A Thousand Pieces of Gold

This is a cultural memoir as well as a personal account of China's past, illustrated by proverbs taken from a period of history when China was ruled by the First Emperor who united China, built the Great Wall, and standardized the Chinese language.

Adeline Yen Mah is a physician. Dr. Mah is married and has two children. She divides her time between Huntington Beach, California, and London, England

Maps	xiii
Pronunciation Guide	xv
Introduction	1	(8)
CHAPTER 1 The Loss of One Hair from Nine Oxen	9	(8)
CHAPTER 2 Precious Treasure Worth Cherishing	17	(12)
CHAPTER 3 One written word Is Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold	29	(8)
CHAPTER 4 Binding Your Feet to Prevent Your Own Progress	37	(10)
CHAPTER 5 Clapping with One Hand Produces No Sound	47	(8)
CHAPTER 6 When the Map Is Unrolled, the Dagger Is Revealed	55	(12)
CHAPTER 7 Burning Books and Burying Scholars	67	(16)
CHAPTER 8 Words That Would Cause a Nation to Perish	83	(12)
CHAPTER 9 Pointing to a Deer and Calling It a Horse	95	(20)
CHAPTER 10 Little Sparrow with Dreams of Swans	115	(10)
CHAPTER 11 Destroy the Cooking Cauldrons and Sink the Boats	125	(18)
CHAPTER 12 This Young Man Is Worth Educating	143	(16)
CHAPTER 13 Banquet at Wild Goose Gate	159	(10)
CHAPTER 14 Dressed in the Finest Brocades to Parade in the Dark of Night	169	(18)
CHAPTER 15 Plot to Sow Discord and Create Enmity	187	(14)
CHAPTER 16 The Heart of the People Belongs to Han	201	(12)
CHAPTER 17 The Human Heart Is Difficult to Fathom	213	(14)
CHAPTER 18 Devising Strategies in a Command Tent	227	(12)
List of Proverbs	239	(10)
Bibliography	249	(1)
List of Photographs	250	(1)
Acknowledgments	251

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