Notes on the Works of Travel to Zhanggong Cave

[1] Yixing: Yixing. Song changed its name to Yixing because it avoided the taboo of Emperor Taizong Zhao Kuangyi.

[2] Dongjiu: Today it is called "guǐ", the name of the lake, in the east of Yixing. ("Jiu" should be pronounced as jiǔ)

[3] Jiuli Mao: East Jiu Lake and West Jiu Lake.

[4] pale green (pi Ɣ o) blue: turquoise. Pale green, light blue.

[5] Huang Yun: Rice in autumn in Yutian field. Storage field: stored in the field.

[6] lake (fu): the name of the town, in the south of Yixing.

[7] Penghu: This refers to the boatshed.

[8] Shiming: At first light.

[9] Jing Mei: Wang Shimao, whose word Jing Mei, Jiajing Jinshi, is too tired to be an official. Good poetry, the name of his brother.

[1] Yan: Now Hebei Province.

[11] She (shè): She County, in present-day Anhui Province.

[12] Bag: a soft car with only a seat and no car.

[13] Bamboo shoot: bamboo sedan chair.

[14] Overtopped mound: an overturned mound.

[15] Hengguan: refers to the corridor leading from the front hole to the back hole.

[16] commitment: bend down.

[17] complement each other: help each other.

[18] Torch-lighting: It means to raise the torch here.

[19] rise? (lěi): There are high and low stalactites. ☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬☬𗷬𗷬𗷬𗷬𗷬𗷬𗷬𗷬𗷬󮭬9777 Cooker is an ancient cooker, which is divided into two layers and can be steamed and boiled.

[2] Meiyu in Yuyang: the beautiful jade in Yuyang County. Yuyang county is in the east of Beijing today.

[21] salt pan: salt silo.

[22] 欕 (q: and): tilt.

[23] Mi (mèi): "obscure", slightly dark.

[24] Helping clothes: the same as "crawling", crawling on the ground.

[25] Ah (xiā) Ran: Big and open. Bi: open.

[26] Dan Huang (Hu): a red pigment for paint. This refers to the red color like Dan Wei. Shake rotten: bright and dazzling.

[27] Monk Hu: that is, a monk Hu.

[28] both: all.

[29] Zhang Daoling: Formerly known as Zhang Ling, once served as Jiangzhou Order. He abandoned his official position and established Taoism, known as Zhang Tianshi.

[3] Zhang Guo: Zhang Guolao, one of the legendary Eight Immortals.

[31] Xu Yuanyou: refers to Xu Xun, a famous person in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, whose name is Xuandu, who was born in Levin. Because of his love of mountains and rivers, it is called Xu Yuanyou. Yi Shao: refers to Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

[32] Jintang Jade Room: refers to the abode of immortals.

[33] Zuo Yuanfang: Zuo Ci, an alchemist at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was born in Lujiang.

[34] Prince: The author calls himself.