Comments for ROUTES Project http://routes.ucsc.edu Digital Humanities Learning Through Interconnected Individual Stories Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Doc White Memoir page 51 – 55 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=379#comment-1395 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:42:27 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=379#comment-1395 Trivial note: "Limey" doesn't technically work here, as it actually refers to sailors (who consumed limes to ward of scurvy). Given that there wouldn't have been sailors anywhere near the Fullujah area... Trivial note: “Limey” doesn’t technically work here, as it actually refers to sailors (who consumed limes to ward of scurvy). Given that there wouldn’t have been sailors anywhere near the Fullujah area…

]]> Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1394 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:51:05 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1394 Another note on Puchong: To confuse things further, there is Putian which is in Fujian. Another note on Puchong: To confuse things further, there is Putian which is in Fujian.

]]> Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1393 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:48:39 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1393 Quong Sah could be Quanzhou if he was indeed in Fujian. If, however, he was off to the Nanchang in Jiangxi this is all likely incorrect. Quong Sah could be Quanzhou if he was indeed in Fujian. If, however, he was off to the Nanchang in Jiangxi this is all likely incorrect.

]]> Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1392 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:31:24 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1392 Lung Twang... maybe this is Lianjiang county, which is located in Fujian?? Lung Twang… maybe this is Lianjiang county, which is located in Fujian??

]]> Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1391 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:37:26 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1391 It threw me off that he might be referring to a province here rather than a unique city, but <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fujian</span> is the most likely candidate for "Puchong". Fuzhou may have been a possible stop, it's almost exactly 300 km from Lishui, which is quite consistent with this account. It threw me off that he might be referring to a province here rather than a unique city, but Fujian is the most likely candidate for “Puchong”. Fuzhou may have been a possible stop, it’s almost exactly 300 km from Lishui, which is quite consistent with this account.

]]> Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1390 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:25:35 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1390 <ul> <li><strong>Yung Kong</strong> = Yongkang to the north.</li> </ul>
  • Yung Kong = Yongkang to the north.
    • ]]>         Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1389 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:13:46 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1389 <ul> <li><strong>Kinwah</strong> --  Probably Jinjua, which is north of Lishui. A little research might reveal something interesting about the battle here.</li> </ul>
  • Kinwah –  Probably Jinjua, which is north of Lishui. A little research might reveal something interesting about the battle here.
    • ]]>         Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1388 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:03:30 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1388 <ul> <li><strong>Tsing Yung</strong> -- I suspect this is Jinyun, which is about 45 Li (15 miles) from Huzhenzhan. If so, this confirms that Huzhenzhen is Hwotsing.</li> </ul>
  • Tsing Yung – I suspect this is Jinyun, which is about 45 Li (15 miles) from Huzhenzhan. If so, this confirms that Huzhenzhen is Hwotsing.
    • ]]>         Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1387 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:50:54 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1387 <strong>Hwotsing</strong> -- If this is Huzhenzian, they would have encountered a very small lake coming up the summit (about .5 by .1 miles). However, I wouldn't describe this as "central" since its on the eastern side of the city and most of the urbanization is on the western side. Could Hwotsing be somewhere else, or was Doc mistaken in some of his details? There is also a large river running through the city, though it's possible he didn't encounter it.   As I examine maps, I'll keep an eye out for centrally located lakes on the way to Lishui. There are a few other lakes on the way, but none seem to fit the other descriptors. Hwotsing – If this is Huzhenzian, they would have encountered a very small lake coming up the summit (about .5 by .1 miles). However, I wouldn’t describe this as “central” since its on the eastern side of the city and most of the urbanization is on the western side. Could Hwotsing be somewhere else, or was Doc mistaken in some of his details? There is also a large river running through the city, though it’s possible he didn’t encounter it.

     

    As I examine maps, I’ll keep an eye out for centrally located lakes on the way to Lishui. There are a few other lakes on the way, but none seem to fit the other descriptors.

    ]]>         Comment on Doc White Memoir page 36 – 40 by Liam Townsend http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1386 Liam Townsend Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:29:13 +0000 http://routes.ucsc.edu/?p=373#comment-1386 Alternatively, if they did start in either Tianshizhen or Potanxiang, this could be referring to Huzhenzhen to the north-west. This would require an elevation change of several thousand feet and might be necessary to get to Lishui. Alternatively, if they did start in either Tianshizhen or Potanxiang, this could be referring to Huzhenzhen to the north-west. This would require an elevation change of several thousand feet and might be necessary to get to Lishui.

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