Abstract:

Dongpo Wen Tan Lu and Dongpo Shi Hua Lu, reportedly written by Chen Xiumin of theYuan Dynasty, are two relatively well-known works specialized in commenting on Su Shi’s articles andpoems. According to The General Catalogue of Siku Quanshu and Sun Yirang’s Wenzhou Jingji Zhi, theformat and style of these two books are rather confused, with miscellaneous quotations from relevantworks of the Ming Dynasty; but their suspicion that both books are pseudo-graphs has not been confirmed.Lacking solid evidence in this regard, these two books are still used today for their documentary value.The paper proves that two books, by drawing heavily on Volume 4 and Volume 5 of Su Zhang Gong Wai Jiedited by Wang Shizhen and supplemented by Qu Zhipu, are indeed pseudo-graphs. Their author and titlehave been faked to create a mysterious origin. In this case, the previous research and conclusions based onthe authenticity of the two books should be reassessed.