Complete Collection of Tang Dynasty Writings Supplement (Complete 3 Volumes)

Author: Chen Shangjun (compilation and collation)
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The Complete Works of the Tang Dynasty compiled during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty collected all Tang Dynasty articles in one book, totaling 20,025 pieces. Lu Xinran, one of the four great book collectors of the late Qing Dynasty, was the first to supplement this book. His works Supplementary Tang Literature and Continued Supplementary Tang Literature added more than 3,000 pieces. In the 20th century, a vast number of newly unearthed Tang Dynasty documents emerged, creating a completely new situation for Tang Dynasty literature and history research both at home and abroad. Previously, only stone inscriptions and tomb epitaphs had been systematically compiled, including the Compendium of Tang Tomb Epigraphs and Continuation of the Compendium of Tang Tomb Epigraphs, edited by Zhou Shaoliang, and the Supplementary Works of the Complete Works of the Tang Dynasty, edited by Wu Gang, which collected approximately 5,500 Tang Dynasty articles, primarily tomb epitaphs. Chen Shangjun's new book is the first comprehensive review and collation of Tang Dynasty articles from existing classics and newly discovered documents. The collection covers the Four Divisions of Classics, Dunhuang manuscripts, stone inscriptions, overseas Chinese classics, and the Buddhist and Taoist canons. In addition to the aforementioned works, Chen Shangjun compiled approximately 7,000 Tang Dynasty articles, involving over 2,600 authors. The entire book is nearly 4 million words, making it a relatively comprehensive review of newly discovered Tang Dynasty documents in the 20th century, covering all aspects of Tang Dynasty research.