Chinese dynasties and republics. -- Map of the Sian area and Chungnan Mountains. -- Hermit heaven. -- Mountains of the Moon. -- If the world is muddy. -- On the trail of the Tao. -- Sound of the crane. -- Road to heaven. -- Cloud people. -- The bird that is a mountain. -- Crossing Heartbreak Bridge. -- Home of the evening star. -- Visiting Wang Wei, finding him gone. -- When the Tao comes to town. -- Note on the spelling of Chinese names