Back Yiwen leiju German Γιγουέν Λεϊτζού Greek Yiwen Leiju French אוסף הספרות HE Yiwen Leiju ID 芸文類聚 Japanese 예문유취 Korean Yiwen Leiju Dutch Yiwen Leiju NB 艺文类聚 Chinese
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| Traditional Chinese | 藝文類聚 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 艺文类聚 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Collection of Literature Arranged by Categories | ||||||
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The Yiwen Leiju is a Chinese leishu encyclopedia completed by Ouyang Xun in 624 under the Tang. Its other contributors included Linghu Defen and Chen Shuda.
It is divided into 47 sections and many subsections. It covers a vast number of subjects and contains many quotations from older works, which are well cited.[1]
- ^ Wilkinson, Chinese history: a manual, p. 603.