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Qiantang xianxian zhuanzan 錢塘先賢傳贊

Mar 12, 2012 © Ulrich Theobald

Qiantang xianxian zhuanzan 錢塘先賢傳贊 "Biographies and eulogies for the foremost worthies of Qiantang" is a collection of biographies compiled by the Southern Song-period 南宋 (1127-1279) writer Yuan Shao 袁韶 (jinshi degree 1186).

In 1226, when he was prefect of the capital Lin'an 臨安 (modern Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang), he erected a shrine for the local hero Xu You 許由 and 39 followers from the city of Qiantang 錢塘 (another name of Hangzhou). At that time, Yuan compiled a separate biography for each of them, as well as a poetic eulogy or praise (zan 贊).

His collection of biographies is a valuable addition to the official dynastic history of the Song, the Songshi 宋史, was well as local histories like the Dongdu shilüe 東都事略.

The Qiantang xianxian zhuanzan is included in the series Siku quanshu 四庫全書, Zhibuzuzhai congshu 知不足齋叢書 and Wulin zhanggu congbian 武林掌故叢編.

Table 1. Contents of the Qiantang xianxian zhuanzan 錢塘先賢傳贊
(陶唐)許箕公 字仲武, 諱由 Xu You 許由
(漢)嚴先生 字子陵, 諱光一, 諱遵 Yan Guangyi 嚴光一 or Yan Zun 嚴遵
(吳)將軍凌公 字公績, 諱統 Ling Tong 凌統
(晉)文正范先生 字子安, 諱平 Fan Ping 范平
(晉)中尉禇公 字季雅, 諱陶 Chu Tao 禇陶
(晉)孫先生 字文度, 諱晷 Sun Gui 孫晷
(宋)龍驤行軍卜壯侯 字, 諱天與 Bu Tianyu 卜天與
(宋)范先生 字, 諱叔孫 Fan Shusun 范叔孫
(齊)禇先生 字元璩, 諱伯玉 Chu Boyu 禇伯玉
(齊)顧先生 字景怡, 一字元平, 諱歡 Gu Huan 顧歡
(齊)杜先生 字景齊, 諱京產 Du Jingchan 杜京產
(梁)太中大夫范公 字子元, 一字穎彥, 諱述曾 Fan Shuceng 范述曾
(梁)范先生 字伯珪, 一字長玉, 諱元琰 Fan Yuanyan 范元琰
(梁)記室禇公 字, 諱脩 Chu Xiu 禇脩
(唐)太常卿禇康公 字希明, 諱亮 Chu Liang 禇亮
(唐)太尉禇公 字登善, 諱遂良 Chu Suiliang 禇遂良
(唐)禮部尚書禇文公 字宏度, 諱無量 Wen Wuliang 禇無量
(唐)荊州大都督許公 字, 諱遠 Xu Yuan 許遠
(唐)章先生 字, 諱成緬 Zhang Chengmian 章成緬
(後梁)吳越王武肅錢公 字具美, 諱鏐 Qian Miao 錢鏐
(後梁)給事中羅公 字昭諫, 諱隱 Luo Yin 鏐隱
(後梁)秦王忠懿錢公 字文德, 諱俶 Qian Chu 錢俶
(宋)吏部侍郎郎公 字叔廉, 諱簡 Lang Jian 郎簡
(宋)知制誥謝公 字希深, 諱絳 Xie Jiang 謝絳
(宋)諫院錢公 字子高, 諱彥遠 Qian Yanyuan 錢彥遠
(宋)和靖林先生 字君復, 諱逋 Lin Bu 林逋
(宋)翰林學士沈公 字文通, 諱構 Shen Gou 沈構
(宋)太中大夫錢公 字醇老, 諱藻 Qian Zao 錢藻
(宋)龍圖閣學士陸公 字介夫, 諱詵 Lu Shen 陸詵
(宋)龍圖閣學士錢公 字穆父, 諱勰 Qian Xie 錢勰
(宋)祕閣吳公 字安中, 諱師禮 Wu Shili 吳師禮
(宋)龍圖閣學士虞公 字純臣, 諱奕 Yu Yi 虞奕
宋八行崔先生 字庭碩, 諱貢 Cui Gong 崔貢
(宋)太師崇國張文忠公 字子韶, 諱九成 Zhang Jiucheng 張九成
孫氏定夫人 Settled Ms Sun
虞氏夫人 Ms Yu
馮孝女 Filial Ms Feng
何氏節婦 Decent Ms He
Source:
Li Xueqin 李學勤, Lü Wenyu 呂文鬰, eds. (1996). Siku da cidian 四庫大辭典 (Changchun: Jilin daxue chubanshe), Vol. 1, 972.