academician, 160, 203, 219

An Lushan, 30–32, 36, 43, 52, 279n8

balance of power, 5, 10–15, 17, 19, 29, 75, 100, 127, 130, 135, 140, 146, 219, 228–229, 245–248, 271n34

Ba-Shu, 23–24, 35

baopinSee also jiaopin, 112

Bao-Xie Road, 31, 52–54, 62, 114, 282n57

Beimeng suoyan, 20

Bian, 43, 49, 74, 279n7

Chang’an, 21, 31, 33, 39, 43, 50, 65, 71, 73, 77, 83, 102–104, 110, 129, 141, 157, 178, 241, 299n35

Chanyue ji, 170, 273n57

Chen Jingxuan, 21, 39, 56–59, 61–64, 68–69, 81, 83, 92, 95, 152, 190–191, 240, 283n77, 320n182

Chencang Road (Gudao, Yidao), 31, 52, 282n57

Chen-Xu, 44, 46–48, 51, 82, 281n28, 281n30

Chengdu, 21–24, 26–28, 30, 32–39, 42, 51, 54, 56–61, 63–67, 69–72, 75, 77, 79–84, 86–87, 90–94, 96–98, 103, 107, 111–112, 117, 119, 127, 131–132, 134, 136, 138, 141–143, 145–147, 154, 156, 160–163, 165, 167–169

Chengdu (continued), 173–174, 178–179, 182, 184, 186, 188, 190–192, 197–198, 203–205, 208–209, 214, 219, 226, 231–232, 234–241, 243–244

Cheng-Han (Great Cheng), 27, 312n52

Cheng Rui, 136–139, 169, 181

China proper, 2, 8–9, 11–12, 14, 22, 24–25, 122, 245, 248

Chinese dynasties

Han, 11, 24–26, 31, 33, 62, 114–115, 118, 155, 158–159, 162, 172, 174, 176, 195

Jin, 248

Ming, 198, 306n115, 321n7

Northern Song, 2–4, 8, 248

Qing, 8, 10, 153, 269n13, 323n55

Shang, 23

Southern and Northern Dynasties, 11, 25

Southern Song, 248, 269n13

Sui, 25, 27–28, 34, 227

Tang, 1–2, 4–6, 8, 11–19, 21–23, 25, 27–39, 41–43, 46–51, 54–56, 59, 62, 64–66, 74–75, 77, 80–84, 86, 88, 100–109, 112–113, 115–119, 121–126, 134–138, 140–146, 148–150, 152, 154–163, 165, 167, 169, 171–172, 174–180, 185–193, 197, 201, 222, 227, 233–241, 246–247