"Traveling Official's Notes Old News to Verify Errors -- Tang and Song (New Edition)

Author: (Song) Zhang Shinan et al. compiled, Zhang Maopeng et al. annotated
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Features: Although the volume of Youhuan Jiwen is not large, comprising only ten volumes with 108 entries, the content it covers is very extensive. It includes contemporary anecdotes, historical records, local customs, cultural heritage appreciation, as well as discussions on literature, philology, archaeology, calendars, divination, medicine, and gardening. Moreover, it emphasizes practicality and avoids empty talk. Jiwen Zhengwu, written by the Song scholar Li Xintian, records historical facts and institutional systems of the Song Dynasty.