Project Gutenberg 2008-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 148 Shen, Kuo 1031 1095 沈括 Shen, Gua 夢溪筆談 Mengxi Bi Tan Produced by Jun-Bi Lai "夢溪筆談" by Kuo Shen is a historical account that was likely written in the late imperial period of Chinese history. The work dives deeply into various topics, including cultural practices, government systems, and scholarly discourse during the Tang and Song dynasties. It discusses traditions, rituals, and bureaucratic details, focusing on the complexities of governance and scholarly conventions. The opening of the work examines the ceremonial rituals performed at various temples, referencing the significance of the order and titles attached to these rituals. Kuo Shen raises questions about traditional practices, such as the distinctions between '朝獻' and '朝饗', as well as the roles of officials in these ceremonies. He also delves into the governance structure of the Tang dynasty, detailing how scholar-officials were summoned and the etiquette that governed their interactions with the emperor and each other. Through these explorations, the text provides a rich tapestry of Chinese cultural and political life during its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) zh China -- History -- Song dynasty, 960-1279 -- Anecdotes PL Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication 346002 345954 2024-09-11T12:36:41.068683 2023-09-12T06:28:19.755547 text/html text/html 345995 345947 2024-09-11T12:36:41.244677 2023-09-12T06:28:19.880568 text/html text/html 199117 2024-09-11T12:36:45.016645 application/epub+zip 201349 2024-09-11T12:36:42.586687 application/epub+zip 201349 2024-09-11T12:36:41.832684 application/epub+zip 389626 2024-09-11T12:36:46.984638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381688 2024-09-11T12:36:44.543649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382310 2022-09-12T13:48:00.319191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334631 2024-09-11T12:36:40.870691 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334513 2021-01-04T09:51:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 160784 2021-01-04T09:51:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17462 2024-09-11T12:36:47.112633 application/rdf+xml 9877 2024-09-11T12:36:42.169657 image/jpeg 2719 2024-09-11T12:36:41.996651 image/jpeg 200432 2024-09-11T12:36:41.273675 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia zh.wikipedia