Part One History
Ⅰ Looking for the Lost Empire: The “Delta of Beauty”
Ⅱ Beauty and the Trophy: The Chinese Version of the Trojan War
Ⅲ Sailing Through a Prosperous Millennium Aboard an Emperor’s Dragon Ship
Ⅳ The Tale of Two Poets
Ⅴ Flowers Blooming in a Troubled World
Ⅵ The Helplessness of a Grand Empire
Ⅶ Did Marco Polo Really Speak of the “City of Heaven”
Part Two Landscape
Ⅰ Lingyin Temple: Relocation or Reincarnation
Ⅱ The Ten Views of West Lake
Ⅲ The Xixi Wetland: An Emperor’s Wisdom and Choice
Ⅳ Where Love Flourishes: The Long Bridge and the Broken Bridge
Ⅴ Towers of Hope: The Three Pagodas of West Lake
Ⅵ Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty: Deshou Palace
Ⅶ Lin Bu’s “Walden”
Part Three Art
Ⅰ Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains: A Painting by Huang Gongwang
Ⅱ “Watching the Snow at the Mid-Lake Pavilion”: An Essay by Zhang Dai
Ⅲ The Palace of Eternal Life: A Play by Hong Sheng
Ⅳ The Cultural Asian Games: Organized by the Xiling Seal Society
Part Four Famous Cuisine
Ⅰ Laba Congee: A Buddhist “Holy Communion”
Ⅱ West Lake Vinegar Fish: A Bittersweet Tale
Ⅲ Dingsheng Cake: A Cake for Victory
Ⅳ Pan-Fried Shallot Pancakes: A Dish Born Out of Hate
Ⅴ Sister Song’s Fish Chowder and the Emperor’s Homesickness
Ⅵ Longjing Shrimp: A Taste of Spring in Hangzhou
Part Five Craftsmanship and Sports
Ⅰ Longjing Tea
Ⅱ The World’s First Paper Money
Ⅲ Chu Zai and the Art of Silk Weaving
Ⅳ The Official Kilns of the Southern Song Dynasty
Ⅴ Yuan Shu Paper: The Art of Bamboo Paper Making
Ⅵ The Invention of Moveable Type Printing: Who Got There First
Ⅶ The Song Dynasty Publishing Legend Chen Qi
Ⅷ Wangxingji: The Legend of a Fan
Ⅸ Cuju: China’s Answer to Soccer
Ⅹ Chuiwan: When Golf Meets Croquet
Ⅺ Lüqiu: Chinese Mini Polo Played atop Donkeys
Part Six Local Heroes
Ⅰ Yan Ziling, the Hermit
Ⅱ Su Xiaoxiao: China’s “Lady of the Camellias”
Ⅲ The Legacy of the Qian Family
Ⅳ SuShi and the First “Fangcang” Shelter Hospital
Ⅴ Hu Xueyan: A Merchant, Banker, and Industrialist
Ⅵ The Ding Brothers Save the “Complete Library of the Four Treasuries”
Ⅶ Zhejiang University