PREFACE

THE FLOWING RHYME OF WUSHANG

Crow Flocks Helping with the Funeral

Yanwu

Deity of Silkworm Born in Yiwu

Picture of"Cocoon Hall"

Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"(Ⅰ)

Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"(Ш)

Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"(П)

Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"(a section)

Title Inscription on Picture of"Empress Xiaoxian Feeding Silkworms"

Carved Floral Silver Sheets of"Magic Call Turning Stone into a Sheep"in Northern Song Dynasty

Picture of"Magic Call Turning Stone into a Sheep"

Picture of"Magic Call Turning Stone into a Sheep"

Colored Geography and Map of Yiwu County in the Reign of Emperor Guangxu in Qing Dynasty

Picture of"Dongjiang Bridge"

"Map of Yiwu"in the Period of Republic of China

"Wushang Kongcheng Seal"in Han Dynasty

"Six-faced Bronze Seal"in Jin Dynasty

ART OF GOLD-STONE ENGRAVING

Portrait of Huiyue

Stele of Reconstruction of Temple of the Wise and Pervading Blessing

Portrait of Fu Dashi

Appendix:Documents about Fu Dashi in Yongle Canon

Appendix:Dunhuang Volume of Preface to Fu Dashi Eulogizing Diamond Sutra in Times of the Liang Kingdom

Letter of Honor to the Buddhist Huize of Shuanglin Temple in Wuzhou from Emperor Wen in Sui Dynasty

Portrait of Zong Ze

Manuscript of Zong Ze

Stele of On Reading Bamboo Slips of Zong Ze

West Lake,the Section of"Emperor Qianlong on the Inspection Tour in South China"

Stele of Portrait of Zong Ze

Cliff Stone-inscription on Songpu Mountain

Stele of Shengshou Temple

Stele of The Yiwu Native Zhu Ziqing and His Company Admiring Cliff Stone-inscription in Guilin in Ming Dynasty

Stele of Rebuilding the Educational Institution of Yiwu County

A SKETCH OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

Wu and Yue States Contend for Hegemony—Breaking through a Besiege at Goucheng Mountain

Landing of Japanese Pirates

Japanese Pirates Pillaging Coastal Areas

Soldier-recruiting in Yiwu by Qi Jiguang

Drills of the Ming Army

The Ming Army Launching an Attack

Yiwu Soldiers Combating Japanese Invaders

A Picture of Anti-invasion Combat(a section)

Stele of Yiwu Soldiers in Chengziyu,Funing County of Hebei Province

Plaque of"Invincible Defense-work"

Plaque of"Fame Topping All Armies"

Plague of"Making Greater Achievements"

MERCHANTS AND TOWN SHOPS

Painting of Peddlers

Painting of Peddlers

Painting of Peddlers(Ⅰ)

Painting of Peddlers(Ⅱ)

Painting of Peddlers(Ⅲ)

Painting of Peddlers(Ⅳ)

Peaceful Spring Market

Plaque of"Virtue Fostering Hall"

Stele of Record of Renovating Jinhua Assembly Hall in Suzhou

Stele Note of"Wu Jumao's Business House"

Picture of"Extracting Juice from Sugarcane"

EMINENT FIGURES IN YIWU

A Letter to Wu Han from Mao Zedong in Xibaipo

Deng Xiaoping's Inscription to"Han Pavilion"in Tsinghua University

Inscription of Hu Yaobang

Lu Xun's Letter to He Jiahuai,a Scholar of Yiwu Native

Preface to the Compilatory Extension of Yu's Genealogy in Huaxi of Yiwu by Cai Yuanpei

Dedication to Chen Wujiu by Shen Junru

Manuscript of Feng Xuefeng—Poems by Xuegeng

Bronze-inscription Banner to Wu Han from Wen Yiduo

Manuscript of Chen Wangdao

Manuscript of Wu Han

FOLK CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

A Panoramic View of"Red Pavilion Paradise in Jinshanbu"

Picture of"The Centenarian of Clan Zhu Banqueting with His Descendents of Five Generations",in the Reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty

Picture of"The Centenarian of Clan Zhu Banqueting with His Descendents of FiveGenerations",in the Reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty(a section)

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)

Picture of"Drunk Li Taibai Composing History Book"

Picture of"Solitary Fishing along Riverside"

Murals in Wudian

Murals in Chi'an

All for Harvest

Travel-log of an Excursion to the Hill of Aged Bamboos

Experimental Lifting of the Telpher

Longqiu Flying Waterfalls

Best Time for Crab-catching

Homesickness

RELICS OF PRECEDING GENERATIONS OF YIWU

"A Collection of Letters of Regards"by Fu Yaoyu in Northern Song Dynasty

Ink Manuscript of Zhu Zhenheng

Portrait of Zhu Zhenheng

Ink Manuscript of Wang Yi

Portrait of Wang Yi

Ink Manuscript of Wu Baipeng in Ming Dynasty

Imperial Mandate in Ming Dynasty

Plaque of"Imperial Scholars Mansion"

Portrait of Zhu Zhixi

Ink Manuscript of Zhu Fengmao in Qing Dynasty

Portrait of Zhu Yixin

Ink Manuscript of Zhu Yixin

Ink Manuscript of Zhu Yixin

Documents of the Imperial Edicts Stored in the Imperial Cabinet:An Imperial Edict on Punishing Zhu Yixin for Delating Li Lianying

Ink Manuscript of Fu Dianyu

Ink Manuscript of Lou Xingchun in Qing Dynasty

Ink Manuscript of Fu Yiseng

Ink Manuscript of Fu Dianxiu

The Hanging Scroll in the Period of Republic of China

COLLECTIONS OF FINE LITERARY WORKS

Portrait of Luo Binwang

Poetic Picture of"City-tower Climbing in Barracks"

Ink of"City-tower Climbing in Barracks"

Poetic Picture of"Ode to Geese"

Portrait of Huang Jin

Picture of"The Plum-blossom Study"

Landscape Painting Scroll(a section)

An Imitation of Huang Gongwang's Life in Fuchun Mountain(a section)

An Imitation of Lunacy Taoist's Painting of Fuchun Mountain(hand scroll;color paper)

An Imitation of Lunacy Taoist's Painting of Fuchun Mountain by Huang Jin

Ink Manuscript of Huang Jin

Postscript of Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government

Plaque of"Jijiu Drugstore"

Ink-inscription Dedicated to Zhu Yixin by Zeng Hong

Ink-inscription Dedicated to Zhu Yixin by Jiang Fengchen

Deadee of the Celebrated Lady Ni Renji

Picture of"Fair Ladies"

Richness of"The Springtime"

Picture of"Floral Blossoms and Birds"

Picture of"Family Celebration"—Family Portrait of Huang Binhong

AFTERWORD