Complete Works of Song Dynasty (24)

Author: Liu Lin
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Publish Date: 1994-08-01
Features: The compilation plan for Complete Writings of the Song Dynasty began in the summer of 1985, with the goal of "ensuring no repetitions, omissions, or errors, and maintaining strict formatting." It was published in 50 volumes from 1988 to 1994, but production was halted due to financial reasons. In March 1996, Bashu Book Company transferred the copyright of Complete Writings of the Song Dynasty to Chengcheng Group for 3.6 million yuan. In 2003, Shanghai Ci Shu Press took over the publication of Complete Writings of the Song Dynasty. Complete Writings of the Song Dynasty extensively collects the works of Song Dynasty literati, including historical records, local gazettes, encyclopedias, notes, inscriptions, calligraphy, Buddhist and Taoist scriptures, etc., all of which should be included, even in the form of "complete collections" or "separate collections." The entire work contains over 170,000 articles by nearly 10,000 authors, mostly reconstructed from lost texts. For example, the Yuan Xian Collection by Song Xiang is lost, but in the early Qing Dynasty, the Four Treasuries Editorial Team reconstructed the Song Yuan Xian Collection in 40 volumes from the Yongle Dadian. Complete Writings of the Song Dynasty further reconstructed 31 lost articles by Song Xiang, with a total word count exceeding 110 million. It also includes "Biographies of Authors," nearly ten times the 98 million words of Complete Writings of the Tang Dynasty.