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Great Qing Legal Code - The Last Legal Code of Imperial China The Great Qing Legal Code or Qing Code (Chinese: 大清律例) was the legal code of Qing dynasty (1644-1912). The code was based on the Ming legal system, which was kept largely intact. Compared...
Peiwen Yunfu - A Chinese Rime Dictionary of Literary Allusions and Poetic Diction The Peiwen Yunfu (simplified Chinese: 佩文韵府；literally "rime storehouse of esteemed phrases") is a 1711 Chinese rime dictionary of literary allusions and poetic dictions. Collated by tone...
Daming Huidian (Da Ming Huidian/Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty) - A Collection of Ming Dynasty Law and Procedures Daming Huidian, also called Collected Statutes of the Ming Dynasty (simplified Chinese: 大明会典) is a five-volume collection of Ming Dynasty law and procedures. It was compiled by Li Dongyang...
Liao-Fan's Four Lessons - A Classic Work about How to Change One's Destiny Liao-Fan's Four Lessons was originally written in the Ming Dynasty of China by Mr. Liao-Fan Yuan. The book was intended to teach his son, Tien-Chi Yuan, how to recognize the true face of destiny,...