The ''Shuo Yuan'' (), variously translated as ''Garden of Stories'', ''Garden of Persuasions'', ''Garden of Talks'', ''Garden of Eloquence'', etc., is a collection of stories and anecdotes from the
pre-Qin period (先秦) to the
Western Han dynasty
The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and a warring in ...
. The stories were compiled and annotated by the imperial librarian
Liu Xiang (d. 6 ). In many cases, multiple versions of the same story are included, making the book a valuable source for the study of early texts.
See also
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Song of the Yue Boatman
The Song of the Yue Boatman () is a short song in an ancient language of southern China in the Yangtze River valley said to have been recorded around 528 BC.
A transcription using Chinese characters, together with a Chinese version, is preser ...
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External links
《說苑 - Shuo Yuan》Chinese Text Project
The Chinese Text Project (CTP; ) is a digital library project that assembles collections of early Chinese texts. The name of the project in Chinese literally means "The Chinese Philosophical Book Digitization Project", showing its focus on books ...
Garden of Stories 《說苑》Chinese text with matching English vocabulary at Chinese Notes
Chinese anthologies
Han dynasty literature
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