Jìn Dìdào Jì 晉地道記
Geographical Record of the Jin by 王隱
About the work
Jìn Dìdào Jì 晉地道記 (also titled Wáng Yǐn Jìn Dìdào Jì 王隱晉地道記) is a jíyìběn reconstruction of the geographical treatise that formed part of 王隱’s lost Jìn Shū 晉書. It records ancient place names, commandery and county locations, administrative changes, and notable products across the Jin empire. Fragments also include descriptions of the South Seas region.
Tiyao
No tiyao found in source. This is a jíyìběn reconstruction.
Abstract
The Dìdào Jì 地道記 (Record of the Roads of the Earth) was the standard title for a geographical treatise in early Chinese historical writing; it corresponds functionally to the Dìlǐ Zhì 地理志 (Geographical Monograph) in the standard histories. Wáng Yǐn’s geographical record preserves toponyms and administrative details for locations across the Jin realm, from the central plain to the far south. Examples include: the “Nose Mound” (Bíxū 鼻墟) five lǐ east of Quánlíng 泉陵 County, said to be the fief of the legendary figure Xiàng 象; an ancient Guò 過 state north of Guò 過 Township in Dōnglái 東萊; the production of gold in Póyáng 鄱陽 and Lè’ān 樂安 Commanderies, where mining reached depths of ten zhàng; and descriptions of exotic products from the South Seas (Nánhǎi 南海). The fragments are cited from the Tàipíng Yùlǎn 太平御覽 and other standard jíyìběn sources.
Translations and research
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