Kuodi Zhi
| Author | Li Tai |
|---|---|
| Original title | 括地志 |
| Language | Classical Chinese |
| Subject | Geography and administrative divisions of Tang China |
Publication date | 641/642 |
| Publication place | Tang dynasty China |
Kuodi Zhi (Chinese: 括地志), translated as Comprehensive Gazetteer or Comprehensive Land Records, is an early Tang dynasty survey of Tang China's geography and administrative divisions. It was compiled by Li Tai, Prince of Wei, a son of Emperor Taizong, with the help of imperial scholars including Xiao Deyan (蕭德言). It was completed in 641/642 AD.[1][2][3]
The original work comprised 555 volumes, but most have been lost.[1] During the Qing dynasty, scholar Sun Xingyan (1753–1818) published the 8-volume book Kuodi Zhi jiben (括地志輯本), a collection of the surviving fragments . In 1974, Wang Hui (王恢) published a revised and expanded version of Sun's work entitled Kuodi Zhi xinji (括地志新輯). In 1980, He Cijun (賀次君) published Kuodi Zhi jijiao (括地志輯校).[3]
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References
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