1049 ⟶ Cai Xiang Writes 'The Record of Tea'
– The Record of Tea is written by Chinese official Cai XiangYear
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📜 Compilation of the Prime Tortoise of the Record Bureau
– One of the Four Great Books of Song, the Prime Tortoise of the Record Bureau compiled by 1013 was the largest of the Song Chinese encyclopedias. Divided into 1000 volumes, it consisted of 9.4 million written Chinese characters.⟶

Song DynastyEncyclopediasChinese LiteratureImperial ChinaKnowledgeCompilation

📖 Publication of the Jiyun Rime Dictionary
– The Jiyun, a Chinese rime dictionary, is published by Ding Du and expanded by later scholars.⟶
Song DynastyLinguisticsDictionariesEducation

🖋️ Birth of Poet Su Shi
– Birth of the Chinese poet Su Shi, one of the renowned poets of the Song dynasty, who also penned works of travel literature.⟶

Song DynastyPoetryLiteratureChinese LiteratureTravel LiteratureSu Shi

🍵 Cai Xiang Writes 'The Record of Tea'
– The Record of Tea is written by Chinese official Cai Xiang⟶

Chinese LiteratureSong DynastyWriting

✍️ Ouyang Xiu Completes *The New History of the Five Dynasties*
– The New History of the Five Dynasties by Chinese official Ouyang Xiu is completed.⟶

Song DynastyHistory WritingLiteratureOuyang XiuHistoriographyConfucianism

📚 New Book of Tang Completed
– compilation of the New Book of Tang, edited by Chinese official Ouyang Xiu, is complete.⟶

Tang DynastySong DynastyHistoryHistoriographyLiteratureOuyang XiuCompilation
