Wenzhou Jingshi Zhi (Full Three Volumes)

Author: Sun Yirang (Qing Dynasty)
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Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Wenzhou, formerly known as Dong'ou, has a long history. Since the Song Dynasty, it has been renowned for its succession of prominent figures and cultural prosperity, with local literature collections surpassing those in southeastern Zhejiang. The Wenzhou Library preserves a vast number of manuscripts, handwritten copies, and printed books, while the Wenzhou Museum and other institutions have accumulated many valuable documents. In the process of building a modern Wenzhou, rescuing and developing historical and cultural heritage, and mastering the rich legacy of past scholars, are common aspirations of the city's academic community.
Wenzhou Bibliography (、、) records 1,759 works (including 1,215 lost, 279 unseen, 227 preserved, and 38 missing) of Wenzhou people or works related to Wenzhou from the Tang Dynasty to the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty in the six counties of Yong, Le, Rui, Ping, Tai, and Yu. This book has had a profound influence, extending to the entire field of bibliography. Its compilation methods provide valuable references for bibliography and the organization of local literature, with five key strengths:
1. Comprehensive inclusion
2. Rigorous principles
3. Appropriate classification
4. Clear organization
5. Rich content
For this edition, my father, Guocun Sun, at the age of eighty, closely supervised the entire process and undertook extensive foundational work, driven by half a century of deep affection for this book to promote local culture. In textual collation, I used Sun Yirang's manuscript as the base, supplemented by Sun Yanzhao's annotated Zhejiang Library edition, and fully utilized his Collation Records. For content expansion, I added two categories: drama and genealogies. Works by Liu Ji and others from Qingtan (now part of Wencheng) were compiled as an appendix titled "Collected Omissions" to preserve the original structure. The unseen or forgotten works mentioned in the original text were supplemented with prefaces and postfaces, which were appended to their respective entries. Unrecorded works were listed chronologically after similar entries for clarity. Errors and corrections were marked in the form of "Pan's Cases."