Crossing the Gate

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Gates in and out of the Jia
The House Gate (Men ¿) and Lane Gate (Lü¿)
The Middle Gate (Zhong Men ¿¿)
Gate Titles for Mothers

2. Women on Journeys
Vehicles
Traces
Conclusion

3. Women in Local Communities
Inner Affairs (Nei Shi ¿¿) and Outer Affairs (Wai Shi ¿¿)
Women and Household Economy
Women and Local Welfare
Women and Public Projects

4. Women and Local Governments
Women's Participation in Local Administration
Women and Governmental Structures
Women and Lawsuits
Women Under the Administration of Local Governments
Gender Consideration in Local Governments' Public Projects
Conclusion

5. Women and Religion
Laywomen in Confucian Eyes
Personal Practices
Religious Communication with Relatives and Outsiders
Religious Excursions
Buddhist Funeral

6. Women and Burial
Tomb Structure: From Single Chamber to Multichamber
Joint Burial: Partition Wall and Passageway
From Inner/Outer to Left/Right
The Problem of One Man, Many Wives
Funerary Accessories from Seven Multichamber Tombs
Three Late Southern Song Tombs
Mural Tombs

Conclusion

Epilogue
Appendix: Bibliography of Excavation Reports of Song Tombs from Fujian
Notes
Bibliography
Index