Shilin Guangji
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Shilin Guangji (simplified Chinese:
Based on dates within the text, it has been deduced that Chen wrote the book in the early Yuan during the reign of Kublai (Emperor Shizu of Yuan). The original manuscript has been lost, but printed copies made in the Yuan dynasty, Ming dynasty, and Japan still exist with expansions and modifications. Chen's Shilin Guangji served as an example and foundation for later Chinese encyclopedias such as the Sancai Tuhui (Ming dynasty) and Gujin Tushu Jicheng (Qing dynasty).[4][5]
Translation
[edit]The Shilin Guangji is sometimes translated as Vast Record from the Forest of Affairs,[2] Comprehensive Record of Affairs,Vast Record of Varied Matters,[6] A Widely Comprehensive Record of a Forest of Affairs, or simply Forest of Affairs.[7]
Contents
[edit]The book contains 42 volumes (
The book describes life during the Southern Song as well as life during the Yuan dynasty. In the encyclopedia of the Yuan dynasty, a map of the Yuan was drawn: "The Great Yuan all in One Map" (
- the counties and cities of the Yuan,
- the Mongolian script,
- fonts,
- ʼPhags-pa script (an official script of the Mongol Empire),
- the Hundred Family Surnames, including a version written in the Phagspa script (百家姓蒙古文),
- the Yuan dynasty currency and economic system,
- and the ancestral tree of the Yuan emperors.
It then introduces the daily life and street life of Mongol Empire citizens and pioneered the precedent of using illustrations in live encyclopedias. Illustrations include horse riding, archery, greeting customs (
The encyclopedia has a section on cuisine, where it discusses fermenting agents (
Within the book the Hundred Family Surnames (
Gallery
[edit]The following are illustrations from the Shilin Guangji.
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Illustration of Chinese chess in the Shilin Guangji
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Map of Bianjing
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Cuju, an ancient Chinese football game
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Taijitu, illustrating Yin and yang
Editions
[edit]The first edition of Shilin Guangji initially compiled information to prepare students for civil service examinations. Later throughout the Yuan and subsequent dynasties, various additions were made to the text in reprinted editions.[2] Based on studies of taboo characters preserved in certain Japanese editions of the Shilin Guangji, the first edition was published in the late Song before its fall. It was then expanded and republished many times during the Yuan and in subsequent dynasties and in Japan, giving the Shilin Guangji an extensive history of publication.[7]
Zhonghua edition
[edit]In 1963, the Zhonghua Book Company photocopied a printed edition of the Shilin Guangji during the reign of Yuan Wenzong Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür (r. 1330–1333, Zhishun
Other versions
[edit]Since the Yuan dynasty, the book has been reprinted many times:
- Peking University library collection: Yuan dynasty Toghon Temür reign (1340, Zhiyuan Gengchen
至 元 庚 辰 ), Zheng family Jichengtang edition (郑氏积诚堂 刊本 )[7] - National Palace Museum: Yuan Wenzong Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür (r. 1330–1333, Zhishun
至 顺) from the Jian'an Chunzhuang Academy (建 安 椿 庄 书院)[10] - 1990 edition from Shanghai Chinese classics publishing house (
上海 古 籍 出版 社 ): photocopied text from Hekeben leishu jicheng (和 刻 本 类书集成 ), including a Japanese translation of Yesün Temür's (元 泰 定 ) addendum made during the 12th year of the Genroku era (1699元禄 )[7] - In October 1998, it was reprinted and published by the Zhonghua Book Company
References
[edit]- ^ Lu Xinyuan (
陸 心 源 ), Qing dynasty (據 清 代 著名 藏書 家 陸 心 源 考證 ) - ^ a b c d e f Chen, Klasing (2020-12-16). "Memorable arts: The mnemonics of painting and calligraphy in Late Imperial China" (University of Leiden)
- ^ a b c "Chen, Yuanjing - Shilin Guangji". dla.library.upenn.edu (University of Pennsylvania). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
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至 元 萬 萬年表示當時在至元年間 - ^ a b Encyclopedia of China (
中国 大 百科 全 书) (in Chinese). Section entry by Hu Daojing胡 道 靜 (1992). Preface to "Shilin guangji事 林 廣 記 " in Encyclopedia of China. (2nd ed.). Beijing: China Encyclopedia Publishing (中国 大 百科全书出版社 Zhongguo dabaike quanshu chubanshe)《中国 大 百科 全 书》第 二版总编辑委员会. 2009. ISBN 978-7-5000-7958-3. OCLC 244563750.{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b "Vast Record of Varied Matters, Age of the Great Khan". theme.npm.edu.tw (National Palace Museum). Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ a b c d e West, Stephen H. "Time Management And Self-Control: Self-Help Guides In Yuan". Text, Performance, and Gender in Chinese Literature and Music: 113.
- ^ a b Xiao Fan (萧帆). (1992). Chinese Cooking Dictionary (
中国 烹饪辞典 Zhongguo pengren cidian) (1st ed.). [Peking]: China Commercial Press (中国 商 业出版 社 ). p. 662. ISBN 7-5044-1387-9. OCLC 28972268. - ^ Or the "Composite Map of the Great Yuan"
- ^ a b c "
元 陳 元 靚撰 〈事 林 廣 記 〉大 汗 的 世紀 ~蒙 元 時代 的 多元 文化 與 藝術 ". National Palace Museum. 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2022-06-16. - ^ Ren Baizun (
任 百 尊 ) (1999). Chinese Cuisine中国 食 经 (Zhongguo shijing) (1st ed.). Shanghai: Shanghai Culture Publishing (上海 文化 出版 社 ). ISBN 7-80511-927-9. OCLC 42999984. - ^ Complete Chinese Cooking Encyclopedia
中国 烹饪百科 全 书 (Zhongguo pengren baike quanshu). 《中国 烹饪百科 全 书》编辑委員 会 .,中国 大 百科 全 书出版 社 . 编辑部 . (1995 nian ban ed.). Beijing:中国 大 百科 全 书出版 社 . 1995. ISBN 7-5000-5125-5. OCLC 36418504.{{cite book}}
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Further reading
[edit]- Shilin Guangji on Wikisource