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Mao Xiaotong: publicly available information is limited, and at present only three works are known, namely the two-volume Collected Research Materials on Tang Xianzu and its separate first and second volumes. Judging from the titles and the common categories of theory and literary appreciation, Mao's writing concentrates on compiling research materials on the Ming dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu, a kind of documentary editing that combines theoretical discussion with literary appreciation. Such compilations usually bring together comments from successive periods, textual criticism of editions and biographical sources, offering readers and scholars basic material for approaching Tang Xianzu's dramatic world. Although the author's personal background, nationality and dates of birth and death cannot be verified, the works still have some documentary value for Tang Xianzu studies and may serve enthusiasts of traditional opera and literary researchers alike.