Ouyang Xiu
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Ouyang Xiu, courtesy name Yongshu, also known by his art names Zuiweng and Liu Yi Jushi, was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a
A contemporary drawing of Ouyang Xiu
Letter by Ouyang Xiu
Colophon to Catalogue of Antiquities, Ouyang Xiu, 1064 – National Palace Museum read right-to-left)
New Book of Tang
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The New Book of Tang, generally translated as the "New History of the Tang" or "New Tang History", is a work of official history covering the Tang dynasty in ten volumes and 225 chapters. The work was
Ouyang Xiu
…and Su Zhe. Ouyang Xiu's interests as a writer were remarkably diverse. As a historian, he was put in charge by Emperor Renzong of Song of creating the New Book of Tang, which was completed in 1060 CE. He also wrote in his spare time the Historical Records of the Five Dynasties, the only book in the Twenty-Four Histories…
Southern Song edition of the Book of Tang edited and annotated by Chen Jian 陳鑒