Liu An
Liu An | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Liú Ān |
IPA | [ljǒʊ án] |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Làuh Ōn |
Jyutping | Lau4 On1 |
IPA | [lɐu˩ ɔːn˥] |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | Lâu An |
Middle Chinese | |
Middle Chinese | Ljuw 'An |
Old Chinese | |
Baxter–Sagart (2014) | *mə-ru ʔˤan (or ʔˤar) |
Liu An | |
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King of Huainan | |
Reign | 164 BC-122 BC |
Predecessor | Liu He |
Born | 179 BC |
Died | 122 BC (aged 57) |
Issue | Prince Liu Buhai Prince Liu Qian Princess Liu Ling |
Father | Liu Chang, Prince Li of Huainan |
Mother | Lady Yong |
Occupation | Cartographer, monarch, philosopher |
Liú Ān (
Life
He was the grandson of
Liu An had two sons. The younger was Liu Qian (刘迁), who was born by his princess consort and thus became heir to Huainan, while the elder,
Literature
Noted for his literary ability, Liu An was reputed to be able to compose an elaborate work of prose between waking and finishing breakfast. In addition to composing literary pieces himself, Liu An also frequently invited other scholars as guests to his estate. Eight of these scholars in particular became known as the
Huainanzi
Together with the Eight Immortals of Huainan and/or other members of his literary circle, Liu An published a treatise in 139 BC. known as the
Chu ci
One of the two major ancient Chinese poetry collections was the
Legend of inventing soy milk
According to the legend, Liu A developed
A different tradition could be found in 《金華地方風俗志》 and 《中國風俗故事集》, which mention that soy milk and bean curd were made before the Han dynasty. These traditions date soy milk to the warring states period by the Yan general Yue Yi,[9] These two books are rather recent and the quote in it was only a legend told to bean curd makers orally, without written record.
See also
- List of geographers
- List of Chinese people
- List of Chinese writers
- Summons for a Recluse
References
- ^ Wallacker, p. 36.
- ^ Hawkes, 243 and 191-193
- ^ "Soymilk and you tiao, the most popular breakfast in China". Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ 戒庵老人漫筆「豆腐起於淮南王劉安之術。」
- ^ 「種豆豆苗稀,力竭心已腐,早知淮南術,安坐獲泉布。」 "Planting soybeans but the harvest was little, the body is tired and the mind is rotted, if the method of Huainan was known earlier (by me), (I) would be able to get a lot with just relaxing and sitting there."
- ^ 《行神研究》引 《綺翁憶梅庵雜記》記豆腐業淮南王劉安云:「 相傳農曆九月十五日,為淮南王劉安誕辰,內地豆腐業者均於本日舉行之公祭,祭畢聚餐。」劉安為西漢人,具辯才,善屬文,好讀書鼓琴,天下方術之士多歸之,在其在發明豆腐時,蜀人名曰「黎祈」,故陸游詩有「洗釜煮黎祈」句,惟何時名為豆腐,則不可考。
- ^ 《中國行業神》, 李喬
- ^ 《中國民間神像》, 宋兆麟
- ^ 樂毅因父母年老嚼不動黃豆,樂毅就把黃豆磨成豆漿,把鹽鹵灑進豆漿,結果成了豆腐。又說醫生開了石膏,樂毅把石膏放進豆漿,結果做出的豆腐比放鹽鹵更好。
- *ISBN 978-0-14-044375-2
- Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 3. Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd.
- Wallacker, Benjamin E. (1972), "Liu an, Second King of Huai-nan (180?-122 B. C.)," Journal of the American Oriental Society 92.1, pp. 36–51.
External links
- The Huainan Zi text of Liu An
- The Dao of the Military: Liu An's Art of War, (Columbia University Press, 2012)
- Works by An Liu at Project Gutenberg