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preface | |
maps of time | |
spring | |
east wind melts the ice | |
february 5 through 9 | |
dormant creatures start to twitch | |
february 10 through 14 | |
fish swim upstream, breaking the ice | |
february 15 through 19 | |
river otters sacrifice fish | |
february 20 through 24 | |
wild geese head north | |
february 25 through 28 | |
grasses and trees sprout | |
march 1 through 5 | |
peach blossoms open | |
march 6 through 10 | |
golden orioles sing | |
march 11 through 15 | |
hawks become doves | |
march 16 through 21 | |
swallows return | |
march 22 through 26 | |
thunder sings | |
march 27 through 31 | |
first lightning | |
april 1 through 5 | |
paulownia blooms | |
april 6 through 10 | |
moles become quails | |
april 11 through 15 | |
rainbows appear | |
april 16 through 21 | |
floating weeds appear | |
april 22 through 26 | |
pigeons flap their wings | |
april 27 through may 1 | |
the hoopoe alights in the mulberry | |
may 2 through 6 | |
summer | |
little frogs peep | |
may 7 through 11 | |
worms come forth | |
may 12 through 16 | |
cucurbit flourishes | |
may 17 through 21 | |
bitter herb grows tall | |
may 22 through 26 | |
waving grasses wither | |
may 27 through 31 | |
grain ripens | |
june 1 through 5 | |
mantids hatch | |
june 6 through 10 | |
the shrike begins to shriek | |
june 11 through 15 | |
the mockingbird loses its voice | |
june 16 through 20 | |
deer break antlers | |
june 21 through 25 | |
cicadas sing | |
june 26 through 30 | |
30 | |
july 1 through 5 | |
center | |
hot winds arrive | |
july 6 through 10 | |
crickets come into the walls | |
july 11 through 15 | |
the hawk studies and learns | |
july 16 through 20 | |
rotted weeds turn into fireflies | |
july 21 through 25 | |
earth is steaming wet | |
july 26 through 30 | |
great rains sweep through | |
july 31 through august 5 | |
fall | |
cool wind arrives | |
august 6 through 10 | |
white dew descends | |
august 11 through 15 | |
the cold cicada chirps | |
august 16 through 20 | |
the raptor sacrifices birds | |
august 21 through 25 | |
heaven and earth turn strict | |
august 26 through 30 | |
rice ripens | |
august 31 through september 4 | |
wild geese come | |
september 5 through 9 | |
swallows leave | |
september 10 through 14 | |
flocks of birds gather grain | |
september 15 through 20 | |
thunder pipes down | |
september 21 through 25 | |
beetles wall up their burrows | |
september 26 through 30 | |
waters dry up | |
october 1 through 5 | |
wild geese come as guests | |
october 6 through 10 | |
sparrows enter the water and turn into clams | |
october 11 through 15 | |
chrysanthemums are tinged yellow | |
october 16 through 21 | |
the wolf sacrifices the beasts | |
october 22 through 26 | |
leaves turn yellow and fall | |
october 27 through 31 | |
insects tuck themselves away | |
november 1 through 5 | |
water begins to freeze | |
november 6 through 10 | |
earth begins to freeze | |
november 11 through 15 | |
pheasants enter the water and turn into monster clams | |
november 16 through 20 | |
rainbows hide | |
november 21 through 25 | |
heaven's essence rises; earth's essence sinks | |
november 26 through 30 | |
walled up and closed, winter takes hold | |
december 1 through 5 | |
the copper pheasant is silent | |
december 6 through 10 | |
the tiger begins to roam | |
december 11 through 15 | |
garlic chives sprout | |
december 16 through 20 | |
earthworms twist | |
december 21 through 25 | |
elk break antlers | |
december 26 through 30 | |
springwaters move | |
december 31 through january 4 | |
wild geese return to their northern home | |
january 5 through 9 | |
magpies nest | |
january 10 through 14 | |
the pheasant cock calls its mate | |
january 15 through 19 | |
pheasant hens brood | |
january 20 through 24 | |
the vulture flies stern and swift | |
january 25 through 29 | |
streams and marshes are frozen solid | |
january 30 through february 4 | |
appendix: seventy-two periods of the yearin china, japan, and northern california | |
afterword | |
acknowledgments | |
index | |
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