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Libraly Journal ›› 2019, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 112-120.

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A New Research on the Origin and Development of the Edition of the Tianzhongji

Shen Qiuyan   

  • Online:2019-06-15 Published:2019-06-14

Abstract: Tianzhongji is a reference book compiled by Chen Yaowen(the Ming Dynasty). Due to its
great magnitude, the work had been accomplished in quite a long span: from the first draft, first print to
the additional print; from the fifty-volume edition to the sixty-volume edition; from Tu Long to Chen
Longguang. Tu long edited and printed the first fifty volumes. Chen Longguang, son of Chen Yaowen, edited
another ten volumes, revised the mistakes in Tu Long’s work and printed the sixty-volume edtion. Since
then, the sixty-volume edition including both Tu Long and Chen Longguang’s work had been recognized
as the complete edition and reprinted. 

Key words: Tianzhongji, Tu Long, Chen Longguang, The development of editions