/10/content_66908.htm (208 words)

	Yellow Mountain, Wuhu
		Many Chinese artists have included it in their paintings (Wushan Painting) and it is the subject of many a book.
		When he saw it the famous traveler Xu Xiake is said to have cried ''When one has seen the Five Holy Mountains all the others count for nothing; when one has seen Mount Huangshan the Five Holy Mountains suddenly count for nothing''.
		A visit to this picturesque region, where the climate is always cool because of the elevated location, usually begins in Tangkou on the southern edge of the mountain.
	www.planetware.com /china/anhui/wuhu/yellow-mountain-chn-ah-wym.htm (258 words)

	CCTV-English Channel-documentary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During the Ming Dynasty Xu Xiake, a noted Chinese geologist and traveler, visited Mt. Huangshan.
		He was impressed with its many waterfalls, pines, forests of stone pillars and hot springs, with the whole mountain veiled in cloud.
		Since Xu Xiake’s visit, the Chinese have regarded Mt. Huangshan as the crown of all mountains.
	www.cctv.com /program/e_documentary/20040709/100419.shtml (420 words)

	China History Forum, online chinese history forum > Ancient Chinese Diaries
		Confucius wrote a historical literature called Chun Qiu (where Spring and Autumn derives its name from) which is a detailed history of what happened in the state of Lu.
		Of course, if you're talking about diaries, the most famous would be the one of Xu Xiake of the Ming dynasty.
		This seems to have changed in the Ming and Qing dynasties - we have the diaries of Xu Xiake and Zeng Guofan, among others.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /lofiversion/index.php/t405.html (797 words)

	Xu Xiake, (1587-1641) Book from Books.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In this, the first full-length study in English of China's best-known travel writer, new light is shed on the importance of the diaries of Xu Xiake (1587-1687) a compulsive traveller who spent a lifetime visiting and writing about China's 'beauty spots'.
		Essential background is provided with a survey of the history of Chinese travel writing in general with particular emphasis given to the late-Ming period and a resume of Xu Xiake's life.
		This is reinforced by a complete annotated translation of a deeply personal essay, written towards the end of Xu's life.
	www.books.co.uk /xu_xiake_(1587-1641)/0700713190.html (204 words)

	Xu - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		Xu, Famous people surnamed 徐:, Famous people surnamed 許/许: and Non-Chinese meanings.
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	AAS Abstracts: China Session 90 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wang Shixing's [1547-98] Guangji yi and Xu Xiake's [1586-1641] Xu Xiake youji) where a minority of "civilized" households (min) were seen as surrounded by a majority of "barbarians" (man).
		This paper contends that while travel writings from the late imperial period do include formed observations about the southern frontier, their significance lies more broadly in their revelation of the dialectical relationship between representation and perception.
		Given that most literati had no direct contact with this distant outpost of the empire, the images and attitudes conveyed in the writings of these reluctant sojourners, men such as Lin Zexu and Xu Song, exercised significant influence not only on policy, but on the cultural processes which accompanied Xinjiang's incorporation into China.
	www.aasianst.org /absts/1997abst/China/c90.htm (963 words)

	Jinhua Municidal Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the Ming Dynasty, the mount boasted Lingdong Academy administered by Zhao Zhigao.
		Geographer Xu Xiake of the Ming Dynasty visited the cave twice and recorded his visits in his travel notes.
		It is accessible from the Xiake Ancient Path.
	www.jinhua.gov.cn /english/lvyou/lds.htm (523 words)

	Find in a Library: Xu Xiake (1587-1641) : the art of travel writing
		Xu Xiake (1587-1641) : the art of travel writing
		Xu, Hongzu, -- 1586-1641 -- Travel -- China.
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/b8bd337bd7a22223a19afeb4da09e526.html (59 words)

	News & Messages from Chinese960
		Ming Dynasty Chinese geographer and traveler Xu Xiake (1587-1641) traveled on foot to 16 provinces in east, north, southeast and southwest China.
		In the 400 years that have since passed, Xu's opinion still holds good.
		Huangshan is a representative Chinese mountain, and topographic symbol of China, along with the Yangtze and Yellow rivers.
	www.chinese960.com /news_print.php?id=428 (1075 words)

	Ming Studies
		Xu Xiake you ji 徐霞客遊記 (The travel diaries of Xu Xiake).
		See also Xu Xiake you ji ren ming di ming suo yin 徐霞客遊記人名地名索引 (Index to personal and place names in Xu Xiake you ji).
		Shanghai: Shanghai gu ji chu ban she; Xu Xiake (1587-1641): The Art of Travel Writing.
	www.history.ubc.ca /lshin/research/ming (2176 words)

	Xu - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
		Xu Top 10 Bestselling Search: Xu Search: Xu In association with Amazon.com
		by: Larry Berger, Michael Colton, Manek Mistry, Paul Rossi, Janet Xu, Paul Rossi
	www.unipedia.info /Xu.html (301 words)

	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
		Xu, Xiake, 1586-1641 -- See Xu, Hongzu, 1586-1641
		Xu Xiake shi shi 350 zhou nian guo ji ji nian huo dong chou bei wei yuan hui (China)
		Xu, Xian, 1898-1976 -- See Xu, Lianfu, 1898-1976
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	City University of Hong Kong /All Locations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Xin yi Xu Xiake you ji / Huang Shen zhu yi ; Huang Zhimin jiao yue. DS708.H783 H83 2002 ; Circulation Collection
		Xu Xiake ji qi you ji yan jiu / Tang Xiren, Yang Wenheng zhu. DS708.H783 T35 1987 ; Circulation Collection
		Xu Xiake you ji [videorecording] / Zhejiang Chang cheng ying shi you xian gong si, Ninghai Xian ren DS708.H783 X83 2002 ; Media Resources Collection
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	Dave's Garden Journals: Viewing Jianhua's Garden Diary: Xu Xiake's Travel Notes
		Xu Xiake's Travel Notes was written by Xu Xiake.
		Mr Xu was born in 1586 in Xinzheng, Henan Province.
		At the age of 22, he began to travel all over China's famous mountains and kept his traveling experiences in his notes.
	davesgarden.com /journal/d/t/Jianhua/1224 (2492 words)

	Jinhua Municidal Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		More than 360 years ago, Xu Xiake, a famed adventurer of ancient China, visited Mount Jinhua four times.
		The yellow dragon spewing a stream is referred to as a miniaturized waterfall by Yu Dafu, a famed novelist and poet of the 20th century China.
		The explorer and adventurer Xu Xiake of the Ming Dynasty commented in his travel notes that “a stone curtain hangs in the cave; by water and on foot, one can enjoy the wonders of the cave.
	www.jinhua.gov.cn /english/lvyou/ssl.htm (1357 words)

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