Chicken Rib Chronicle (Tang and Song Historical Materials Notebooks Collection)

Author: Zhuang Chuo
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Publishing Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book is one of the "Collected Notes on Tang and Song Historical Materials," written by Zhuang Chuo during the transitional period between the Northern and Southern Song dynasties. It consists of three volumes, covering: anecdotes of ancestors, contemporary events, customs of various regions, strange and trivial matters, as well as information on silk carving, tea cultivation, and the planting of agricultural crops. Additionally, it includes research on calligraphy and medicinal herbs, which is quite detailed. This book is one of the more important types of historical notes from the Song dynasty, and its value as a source of information has been widely recognized.