The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting (32 page)
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Authors: Adeline Yen Mah
| Xiao Jie  | Little Miss (term of address) |
| Xie Lu Lang  | Composers |
| Ye Di  | commissioner to whom Mei Lan’s father is chief assistant |
| Ye Jia Ming  | CC’s Big Aunt |
| Ye Xian  | CC’s Chinese name |
| Ye Ye  | paternal grandfather |
| Zhang Mei Lan  | Zhang is a family name (surname) and Mei Lan means ‘Beautiful Orchid’ |
| Zhang Ze Duan  | famous court painter ( |
| Zhao  | royal surname |
Places
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| Bian Liang  | capital city of China during the Song Dynasty, located in the eastern Henan province |
| Da Cheng Yue Fu  | Bureau of Music of Great Brilliance |
| Da Nei  | Inner Palace |
| Da Wai  | Outer City |
| Feng Jie  | a town on the Yangtze River, near the Three Gorges Dam |
| Genyue  | imperial park, commissioned by Emperor Huizong |
| Han Lin Hua Yuan  | Royal Academy of Art; it was very prestigious to be accepted as a Han Lin scholar |
| Hong Qiao  | Rainbow Bridge |
| Nan Xun Men  | Southern Infusion Gate |
| Rui Si Dian  | Palace of Divine Inspiration |
| Tai Hu  | Tai Lake |
| Tai Miao  | Grand Ancestral Temple |
| Tie Ta  | Iron Pagoda |
