Encyclopedia of Ancient Chinese Fiction (Revised Edition)

Author: Liu Shide
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features:
1. This book is a professional encyclopedia with over 2,200 entries.
2. The entries are arranged in the order of the Pinyin letters of the entry titles, supplemented by the stroke order of Chinese characters.
3. The book includes a classified index of all entries to help readers understand the overall scope of the discipline.
4. Knowledge themes that cross between different branches are covered in relevant sections with their own entries.
5. Most entry titles are single words.
6. Pinyin is added above the entry titles.
7. The explanations of entries strive to use standardized modern Chinese. Generally, the explanations do not repeat the entry titles.
8. Longer entries are divided into subheadings within the explanation.
9. If the content of one entry refers to other entries and needs to be supplemented by their explanations, the "See" method is used.
10. The book includes necessary illustrations in the explanations of entries.
11. The book provides a stroke-order index and a content index of all entries.
12. The scientific and technical terms used in the book are based on those approved by relevant authorities in the discipline. For terms that have not been approved or are not yet unified, conventional usage is followed. Place names are based on those approved by the Chinese Geographical Names Commission.
13. The font used in the book is simplified characters, except where traditional characters are required.
14. Numbers in the book are generally written in Arabic numerals, except where they are traditionally represented in Chinese characters.