Treatise of My Reminiscences Continuation of the World's Reminiscences Dreams of the Pine Window--Yuan and Ming

Author: Chen Hongmo (Ming), Zhang Han (Ming), edited by Sheng Dongling
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Features: This book is one of the "Collected Notes on Yuan and Ming Historical Materials," including three notes by Ming scholars. Remnants of a Stable Age and Continued Remnants of a Stable Age were written by Chen Hongmo (1474–1555) of the Ming Dynasty. Remnants of a Stable Age was completed in the sixteenth year of the Zhengde reign (1521), focusing on the observations of the Hongzhi era, divided into two parts: "The upper part concerns court and temple matters, while the lower part deals with the affairs of officials," mostly based on contemporary observations. Continued Remnants of a Stable Age records the observations of the Zhengde era and was completed in the early years of the Jiajing reign. Both books contain reliable and detailed content, providing with many materials on court politics, administration, frontier affairs, and more during this period. The other work, Dreams of a Pine Window (), was written by Zhang Han of the Ming Dynasty. It is a reflection on the author's life experiences in his later years, comprising eight volumes and thirty-three sections. It covers topics such as local customs and people, frontier affairs, industry and finance, and grain transport. This book is quite famous in the field of Ming history research, and its materials have been frequently cited by scholars both at home and abroad.