Notes On The Comoilation Of Suzhou Material In Chenahua Years

Zhu Yunming,a scholar of the Ming Dynasty,wrote The Compilation of Suzhou Material in Chenghua years,which is a biographical book of famous scholars in Suzhou during Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty.The book mainly records 31 persons such as Xu Youzhen and Han Yong,including high officials and nobles,reclusive scholars and loyal women.As one of the"Four Talents in Suzhou",Zhu Yunming is very talented and he has written many works in his life.However,it may be that The Compilation of Suzhou Material in Chenghua years was written earlier than most of his writing,as well as the influence of Zhu Yunming's other achievements in calligraphy,the spread of The Compilation of Suzhou Material in Chenghua years isn't widespread,and there are some mistakes in this book.But what we have to admit is that The Compilation of Suzhou Material in Chenghua years is a valuable literature to the study of history and culture in the area of Suzhou.Besides,we can find that many books also have a lot of records about it.Therefore,this article has searched for various versions of The Compilation of Suzhou Material in Chenghua years,and at the same time,i will try to test the specific state and flow of each version from many angles such as the seal and text analysis.The key point of this article is to make a comprehensive collation and annotation of the text,in an attempt to provide researchers with a good version that is close to the original appearance of The Compilation of Suzhou Material in Chenghua years In the meantime,this article is based on ancient history,geography,literature,medicine and other materials to explain the text in a comprehensive way.This paper is mainly composed of three parts:the introduction mainly discusses the significance of the topic and literature review;The first part focuses on the literature description and edition of The Compilation of Suzhou Material in Chenghua years.Last but not least,the second part is the main body of the article,which will concentrate on the collation and annotation of The Compilation of Suzhou Material in Chenghua years.