Wu Zhen (historian)
Wu Zhen ( 11th century), courtesy name Tingzhen, was a Song dynasty historian from Chengdu who wrote 2 books enumerating mistakes found in '' New Book of Tang'' and ''Historical Records of the Five Dynasties'', both history books by Ouyang Xiu (Ouyang had several co-authors with ''New Book of Tang''). As pointed out in the 18th-century '' Siku Quanshu'', Wu Zhen was "inclined to criticise for the sake of criticism". Works Although he apparently wrote other works (including a monograph on the Five Dynasties period Later Liang dynasty), Wu Zhen's only 2 surviving books are: *''Xin Tang Shu Jiumiu'' (新唐書紏謬; "Correcting Mistakes in the '' New Book of Tang''"), published in 1089, in 20 chapters. It enumerated 400 mistakes of the ''New Book of Tang''. *''Wudai Shiji Zuanwu'' (五代史記纂誤; "Compendium of Errors in the ''Historical Records of the Five Dynasties''"), published 1090, in 3 chapters, later lost but partly recovered in the 18th century. It enumerated 200 mis ...
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Courtesy Name
A courtesy name (), also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name. This practice is a tradition in the East Asian cultural sphere, including China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ..., Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.Ulrich TheobaldNames of Persons and Titles of Rulers/ref> A courtesy name is not to be confused with an art name, another frequently mentioned term for an alternative name in East Asia, which is closer to the concept of a pen name or a pseudonym. Usage A courtesy name is a name traditionally given to Chinese men at the age of 20 East Asian age reckoning, ''sui'', marking their coming of age. It was someti