Complete Records of Zhuangyuan (Part One)
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in the imperial examination system and zhuangyuan culture who want an accessible introduction to the historical background
- Middle school students or beginning history enthusiasts who need illustrated materials to support their study of history
- General readers who enjoy browsing encyclopedic works and looking up historical knowledge according to their interests
- Readers who want to approach ancient Chinese official selection and social culture through the lens of the zhuangyuan
Not a good fit for
- Professional historians seeking rigorous academic argumentation or in-depth specialized research
- Readers expecting a systematic dynastic history or a complete history of the imperial examination system
- Those who prefer purely textual, in-depth reading and are not interested in the illustrated encyclopedia format
Reading tips
- Begin by browsing the table of contents and illustrations to locate chapters on the zhuangyuan and the imperial examinations, then expand your reading according to interest.
- As you read, situate individual zhuangyuan cases within the examination system and the context of their times, rather than focusing only on anecdotes.
- Pair the book with other works on examination history or dynastic history to compensate for the limited depth of its encyclopedic narrative.
- Take simple notes on the images and text, distinguishing institutional facts from later legends.
About the publisher
Jointly credited to China Environmental Science Press and Xueyuan Audio-Visual Publishing House, the publications held in this catalog number 243 titles and cover common categories such as architecture, popular science, philosophy, world history, theory, and art. They include works on history and architecture, such as The World History of Architecture: Frozen Music and The Hometown of the Hanging Gardens: Babylon; popular science titles such as 100 Scientific Discoveries That Shook the World and 100 Technological Inventions That Refreshed the World; and works on intellectual and art history, such as The Most Beautiful Flower on Earth: A History of World Thought and The Sublimation of Life and Production: A History of Arts and Crafts. Works by authors including Wen Ming, Peng Pingping, Ge Dan, Qian Shu, and Li Munan form the main author resources. Because public information on the two institutions' complete catalogs and editorial plans is limited, this description presents their publishing direction only on the basis of the books in the catalog: mainly history, popular science, and art history, with some theoretical works, and under the joint imprint a emphasis on knowledge popularization and the humanities and social sciences.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 《中国历史百科》编纂委员会
- 《中国历史百科》编辑部
- 编写说明
- 隋唐五代状元
- 杨纂
- 房玄龄
- 孙伏伽
- 王维
- 李琚
- 贾至
- 崔曙
- 常衮
- 齐映
- 张式
- 杨凭
- 丁泽
- 黎逢
- 杨凝
- 崔元翰
- 张正甫
- 牛锡庶
- 尹枢
- 徐晦
- 武翊黄
- 王源中
- 柳公权
- 孔纬
- 赵观文
- 扈载
- 宋辽金元朝状元
- 宋准
- 王嗣宗
- 王世则
- 程宿
- 王曾
- 张师德
- 蔡齐
- 贾黯
- 冯京
- 章衡
- 刘辉
- 彭汝砺
- 许安世
- 徐铎
- 时彦
- 黄裳
- 沈晦
- 张九成
- 汪应辰
- 邹应龙
- 曾从龙
- 吴潜
- 方逢辰
- 文天祥
- 张俭
- 韩日方
- 胡砺
- 石琚
- 吕忠翰
- 郑子聃
- 徒单镒
- 杨云翼
- 纳兰胡鲁刺
- 王鄂
- 赵承元
- 张起岩
- 泰不华
- 宋本
- 李黼
- 陈祖仁
- 普颜不花
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About the author
Wen Ming is a prolific author about whom little is publicly available; details such as birth and death dates, nationality, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Judging from the 157 works held in the collection, Wen Ming's writing centers mainly on world history and the popularization of the arts, covering architecture, painting, drama, arts and crafts, intellectual history, and ancient civilizations. Representative works include systematic surveys of architectural history, accounts of the rise and fall of ancient civilizations such as Babylon, and introductions to the development of painting, drama, and craft arts. Overall, Wen Ming's writing tends toward informative, general-audience exposition, presenting artistic and historical themes along clear lines and helping ordinary readers understand the cultural background of these fields.
Zhang Lin is a Chinese author whose works span a notably wide range of subjects, with 107 titles held in the collection. Judging from the available bibliography, his writing covers several fields: social novels and essayistic works such as Galloping Horse, One Person, and Don't Forget Why You Started Because You've Gone Too Far; the compilation of the Fu-Selected Liu Duzhou Medical Case Commentaries series, showing an interest in documenting traditional Chinese medicine; I Confess: Recorded Confessions of Japanese War Criminals, a work of history; and Tang and Song Poetry Anecdotes, aimed at popularizing classical verse. His works are also often classified under foreign literature and social sciences. Public information about Zhang Lin is limited, and his biography, nationality, and dates of birth and death cannot be verified. The range of his output nonetheless suggests a versatile writer who moves between literary creation, historical documentation, and the organization of medical texts, balancing accessible writing with careful compilation of source materials.
