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Yiqing Liu
403-444
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Books by Yiqing Liu
世說新語
"世說新語" by Yiqing Liu is a historical compilation compiled during the Liu Song dynasty (420–479). This collection preserves around 1,130 anecdotes and character sketches about 600 literati, musicians, and painters from the 2nd-4th centuries. Organized into thirty-six categories ranging from "Virtuous Conduct" to "Hostility and Alienation," the work captures both biographical details and colloquial language of the period. Its blend of literary and vernacular styles influenced later Chinese informal literature, earning praise from modern writers like Lu Xun for its aesthetic merits.
幽明錄
"幽明錄" by Yiqing Liu is a collection of supernatural tales from 5th-century China. These stories explore immortals, ghosts, the afterlife, and Buddhist themes like karmic retribution. Originally compiled in either 20 or 30 volumes, the text was lost before the Northern Song dynasty but later reconstructed from citations in other works. A Qing dynasty recompilation gathered 158 stories, later expanded to 265. The collection stands as one of the earliest Chinese works displaying Buddhist influences.