1084 ⟶ Zizhi Tongjian Completed
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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

🍵 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

📜 Zizhi Tongjian Completed
the enormous Chinese historical work of the Zizhi Tongjian is compiled by scholars under Chancellor Sima Guang, completed in 294 volumes and included 3 million written Chinese characters⟶

Song DynastyHistoriographyCompilationClassical Literature
