Change Log: 6/16/2023
Book:
- Published Book 2 - Chapter 8, Section 2: The Skill and Practice of Blending Zisha Ore.
- Minor change in table of contents, moving F1 slurry mold chapter later in the book.
- Edits to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 1: Three Strata of Zisha Ore: removes mention of zhushani (朱砂泥) from list of nenni strata zisha ores.
- Edits to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining: added information about Dingshu's connection to the Grand Canal (大运河).
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining: added surface level zini (紫泥) to list of ores extracted from open pit mines.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining: added Baoshan Mining Area to list of earliest Ming Dynasty mines, and additional information about Baoshan mining history.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining: corrected translation of Hongwei Xiao Mei Yao from Small Coal Kiln to Little Coal Mine.
- Major Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2, Part 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining - Modern Mining, sidenote #13: fully re-written to clarify and add details on the prevalence of illegal zisha mining in Yixing before and after 2017. The previous information incorrectly under-estimated the amount of illegal mining occurring in the famous Ben Shan regions of Huang Long Shan and Qing Long Shan.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2, Part 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining - Modern Mining: the first paragraph was edited to clarify the difference in economic forces at play in China and Britain contemporary with the industrial revolution.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2, Part 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining - Modern Mining: clarified the location of Tao Du Road.
- Minor edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2, Part 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining - Modern Mining: paragraph detailing the decline of zisha mining in the 1980s.
- Minor edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 2, Part 2: Developmental History of Yixing Mining - Modern Mining: added details on the construction of urban parks over former mining sites in Dingshu.
- Major Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 3: Specific Yixing Zisha Mines by Region: Added information on the two mines named Xiao Mei Yao ("Little Coal Mine") in both Hong Wei Village and Chuanbu Village. Also corrected translation of Hongwei Xiao Mei Yao from Small Coal Kiln to Little Coal Mine and added footnote on alternative translation.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 6, Section 3: Specific Yixing Zisha Mines by Region: clarifies the distance of Zhaozhuang to the other mining regions.
- Major edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay: adds information and photographs of moss growing on aging clay.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay: clarifies that the ore is only optionally sprayed with water during weathering.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay: replaces image of rotary grindstone mill and adds details on its use.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay: added image of magnetic vibration plate used for dry purification.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay: added information on acid washed clay.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay: clarifies steps of wet-purification.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay: clarified the effect of mechanized vacuum pumps and extruders.
- Edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay, sidenote #22: clarifies effect of industrial milling on ware quality.
- Minor edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay, sidenote #8: clarifies the material blend at the sorting stage.
- Minor edit to Book 2 - Chapter 7: From Yixing Ore to Zisha Clay, sidenote #10: clarifies the use of bulk zisha material.
Other Content:
Updates:
- [Edited this post]: lots of spelling errors fixed...
- Lots of content published today; apologies for being a day off schedule!
- Just about done with editing the previous chapters; a few more minor edits will follow.
