By Du You 杜佑 (d.812)
	通典類 通典 Tongdian by 杜佑 Du You 續通典 Xu tongdian 清朝通典 Qingchao tongdian 典 dian statutes size (卷 juan) position (no. of juan) size position size position 1 食貨典 Shihuo Food and Money 12 1.-12. 16 1.-16. 17 1.-17. 2 選舉典 Xuanju Examination and Promotion 8 13.-18. 6 17.-22. 5 18.-22. 3 職官典 Zhiguan State offices 22 19.-40. 22 23.-44. 18 23.-40. 4 禮典 Li Rites 100 41.-140. 40 45.-84. 22 41.-62. 5 樂典 Yue Music 7 141.-147. 7 85.-91. 5 63.-67. 6 兵典 Bing Military 15 148.-162. 15 92.-106. 12 68.-79. 7 刑法典 Xingfa Penal law 8 163.-170. 14 107.-120. 10 80.-89. 8 州郡典 Zhoujun Local administration 14 171.-184. 26 121.-146. 7 90.-96. 9 邊防典 Bianfang Border defense 16 185.-200. 4 147.-150. 4 97.-100. total size (juan) 200 150 100
	Exemplarious translation: 1.＜食貨＞＜田制＞ 穀者，人之司命也；地者，穀之所生；人者，君之所治也。有其穀，則國用備； 辨其地，則人食足；察其人，則徭役均。知此三者，謂之治政。 大唐開元二十五年令：田廣一步，長二百四十步為畝，百畝為頃。丁男給永業田二十畝， 口分田八十畝；其中男年十八以上亦依丁男給；老男、毒疾、廢疾各給口分田四十畝； 寡妻妾各給口分田三十畝；先永業者，通充口分之數。黃、小、中、丁男女及老男、毒疾、廢疾、寡妻妾當戶者， 各給永業田二十畝，口分田二十畝。其永業田，親王百頃，職事官正一品六十頃， 郡王及職事官從一品各五十頃，國公若職事官正二品各四十頃。 天寶中應受田一千四百三十萬三千八百六十二頃十三畝。 Food and Money: Regulations concerning land property Grain is the arbiter of human destiny; earth is the breeder of grain; man is governed by his lord. If there is grain enough, a country is well equipped; if the (possession of) soil is rectified, people have enough to eat; if the inhabitants are examined well, labour services are equally distributed. A ruler who is aware of these three crucial points, has a well governed country [...] In the 25th year of the era Kaiyuan "Opening the Origin" (738) of the Great Tang dynasty, an edict said: A field of the seize of one mu shall be one pace broad and 240 paces long; one hundred mu are one qing. A male adult is given a field of 20 mu for lifelong cultivation (yongye), and a personal field (koufen) of 80 mu; young men above the age of 18 are also given the same amount like male adults. Old men, seriously ill people and people with incurable diseases are only given 40 mu of personal field; widows, wifes and women are given a personal field of 30 mu. Persons that were first to obtain a lifelong cultivation field, all obtain the full amount of personal field. Babies, children, young an adult men and women as well as old and sick persons, widows, wifes and women that live in the same household, are all given a field of 20 mu for lifelong cultivation, and a personal field of 20 mu seize [...] As field for lifelong cultivation, the princes as relatives of the emperor obtain one hundred qing, the officials of superior first rank obtain 60 qing, princes in commanderies and their officials of vice first rank obtain 50 qing, the dukes and their officials of superior second rank all obtain 40 qing [...] In the era Tianbao "Heavenly Treasure" (742-755), all in all field of the amount of 14,303,862 qing and 13 mu were distributed. Translated by Ulrich Theobald.