7th-century survey of China by Li Tai
Kuodi Zhi Author | Li Tai |
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Original title | 括地志 |
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Language | Classical Chinese |
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Subject | Geography and administrative divisions of Tang China |
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Publication date | 641/642 |
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Publication place | Tang China |
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Kuodi Zhi (Chinese: 括地志), usually translated as Comprehensive Gazetteer[1] or Description Encompassing the Earth,[2] 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 (萧德言). It was completed in 641/642 AD.[3][4][5]
The original work comprised 555 volumes, with 550 volumes of text and 5 volumes of preface, [6] but most have been lost.[3] During the Qing dynasty, scholar Sun Xingyan (孙星衍) published the 8-volume book Kuodi Zhi jiben (括地志辑本), 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 (括地志新辑). In 1980, He Cijun (贺次君) published Kuodi Zhi jijiao (括地志辑校).[5]
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