Liu Jian is an author about whom public information is limited: his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. What can be confirmed is that a single work, Ting Wen Lu (Records of Things Heard at Home), is attributed to him. Judging from its title and its usual classification under literary appreciation, the book appears to center on recording and commenting on family and everyday observations, combining documentation with appreciation. Works of this kind generally do not rely on grand narrative, but value close attention to the people, conversations, and details of daily life around the author, and their style tends to be plain and personable. Since Liu Jian's other writing activities cannot presently be traced, readers can come to know this author mainly through Ting Wen Lu itself. His full life and literary output await further discovery and supplementary material.
