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Peiwen Yunfu - A Chinese Rime Dictionary of Literary Allusions and Poetic Diction
The Peiwen Yunfu (simplified Chinese: 佩文韵府；literally "rime storehouse of esteemed phrases") is a 1711 Chinese rime dictionary of literary allusions and poetic dictions. Collated by tone and rime, the dictionary serves the composition of poetry.
Great Qing Legal Code - The Last Legal Code of Imperial China
The Great Qing Legal Code or Qing Code (Chinese: 大清律例) was the legal code of Qing dynasty (1644-1912). The code was based on the Ming legal system, which was kept largely intact. Compared to the Ming code which had no more than several hundred statutes and sub-statutes, the Qing code contained 1,907 statutes from over 30 times of revisions between 1644 and 1912.
Dijing Jingwulue (Survey of Scenery and Monuments in the Imperial Capital) - A 17th Century Chinese Prose Classic
The Dijing Jingwulue (Chinese: 帝京景物略; literally "Survey of Scenery and Monuments in the Imperial Capital") is a 17th century Chinese prose classic. The principal author was Liu Tong, an official with a Jinshi degree and member of the Jingling school in Chinese prose literature. His co-authors were Yu Yizheng and Zhou Sun, two scholars outside of official circles.
Zhengzitong - A Great Chinese Dictionary during the Late Ming Dynasty
The Zhengzitong (Chinese: 正字通; literally "Correct Character Mastery") was a 17th century Chinese dictionary. The Ming Dynasty scholar Zhang Zilie originally published it in 1627 as a supplement to the 1615 Zihui dictionary of Chinese characters, and called it the Zihui bian (字汇辩; "Zihui Disputations"). The Qing Dynasty author Liao Wenying bought Zhang's manuscript, renamed it Zhengzitong, and published it under his own name in 1671.
Zihui - A Great Chinese Dictionary during the Late Ming Dynasty
The Zihui (Chinese: 字汇; literally "character collection/categorization") was a 1615 Chinese dictionary, edited by Mei Yingzuo during the late Ming Dynasty. It was the first dictionary to introduce the modern radical-stroke system. The Zihui has 14 fascicles with 33,179 character entries. While the ancillary first and last fascicles explain topics like stroke order and radicals, the main ones are named after the twelve Earthly Branches. The Qing Dynasty scholar Wu Renchen published the 1666 Zihui bu ("Zihui supplement").
Sancai Tuhui - The Common “Everyday Encyclopedias”
The Sancai Tuhui (三才图会), compiled by Shanghai natives Wang Qi and Wang Siyi, is a Chinese encyclopedia (known at that time as leishu 类书) completed in 1607 and published in 1609 during the Ming dynasty, featuring illustrations of subjects in the three worlds of heaven, earth, and humanity. The title of this encyclopedia has been variously translated into English as “Illustrations of the Three Powers”, “Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms”, “Pictorial Compendium of the Three Powers”, and others; in the original title, “Sancai” refers to the three realms of...
Liao-Fan's Four Lessons - A Classic Work about How to Change One's Destiny
Liao-Fan's Four Lessons was originally written in the Ming Dynasty of China by Mr. Liao-Fan Yuan. The book was intended to teach his son, Tien-Chi Yuan, how to recognize the true face of destiny, how to tell good from evil, and the method for correcting one's faults and practicing kind deeds. It also provided living proof of the rewards and outcomes of people who practiced kind deeds and cultivated virtue and humility. Relating from his own experience at changing destiny, Mr. Yuan himself was a living embodiment of his teachings.
Daming Huidian (Da Ming Huidian/Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty) - A Collection of Ming Dynasty Law and Procedures
Daming Huidian, also called Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty (simplified Chinese: 大明会典) is a five-volume collection of Ming Dynasty law and procedures. It was compiled by Li Dongyang (李东阳) and Shen Mingxing (申明行) over an 11 year period.
Daming Lu Law Code (The Great Ming Code/Da Ming Lu) - One of The Most Important Law Codes in Chinese History
One of the most important law codes in Chinese history, The Great Ming Code represents a break with the past, following the alien-ruled Yuan (Mongol) dynasty, and the flourishing of culture under the Ming, the last great Han-ruled dynasty. It was also a model for the Qing code, which followed it, and is a fundamental source for understanding Chinese society and culture. The Code regulated all the perceived major aspects of social affairs, aiming at the harmony of political, economic, military, familial, ritual, international, and legal relations in the empire and cosmic relations in the...
Fire Dragon Manual - A Great Book about Chinese Ancient Fire-weapons
The Huolongjing (rendered by its translator into English as Fire Drake Manual but correctly meaning Fire Dragon Manual) is a 14th century military treatise that was compiled and edited by Jiao Yu and Liu Ji of the early Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD) in China. It outlined the use of various 'fire–weapons' involving the use of gunpowder.