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"Tokyo Menghua Lu" is a prose essay written by Meng Yuanlao in the Song Dynasty. It was written in the second year of Jingkang of Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty (1127 AD). This book is definitely worth reading for readers who want to understand the life of citizens in the Song Dynasty and the social development at that time. This book traces the customs and customs of Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Most of the records are about Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty from Chongning to Xuanhe (1102-1125 AD). It depicts the daily life of the princes, nobles, and common people living in Tokyo during this historical period. It is an important historical document for studying the social life, economy and culture of the cities of the Northern Song Dynasty. "Tokyo Menghualu" describes almost everything from the scope of the capital to the palace buildings, from the official offices to the neighborhoods in the city, from food and daily life to the seasons, from singing, dancing and music to wedding and funeral customs. Not only can you understand the folk customs and fashion at that time, but you can also feel the developed economy and prosperous urban life of the Song Dynasty. The book "Tokyo Menghua Lu" has detailed records and detailed discussions on the socio-economic and cultural life of the Han people in Bianjing during the Zhenghe and Xuanhe reigns of Huizong. It has left a large amount of valuable information for future generations to explore the life of residents of all walks of life in Bianjing during that era. Since it was published in Lin'an in the early Southern Song Dynasty, it has been valued by people. The literati in the feudal society all cited this book first when talking about Tokyo anecdotes in the late Northern Song Dynasty. Because the content it reflects has a high socio-economic and cultural historical value, the book has attracted great attention in modern times, especially from many scholars and experts at home and abroad who are engaged in various specialized historical research, and they have quoted and used the book. People often regard this book and "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" as sister works. Both are of great significance to the study of the history of urban economic development in the Northern Song Dynasty. "Tokyo Menghua Lu" created a new genre of using notes to describe Han people's urban customs, anecdotes and famous things. It was later used by similar books that reflected the Southern Song Dynasty's capital Lin'an, such as "Capital Chronicles", "Mengliang Lu", "Old Martial Arts", "Rumeng Lu", "Continuation of Tokyo Menghua Lu" and other similar works.

"Capital Scenery" selects four famous works related to the famous capital cities of Chang'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng and Hangzhou in ancient China: Luo Tianxiang's "Leibian Chang'an Chronicles", which records Chang'an monuments from the Western Zhou Dynasty, Han and Tang Dynasties to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and related historical events; Yang Xuanzhi's "Luoyang Jialan Chronicles" records Luoyang's urban structure and Buddhist temple architecture in the Northern Wei Dynasty, as well as related politics, culture, customs, characters, Arts, literature, Chinese and foreign exchanges, etc.; Meng Yuanlao's "Tokyo Menghua Lu" of the Northern Song Dynasty records the imperial city architecture of Kaifeng in the Northern Song Dynasty, the various buildings in the city, the people's diet and daily life, and seasonal events, including the life of Bianjing. In all aspects: Zhou Mi's "Old Martial Arts" of the Southern Song Dynasty recalls the urban style of Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and details the court ceremonies, landscape customs, shop management, four seasonal objects, Jiaofang clubs, etc.