Chronicles Historical Notes Series the Tang and Song dynasties Historical Notes: Jiaofang Hutchison (Three Kinds)(Chinese Edition)

This book has four kinds of historical materials and notes of Tang Dynasty. Jiaofangji, recording the system of the immperial music office and the anecdotes of artists during the Kaiyuan times, as well as over three hundred melodies with both titles and content, is the important original material for the researches on the music and acrobatics in Tang Dynasty. The Hearsay of Liu Shi is mainly about the hearsay in the palace during the reign of Emperor Xuan-Zhong in Tang Dynasty. The legend ofkai-yuan Period writes down the governmental affairs, the secrets in the palace, and social custumes during Kaiyuan Tianbao Times in Tang Dynasty. The Records of Yuefu describes the ceremonial music with its beginning and end since the founding of Tang Dynasty. The four notes can be classified to the same type, which pays more attention on the depiction of the system and story, so they are edited to one book, hoping to be convenient for readers.