- (called the "cloud board"). The
column is
topped by a
round cap,
called the
chenglupan (承露盤) "dew-collecting plate" (see fangzhu). At the top of the cap sits...
-
copper amalgam mirrors, also
named 'water and fire mirrors'."
Chenglupan (承露盤;
chénglùpán; 'plate for
receiving dew') is a near-synonym for fangzhu. The...