Along the River (35 page)
Authors: Adeline Yen Mah
Tags: #China - History - Song dynasty; 960-1279, #Psychology, #Hypnotism, #Reincarnation, #Body; Mind & Spirit, #Juvenile Fiction, #Asia, #Fiction, #Historical, #People & Places
| cun  | a unit of measurement of just over one inch |
| da zi  | big characters |
| erhu  | musical instrument like a two-stringed fiddle |
| fei qian  | literally “flying money”: bank notes made of paper |
| feng shui  | an ancient Chinese system for harmonizing the flow of energy in a room, or building, or other space or structure; literally “wind-water” |
| feng zheng  | kite |
| Han Lin  | being a scholar of the Han Lin Academy was very prestigious |
| Han Ren  | of Han origin |
| hua  | painting |
| Jin Shi  | Imperial Examination, Advanced Scholar Degree |
| kou-tou  | to kowtow: to show respect by bowing low and touching one’s head to the ground |
| li  | strength |
| li  | a unit of measurement of approximately one third of a mile |