Acknowledgments . . ix
Notes on Conventions . . xii 
Weights and Measures . . xv

Introduction: Travel, Culture, and the Song Literati . . 1
CHAPTER 1 A Transient Life: Travel and the Song Literati . . 19
CHAPTER 2 The Infrastructure of Travel: Water Routes and Official Highways . . 43 
CHAPTER 3 Readying for Departure: Paperwork and Procedures . . 69
CHAPTER 4 Government Assistance for Official Travel: Porter-Guards, Means of Transport, and Lodging . . 83 
CHAPTER 5 Rituals of Departure: Farewell Parties . . 111
CHAPTER 6 Travelers and Their Local Hosts: Receptions, Entertainment, and Their Cost . . 130
CHAPTER 7 Sightseeing and Site Making: Visiting and Inscribing Places . . 154
CHAPTER 8 Elite Travel, Famous Sites, and Local History: Huangzhou after Su Shi's Time . . 180
Epilogue: The Native, the Local, and the Empire . . 207

Abbreviations . . 211 
Notes . . 217
Glossary . . 261
References . . 269
Index . . 289