A collection of poems from the Song Dynasty. 40 Volumes. Written by Zou Hao. This collection was compiled by Zou Hao's sons Zou Bing and Zou Xu. There are 14 volumes of poetry, including 2 poems; 26 volumes of text, including various articles such as Zhi, Zhi, Zhi, Shu, Shu, Qi, Ji, Preface, Policy Questions, Miscellanies, Epitaphs, Sacrifice, Travels, and Biography. Li Gang once wrote a preface to this book, but it has been lost. According to "Dongdu Shilue", Zou Hao collected 30 volumes, but "Zhizhai Shulu Jieti" recorded "Daoxiang Collection" as 40 volumes. In the second year of Yuanfu (1099), Zou Hao was convicted of admonishing Liu Hou, and his manuscripts were burned. Zou Bing and others compiled his manuscripts, but their search was incomplete. For example, Li Tao's "Xu Zi Zhi Tong Jian Chang Bian" contains "On the Discord and Shu of the Ministers in Power" in the first year of Yuan Fu, but there is no centralized version; "On the Prime Minister Zhang Dun Shu" has 4 chapters in the original version, but only 3 chapters are included in the collection. But Zou Bing's engraved version was also destroyed in the late Song Dynasty. In the sixth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1470), his descendant Zou Liang obtained the cabinet manuscripts and published them as "Collected Works of Mr. Daoxiang Zou Zhonggong" in 40 volumes. In the seventh year of Zhengde (1512), Zou Ling republished it and added a volume of "Sequel". During the Wanli period, Qiantang ordered Zou Zhongyun to publish his book again. Wang Shizhen's "Juyi Lu" of the Qing Dynasty said that his ancient poems were like Bai Juyi's, and his rhymed poems were like Ye Mengde's. He also said that he studied under Cheng Meng and was particularly fond of Zen theory, and his poems were written in many sect languages. These insights are quite appropriate.
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This "Daoxiang Collection" is a collection of poems and essays from the Song Dynasty, written by Zou Hao. His son compiled a collection of his works, covering a variety of genres. Although some works may have been missing during compilation, this book can still give us a glimpse of Zou Hao's literary style. Wang Shizhen made a very appropriate evaluation of him, saying that his poetry had a unique style and was influenced by Cheng Meng and Zen philosophy. Despite some minor flaws, overall it's well worth reading.
This "Daoxiang Collection" is a collection of poems and essays from the Song Dynasty, written by Zou Hao. His son compiled a collection of his works, covering a variety of genres. Although some works may have been missing during compilation, this book can still give us a glimpse of Zou Hao's literary style. Wang Shizhen made a very appropriate evaluation of him, saying that his poetry had a unique style and was influenced by Cheng Meng and Zen philosophy. Despite some minor flaws, overall it's well worth reading.