Abstract:

On the basis of thoroughly collecting all editions of Thong Xi Ba Juan that could be found at present, the writer investigated all editions’ directories, photocopies, institution and private collections,then carefully compared all edition forms and text contents, listed characteristics of each version, and
judged them from different angles, which not only provides reliable evidence for research fellow to choose the edition they need, but also when checking current catalog results containing Thong Xi Ba Juan through comparing the catalog with real libraries collections, there are still various problems in catalog descriptions of Ba Juan Literature, which should be paid attention to by academic circles.

Key words:

Thong Xi Ba Juan, Checking and discriminating different editions