Class book. Compiled by Wang Yinglin of the Southern Song Dynasty. Two hundred volumes. Attached are four volumes of "The Return of Ci Studies" and thirteen works by the author, including "A Study of Poetry" and "A Study of Poetry and Geography". This book is divided into twenty-one chapters, including astronomy, laws and constitutions, geography, imperial lineage, sacred system, art and literature, edicts, etiquette, vehicles and clothing, utensils, suburban rituals, music, schools, elections, official system, military system, tribute, palaces, food and goods, military success, auspiciousness, etc., And is divided into more than 240 sub-items. The bibliography must be noted when quoting books, and the month and day must be recorded in detail when making changes. This book has its own distinctive features. In the Jinshi examination in the Southern Song Dynasty, the most important thing was the erudite and macro-ci subject. Most of the Masters of Confucianism in the Southern Song Dynasty came from this subject. Wang Yinglin was a famous scholar who was erudite and knowledgeable. This book is designed for the application of erudite macroci. Therefore, this book is compiled of ancient and modern poems, historical stories, great chapters, hundreds of schools of thought, idioms and allusions, etc., In preparation for examinations. The stories recorded in it are "all auspicious and good deeds, which are very different from other similar books".
"The cited collections of classics and history and the biographies of hundreds of schools of thought are all comprehensive. The anecdotes of the Song Dynasty are compiled from factual records, national histories, and calendars, especially many that are unknown in later historical records. It runs through Aobo and is unparalleled in other major books of the Tang and Song Dynasties." ("Summary of the General Catalog of Sikuquanshu") This review is not complete, but it is a fact that it is a unique book of the Southern Song Dynasty.
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This book "Jade Sea" is like a treasure house of knowledge, covering astronomy, geography, history and other fields. It feels particularly suitable for candidates who are erudite in macro-ci subject. Although I have never taken such an exam, in the process of preparing for marriage, I also feel that I need to understand and learn a lot of knowledge. This book is like a guide that allows me to understand all aspects of knowledge more systematically. Moreover, the collection of classics and history and the biographies of hundreds of schools quoted in the book are all comprehensive, just like "the anecdotes of the Song Dynasty, the first records, national histories, and calendars, especially many that are not detailed in later historical records." It was really eye-opening for me!