James M HargettJames M. Hargett is professor of Chinese at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He is the author of Jade Mountains and Cinnabar Pools: The History of Travel Literature in China (University of Washington Press, 2018) and Stairway to eaven: A Journey to the Summit of Mount Emei (SUNY Press, 2006); and translator of Treatises of the Supervisor and Guardian of the Cinnamon Sea: The Natural World and Material Culture of Twelfth Century South China (University of Washington Press, 2010) and Riding the River Home: A Complete and Annotated Translation of Fan Chengda's (1126-1193) Boat Trip to Wu (Wuchuan lu) (Chinese University Press, 2008). Read More Read Less