Lu Hui is the author of a work titled Ye Zhong Ji (Records of Ye), which has come down to us within the tradition of ancient Chinese documentary writing. Publicly available information about his life is quite limited: his native place, dates of birth and death, official career, and educational background are not reliably recorded, so a full personal profile is difficult to reconstruct. Knowledge of the man and his book therefore rests mainly on the transmitted text itself and on scattered references in related catalogues. As it now stands, Ye Zhong Ji takes the city of Ye as its subject and belongs to the local records devoted to a particular capital, dealing largely with buildings, palaces, local features, and old lore. Its style leans toward straightforward record-keeping, with attention to concrete names, objects, and information about time and place, showing a clear character of compilation and inquiry. Writing of this kind is often unfamiliar to general readers, yet it offers primary material of reference value for studying the layout of ancient capitals, regional culture, and social life. Since Lu Hui has only this one transmitted work and few background records survive, his reputation in literary history is not prominent, and his significance lies more at the level of historical sources. Later attention to the book has likewise centered on its role in preserving and organizing the old affairs of Ye.
