PREFACE 1
THE FLOWING RHYME OF WUSHANG 1
Crow Flocks Helping with the Funeral 2
Yanwu 3
Deity of Silkworm Born in Yiwu 4
Picture of"Cocoon Hall" 7
Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"(Ⅰ) 8
Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"(Ш) 8
Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"(П) 9
Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"(a section) 10
Title Inscription on Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms" 10
Carved Floral Silver Sheets of"Magic Call Turning Stone into a Sheep"in Northern Song Dynasty 11
Picture of"Magic Call Turning Stone into a Sheep" 12
Picture of"Magic Call Turning Stone into a Sheep" 12
Colored Geography and Map of Yiwu County in the Reign of Emperor Guangxu in Qing Dynasty 13
Picture of"Dongjiang Bridge" 14
"Map of Yiwu"in the Period of Republic of China 15
"Wushang Kongcheng Seal"in Han Dynasty 16
"Six-faced Bronze Seal"in Jin Dynasty 17
ART OF GOLD-STONE ENGRAVING 18
Portrait of Huiyue 19
Stele of Reconstruction of Temple of the Wise and Pervading Blessing 20
Portrait of Fu Dashi 22
Appendix:Documents about Fu Dashi in Yongle Canon 23
Appendix:Dunhuang Volume of Preface to Fu Dashi Eulogizing Diamond Sutra in Times of the Liang Kingdom 23
Letter of Honor to the Buddhist Huize of Shuanglin Temple in Wuzhou from Emperor Wen in Sui Dynasty 24
Portrait of Zong Ze 26
Manuscript of Zong Ze 27
Stele of On Reading Bamboo Slips of Zong Ze 27
West Lake,the Section of"Emperor Qianlong on the Inspection Tour in South China" 28
Stele of Portrait of Zong Ze 29
Cliff Stone-inscription on Songpu Mountain 30
Stele of Shengshou Temple 31
Stele of The Yiwu Native Zhu Ziqing and His Company Admiring Cliff Stone-inscription in Guilin in Ming Dynasty 32
Stele of Rebuilding the Educational Institution of Yiwu County 33
A SKETCH OF MILITARY AFFAIRS 34
Wu and Yue States Contend for Hegemony—Breaking through a Besiege at Goucheng Mountain 36
Landing of Japanese Pirates 37
Japanese Pirates Pillaging Coastal Areas 38
Soldier-recruiting in Yiwu by Qi Jiguang 39
Drills of the Ming Army 40
The Ming Army Launching an Attack 41
Yiwu Soldiers Combating Japanese Invaders 42
A Picture of Anti-invasion Combat(a section) 43
Stele of Yiwu Soldiers in Chengziyu,Funing County of Hebei Province 44
Plaque of"Invincible Defense-work" 45
Plaque of"Fame Topping All Armies" 46
Plague of"Making Greater Achievements" 47
MERCHANTS AND TOWN SHOPS 48
Painting of Peddlers 49
Painting of Peddlers 50
Painting of Peddlers(Ⅰ) 51
Painting of Peddlers(Ⅱ) 51
Painting of Peddlers(Ⅲ) 51
Painting of Peddlers(Ⅳ) 51
Peaceful Spring Market 52
Plaque of"Virtue Fostering Hall" 54
Stele of Record of Renovating Jinhua Assembly Hall in Suzhou 55
Stele Note of"Wu Jumao's Business House" 56
Picture of"Extracting Juice from Sugarcane" 57
EMINENT FIGURES IN YIWU 58
A Letter to Wu Han from Mao Zedong in Xibaipo 59
Deng Xiaoping's Inscription to"Han Pavilion"in Tsinghua University 60
Inscription of Hu Yaobang 61
Lu Xun's Letter to He Jiahuai,a Scholar of Yiwu Native 61
Preface to the Compilatory Extension of Yu's Genealogy in Huaxi of Yiwu by Cai Yuanpei 62
Dedication to Chen Wujiu by Shen Junru 63
Manuscript of Feng Xuefeng—Poems by Xuegeng 63
Bronze-inscription Banner to Wu Han from Wen Yiduo 64
Manuscript of Chen Wangdao 65
Manuscript of Wu Han 65
FOLK CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS 66
A Panoramic View of"Red Pavilion Paradise in Jinshanbu" 67
Picture of"The Centenarian of Clan Zhu Banqueting with His Descendents of Five Generations",in the Reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty 68
Picture of"The Centenarian of Clan Zhu Banqueting with His Descendents of FiveGenerations",in the Reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty(a section) 69
Picture of"The Centenarian of Clan Zhu Banqueting with His Descendents of Five Generations",in the Reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty(a section) 69
Picture of"Drunk Li Taibai Composing History Book" 70
Picture of"Solitary Fishing along Riverside" 71
Murals in Wudian 72
Murals in Chi'an 73
All for Harvest 74
Travel-log of an Excursion to the Hill of Aged Bamboos 75
Experimental Lifting of the Telpher 76
Longqiu Flying Waterfalls 77
Best Time for Crab-catching 78
Homesickness 79
RELICS OF PRECEDING GENERATIONS OF YIWU 80
"A Collection of Letters of Regards"by Fu Yaoyu in Northern Song Dynasty 82
Ink Manuscript of Zhu Zhenheng 84
Portrait of Zhu Zhenheng 84
Ink Manuscript of Wang Yi 85
Portrait of Wang Yi 85
Ink Manuscript of Wu Baipeng in Ming Dynasty 86
Imperial Mandate in Ming Dynasty 88
Plaque of"Imperial Scholars Mansion" 90
Portrait of Zhu Zhixi 90
Ink Manuscript of Zhu Fengmao in Qing Dynasty 91
Portrait of Zhu Yixin 92
Ink Manuscript of Zhu Yixin 93
Ink Manuscript of Zhu Yixin 93
Documents of the Imperial Edicts Stored in the Imperial Cabinet:An Imperial Edict on Punishing Zhu Yixin for Delating Li Lianying 94
Ink Manuscript of Fu Dianyu 95
Ink Manuscript of Lou Xingchun in Qing Dynasty 96
Ink Manuscript of Fu Yiseng 96
Ink Manuscript of Fu Dianxiu 96
The Hanging Scroll in the Period of Republic of China 97
COLLECTIONS OF FINE LITERARY WORKS 98
Portrait of Luo Binwang 100
Poetic Picture of"City-tower Climbing in Barracks" 101
Ink of"City-tower Climbing in Barracks" 101
Poetic Picture of"Ode to Geese" 102
Portrait of Huang Jin 103
Picture of"The Plum-blossom Study" 104
Landscape Painting Scroll(a section) 105
An Imitation of Huang Gongwang's Life in Fuchun Mountain(a section) 105
An Imitation of Lunacy Taoist's Painting of Fuchun Mountain(hand scroll;color paper) 106
An Imitation of Lunacy Taoist's Painting of Fuchun Mountain by Huang Jin 109
Ink Manuscript of Huang Jin 110
Postscript of Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government 110
Plaque of"Jijiu Drugstore" 111
Ink-inscription Dedicated to Zhu Yixin by Zeng Hong 112
Ink-inscription Dedicated to Zhu Yixin by Jiang Fengchen 112
Deadee of the Celebrated Lady Ni Renji 113
Picture of"Fair Ladies" 114
Richness of"The Springtime" 114
Picture of"Floral Blossoms and Birds" 115
Picture of"Family Celebration"—Family Portrait of Huang Binhong 116
AFTERWORD 118