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Duxing zazhi 獨醒雜志

Aug 19, 2013 © Ulrich Theobald

Duxing zashi 獨醒雜志 "Miscellaneous records of a man awaking alone" is a "brush-notes"-style book (biji 筆記) written during the early Southern Song period 南宋 (1127-1279) by Zeng Minxing 曾敏行 (died 1178), courtesy name Dachen 達臣, style Fuyun Jushi 浮雲居士, Duxing Daoren 獨醒道人, or Guiyu Laoren 歸愚老人. He hailed from Jishui 吉水 in the prefecture of Luling 廬陵 (in today's Jiangxi province) and had to forego an official career because he had been sick in his youth. He therefore decided to dedicate his life to the pursuit of learning.

The-10 juan-long book is the collection of all the notes he wrote down during his studies. It was published by his son Zeng Sanpin 曾三聘 (1144-1220), and a preface was written by the poet Yang Wanli 楊萬里 (1127-1206). The content includes historiographical material and can therefore be used as an additional source for the history of the Song period.

The Duxing zazhi is included in the series Siku quanshu 四庫全書, Zhibuzuzhai congshu 知不足齋叢書, Biji xiaoshuo daguan 筆記小說大觀 and Congshu jicheng chubian 叢書集成初編.

Sources:
Li Xueqin 李學勤, and Lü Wenyu 呂文郁, eds. 1996. Siku da cidian 四庫大辭典, vol. 2, 2150. Changchun: Jilin daxue chubanshe.
Zhang Diyun 張滌雲. 1996. "Duxing zazhi 獨醒雜志." In Zhonggu shihua cidian 中國詩話辭典, edited by Jiang Zuyi 蔣祖怡, and Chen Zhichun 陳志椿, 316. Beijing: Beijing chubanshe.
Zheng Yunbo 鄭雲波, ed. 1992. Zhongguo gudai xiaoshuo cidian 中國古代小說辭典, 417. Nanjing: Nanjing daxue chubanshe.